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East Africa: Regional Bloc Strikes Common Accord On EU Trade Deal
East African, 21 May 2017
East African heads of state have jointly agreed that the EAC members that have not signed the European Union -EAC economic partnership agreement (EPA) will not do so pending… Read more »
East Africa Challenges EU On Trade Deal
The regional leaders have informed the EU that if it wants the trade partnership to be signed it must remove economic and trade sanctions on Burundi. The region also agreed that the countries that have not signed the deal will not do so pending clarification of outstanding issues.
InFocus
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The European Union has invited the government of Tanzania for dialogue over the Economic Partnership Agreement impasse that threatened to derail the trade pact between the bloc and ... Read more »
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East Africa: EPA - to Sign or Not to Sign? That Is the Question for EAC Partners
East African, 21 May 2017
The European Union has conceded that removal of duties and taxes on goods traded with East African countries under the Economic Partnership Agreement will lead to loss of revenue.… Read more »
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East Africa: Keep Off East African Community Affairs, European Union Warned
Citizen, 21 May 2017
The East African Community Heads of State yesterday told the European Union to remove economic and trade sanctions on Burundi if it expects the member states to sign the Economic… Read more »
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East Africa: A Scratching of Heads As EAC Heads of State Meet
Citizen, 17 May 2017
Tanzania will this Saturday host East African Community (EAC) leaders for the much-awaited regional bloc's Heads of State Summit. So much is at stake ahead of the high-profile… Read more »
InFocus
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The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa's report has warned that the local industries will struggle to withstand competitive pressure if the regional countries sign the ... Read more »
