West Africa Signs EU Trade Agreement
The Economic Partnership negotiating group comprising of states from the Economic Community of West African States and Mauritania, became the first African region to officially conclude and endorse a regional Economic Partnership Agreement.
Container ship
-
West Africa:
Civil Society Organisations Condemn Approval of EPAs By Ecowas Leaders
Fahamu, 16 July 2014
Many reputable organisations have over the years demonstrated that the EPAs are against the fundamental developmental needs of the economies of West Africa. Read more »
-
West Africa:
EPA Problematic for West Africa
The Point, 26 June 2014
This February after a decade of negotiations the European Union (EU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) negotiators have agreed on the wording of a trade… Read more »
-
West Africa:
EU Confirms Partnership Agreement for Trade in West Africa - Pledges N1.49 Trillion
Premium Times, 18 March 2014
The European Union, EU, on Monday confirmed the resolution of its Foreign Affairs Council, FAC, in support of the Economic Partnership Agreement, EPA negotiated with West Africa. Read more »
-
Ghana:
Ghana Shouldn't Be Intimidated to Signing EPA - AGI
Ghanaian Chronicle, 19 April 2014
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has urged the government to take a resolute stance and not be intimidated into signing the controversial Economic Partnership Agreement… Read more »
-
Africa:
EU-Africa Trade - Between a Rock and a Hard Place?
ECDPM, 11 April 2014
The current EU-US negotiations should be a wake-up call for African governments to be proactive and limit the burden that a trade deal of this magnitude will unquestionably bring… Read more »
-
Africa:
Will the Africa-EU Summit Revitalise the Partnership?
ECDPM, 1 April 2014
To make the summit a success strong leadership will be needed on both sides of the partnership to square up to the elephants in the room, sorting out the differences to get on with… Read more »
InFocus
-
Africa squared up to fight for a better economic deal with the European Union as Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi opened a key summit warning the continent was ready to do business ... Read more »
-
The European Union has confirmed the resolution of its foreign affairs council to support the economic partnership agreement negotiated with West Africa. Read more »