Following a suit filled by two lawyers, Christopher Oyieko and Emily Osiemo, who want the regional court to invalidate the free trade agreement (FTA), claiming that it goes against Kenya’s treaty with the other East African Community (EAC) partners,...
By KAMAU MUTHONI | July 13th 2020 at 12:00:00 GMT +0300 The Standard Newspaper Kenya’s free trade deal with the United States of America (US) has been challenged before the East Africa Court of Justice days after the two...
This is the video recording of the Third World Network Africa Webinar Series on 8 July 2020.The video talks about Global Policy Developments and Africa’s Continental Free Trade Agreement.
The presentation can be found in the link below for further understanding.
Following the Third World Network Africa Webinar Series on 8 July 2020 Ambassador Xavier Carim Deputy Director General: Trade Department of Trade, Industry and Competition South Africa Outline of Presentation An Unbalanced Globalization New Risks Responses An African Response:...
The Free Trade agreement between Kenya and the US is ongoing. Kenya may be the second country to have a Free Trade Agreement with the US. The only country with such an agreement is Morocco.
More information on the views of the Kenyan leaders on the FTA is on the video below.
Recent evidence from East Africa by Andrew Mold and Anthony Mveyange Abstract This paper uses Kenyan trade data published up through May 2020 to provide a preliminary evaluation of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on regional trade in...
Introduction Kenya and United States of America (USA) have strong and deep-rooted diplomatic relations which have existed since 1964. This is demonstrated by Kenya hosting one of the largest US diplomatic missions in Africa. Similarly, Kenya has an Embassy...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY What are the likely implications of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) on integration initiatives in the East Africa Community (EAC)? The formation of these two economic blocs is aimed...
Introduction On March 2020, at the direction of President Donald J. Trump, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer notified Congress that the Trump Administration will negotiate a free trade agreement (FTA) with Kenya. ―Under President Trump‘s leadership,...
SEATINI and Econews Africa on May 26th 2019 at Hilton Hotel convenes a consultative and strategic task team meeting of key stakeholders including trade unionists; CSO working on issues of trade, investment, human rights and the environment; government officials from the Ministry of Foreign affairs, trade and investment; and members of the EAC Secretariat and EALA to: