The Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) is a proposed African free trade agreement between the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Southern African Development Community (SADC) and East African Community (EAC). [1]
On June 10, 2015 the deal was signed in Egypt [2] by the countries shown below (pending ratification by national parliaments).
On June 15, 2015 at the 25th African Union Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, negotiations were launched to create an African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) by 2017 with, it was hoped, all 54 African Union states as members of the free trade area. [3]
| Country | Current Trade Zone(s) |
|---|---|
Angola |
SADC |
Botswana |
SADC |
Burundi |
COMESA & EAC |
Comoros |
COMESA |
Djibouti |
COMESA |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
COMESA & SADC |
Egypt |
COMESA |
Eritrea |
COMESA |
Eswatini |
COMESA & SADC |
Ethiopia |
COMESA |
Kenya |
COMESA & EAC |
Lesotho |
SADC |
Libya |
COMESA |
Madagascar |
COMESA & SADC |
Malawi |
COMESA & SADC |
Mauritius |
COMESA & SADC |
Mozambique |
SADC |
Namibia |
SADC |
Rwanda |
COMESA & EAC |
Seychelles |
COMESA & SADC |
South Africa |
SADC |
South Sudan |
EAC |
Sudan |
COMESA |
Tanzania |
SADC & EAC |
Uganda |
COMESA & EAC |
Zambia |
COMESA & SADC |
Zimbabwe |
COMESA & SADC |
References
- ^ "TRIPARTITE COOPERATION". South African Development Community. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ^ "Africa creates TFTA - Cape to Cairo free-trade zone". BBC News. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ^ Luke, David; Sodipo, Babajide (June 23, 2015). "Launch of the Continental Free Trade Area: New prospects for African trade?". International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
External links
- Official website (archived)
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