Tripartite Free Trade Area
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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 and will be unveiled at the 25th African Union Summit in South Africa.[2] Member states will be (pending ratification by national parliaments):
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 |
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 | COMESA |
Sudan | COMESA |
Swaziland | COMESA & SADC |
Tanzania | SADC & EAC |
Uganda | COMESA & EAC |
Zambia | COMESA & SADC |
Zimbabwe | COMESA & SADC |
References[edit]
- ^ "TRIPARTITE COOPERATION". South African Development Community. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Africa creates TFTA - Cape to Cairo free-trade zone". BBC News. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
External links[edit]
- Official website (archived)
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