“The trade relationship between Europe and Africa, expressed through the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), and how Europe relates to Africa on the issue of raw materials, has to change”, African Union Chairperson Dlamini Zuma told Europeans at the EU-AU Commissioners’ College-to-College meeting in Addis Abeba late last week. The …
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EPAs can be a boon for Africa if crafted properly, International Trade Centre’s Gonzalez says
Last week, 18 West African countries inked the first Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) with the European Union (EU). Four more EPAs are expected to be signed in Africa. The negotiations process was long and the EU has been criticised for not handling African’s sensitivities properly. In an interview with Borderlex’s …