Regional Level Arrangements
Activities cover African Union and Regional Economic Communities such as SADC and COMESA
THE AFRICAN UNION: Though coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has a huge trade agenda being pursued by the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry.
The main discussions under the AU currently are focused on Boosting Intra African Trade (BIAT) and establishment of the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) and Agenda 2063.
Other Initiatives and Trade Arrangements
Duty Free Quota Free Market Access
The Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration provides a commitment on developed countries and developing countries in a position to do so to grant Least Developed Countries (LDCs) duty free and quota free (DFQF) market access for products originating from all LDCs. Based on this, a number of developing countries announced preferential market access treatment for products originating from LDCs. These include India, Brazil, South and China. Developed countries offering DFQF include Canada, Australia and Japan. The United States has crafted the African Growth Opportunities Act for select African countries and the EU crafted the Everything But Arms Initiative, (EBA).
