SV: {UAH} Forty-four African countries have signed an agreement establishing a free trade area

I HEAR : ".....The creation of a free trade area -- billed as the world's largest -- comes after two years of negotiations, and is one of the AU's flagship projects for greater African integration.........."

WHAT WERE THE AREAS OF CONTENTION OF THE NEGOTIATIONS?! 

Any hint of the details? Any obligations? 

Commitment IS NOT COMPLIANCE!!!!!!!!!!

Let them build AFRICA MOTORWAY / AFRICA HIGHWAY/ AFRICA RAILWAY from :

GULU-FREETOWN (Via LAGOS, ACCRA 

GULU-CAIRO

GULU -SOMALILAND

GULU-CAPE TOWN

GULU-CAMEROON

Etceters, etc, osv, mm

Each country should commit and comply to build the stretch through it's territory in order to qualify.

That type of criterion would resemble a negotiation.

Nockrach-laduma gaumoy

"WE FORM THE CULTURE THAT FORMS US"….noc'la gaumoy.

Den söndag, 25 mars 2018 17:27 skrev 'Afuwa Kasule' via Ugandans at Heart (UAH) Community <ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com>:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/44-african-nations-sign-pact-establishing-free-trade-135720633.html?soc_src=hl-viewer&soc_trk=fb

Kigali (AFP) - Forty-four African countries have signed an agreement establishing a free trade area seen as vital to the continent's economic development, the head of the African Union said Wednesday.

"The agreement establishing the CFTA (African Continental Free Trade Area) was signed by 44 countries," said Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairperson of the AU commission.

The creation of a free trade area -- billed as the world's largest -- comes after two years of negotiations, and is one of the AU's flagship projects for greater African integration.

However, the agreement will still have to be ratified at a national level, and is only due to come into force in 180 days.

The full list of countries which did not sign the agreement is not yet available, however Nigeria is a notable absentee after President Muhammadu Buhari pulled out of this week's launch in Rwanda saying he needed more time for consultations at home.

Nigeria, one of Africa's largest markets, hesitated after objections from business leaders and unions -- a sign that getting the deal through scores of national parliaments may face several hurdles.

"Some countries have reservations and have not finalised their national consultations. But we shall have another summit in Mauritania in July where we expect countries with reservations to also sign," said Albert Muchanga, the AU Commissioner for Trade and Industry.

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