COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite

EENI- School of International Business

Subject: The COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement
2. Institutional framework of the Tripartite Agreement
3. Areas of intervention of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement
4. Tripartite Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
5. Trade-Related mechanisms
6. Trade and transport facilitation
7. Development of Infrastructure
8. Corridors and infrastructure in the COMESA-SADC-EAC Tripartite Area
9. North-South Corridor (NSC)
10. Case Study: Mechanism for Reporting, Monitoring, and Eliminating Non-Tariff Barriers

The objectives of the subject “The COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement” are the following:

1. To understand the goals (single customs union) and the areas of cooperation of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement
2. To evaluate the benefits for the members of the tripartite
3. To understand the advantages of the tripartite free-trade area (FTA)
4. To analyse the programs of trade facilitation, transport corridors, and removal of non-tariff barriers of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite
5. To understand the tripartite agreement as a step towards the African continental free-trade area

Sample of the subject: The COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite

Description of the Subject: The COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

The COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite

- Twenty-six countries representing near 527 millions of people (57% of the African Union's population).

- GDP= 624 billion dollars (58% of the African Union's GDP).

The COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Agreement consists of...

The COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa) members economies: Burundi, the Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, the Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

The EAC (East African Community) members: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi.

The SADC (Southern African Development Community) members: Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, the Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Comparative table of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Agreement:

The main objective of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite is the creation of a single economic space:

1. Free-Trade Area
2. Customs Union
3. Monetary Union
4. Common Market

Moreover, the improvement of infrastructures in the region.

The topics covered by the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite FTA are:

1. Non-tariff barriers
2. Rules of Origin
3. Customs Cooperation
4. Transit facilities
5. Trade remedies
6. Competition Policy
7. Standards
8. Sanitary and phytosanitary measures
9. Movement of Businessman
10. Intellectual property rights
11. Dispute Settlement

The COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite FTA belongs to the African Civilisation.

1. Southern African Economic Area
2. East African Economic Area
3. Central African Economic Area

The main corridors in the Tripartite Region.

1. Cairo-Gaborone Corridor
2. Tripoli-Windhoek
3. Beira-Lobito Corridor
4. Lagos-Mombasa

The largest ports in the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite region:

1. Port Said
2. Suez Canal
3. Port Sudan
4. Port of Djibouti
5. Port of Mombasa
6. Port of Dar Es Salaam
7. Port of Luanda
8. Port of Maputo
9. Port of Durban