 COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite
Syllabus of the Subject: COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Agreement
- Introduction to the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement
- Institutional framework of the Tripartite Agreement
- Areas of intervention of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement
- Tripartite Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
- Trade-Related mechanisms
- Trade and transport facilitation
- Infrastructure Development
- Corridors and infrastructure in the COMESA-SADC-EAC Tripartite Area
- North-South
Corridor (NSC)
- Case Study: Mechanism for Reporting, Monitoring, and Eliminating Non-Tariff Barriers
- The African continental free-trade area
The objectives of the Subject “COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement” are the following:
- To understand the goals (single customs union) and the areas of cooperation of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement
- To evaluate the benefits for the tripartite members
- To understand the advantages of the tripartite free-trade area (FTA)
- To analyse
Trade Facilitation programs, transport corridors, and non-tariff barriers
removal of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite
- To understand the tripartite agreement as a step towards the African Continental Free-Trade Area
Sample of the Subject: COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite

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Description of the Subject: COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite:
- Twenty-six countries representing near 527 million people (57% of the African Union's population).
- GDP= 624 billion dollars (58% of the GDP of the African Union).
The COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Agreement consists of...
COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa)
members economies: Burundi,
Comoros,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea,
Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda,
Seychelles,
Somalia, Sudan,
Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
EAC (East African Community) members: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi.
SADC (Southern African Development Community) members: Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Comoros,
Eswatini (Swaziland), Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia,
the Seychelles, South Africa, 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 area:
- Free-Trade Area
-
Customs Union
- Monetary Union
- Common Market
Moreover, the improvement of the regional infrastructures.
The topics covered by the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite FTA are:
- Non-tariff, Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)
- Rules of Origin
- Customs Cooperation
- Transit facilities
- Trade remedies
- Competition Policy
- Standards
-
Sanitary and Phytosanitary
Measures
- Businessman Movement
- Intellectual Property
Rights (IPR)
- Dispute Settlement
EENI Online Masters and Doctorates in Global Business adapted to:
- Eastern African Students:
Eritrea,
Ethiopia,
Kenya,
Mauritius,
Malawi,
Seychelles,
Somalia,
Sudan,
Tanzania,
and Uganda. - Southern African Students:
Botswana,
Eswatini (Swaziland),
Lesotho,
Namibia,
South Africa,
Zambia,
and Zimbabwe. - Northern African Students:
Egypt and Libya
The COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite FTA belongs to the African Civilisation.
- Southern African Economic Area
- East African Economic Area
- Central African Economic Area
Main corridors in the Tripartite Region.
- Cairo-Gaborone Corridor
- Tripoli-Windhoek
- Beira-Lobito Corridor
- Lagos-Mombasa
- Asia-Africa Growth Corridor
Largest ports in the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite region:
- Port Said
- Suez Canal
- Port Sudan
- Port of Djibouti
- Port of Mombasa
- Port of Dar es-Salaam
- Port of Luanda
- Port of Maputo
- Port of Durban
South African Trade Agreements: Southern African Customs Union (EFTA,
India),
Indian-Ocean Rim Association,
European Union, Africa-BRICS,
India-Africa,
China-Africa...
Egyptian Free Trade Agreements: Agadir Agreement, TPS-OIC, CEN-SAD,
MERCOSUR,
Turkey,
EFTA,
European Union...
Mauritian Trade Agreements:
India,
Pakistan,
Indian-Ocean Rim Association, Indian Ocean Commission,
AGOA,
COMESA-U.S.,
Africa-European Union...

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