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International Relations of Africa I (Bachelor of Science in Inter-African Business, e-learning, fifth semester)

Bachelor of Science in Inter-African Business 

Subject - “International Relations of Africa I” (5 ECTS) - Online Bachelor of Science in Inter-African Business (fifth semester).

Online Bachelor: International Relations of Africa

The objective of the subject “International Relations of Africa” is to analyze the economic relations of Africa with the EU, China, India, the U.S., the Arab Countries, South America, the BRICS Countries, South Korea, Turkey, France...

E-learning Bachelors of Science in International Business

Syllabus of the Program: African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).

  1. Introduction to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
  2. Eligibility criteria: countries and products. The case of the African textiles
  3. International Trade between the U.S. and Africa
  4. The main export markets
  5. Top African suppliers to the U.S.
  6. North American Investment in Africa
  7. African Foreign Trade Centre
  8. Trade agreements between the U.S. and the African Countries;
    1. Bilateral investment treaty
    2. Trade and Investment Framework Agreements (TIFA)
    3. The U.S.-West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
    4. COMESA-United States Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
    5. Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement with the East African Community (EAC)
  9. International Trade United States-Africa
    1. Historical trade evolution between the U.S. and Africa under the AGOA
    2. Top African export products
    3. Exports by sectors and products
    4. Trade of textiles under the AGOA
  10. Case Study:
    1. Handcrafts export growth in Ghana
    2. Senegalese Exporters
    3. African Growers at Floral Show in Atlanta

Objectives of the Program “African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)”:

  1. To understand the objectives of the African Growth and Opportunity Act
  2. To evaluate the admission criteria by country and product eligibility
  3. To understand the general and textiles rules of origin
  4. To analyze the access to the U.S. Market for the African products under the AGOA
  5. To know the trade agreements between the African Countries and the U.S. (COMESA, WAEMU, EAC...)
  6. To analyze the international trade between the African Countries and the U.S.

West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)-United States Trade and Investment Framework Agreement.

  1. Trade and Investment Framework Agreement between the WAEMU and the U.S.
  2. Objectives of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
  3. International Trade between the countries of the WAEMU and the U.S.

United States-COMESA Trade and Investment Framework Agreement.

  1. The U.S.-COMESA countries (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa) Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
  2. International Trade between the U.S. and the countries of the COMESA
  3. Advantages of the U.S.-COMESA Trade and Investment Framework Agreement

East African Community (EAC)-United States Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement.

  1. Introduction to the Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement between the East African Community and the U.S.
  2. Objectives of the Association Agreement
  3. International Trade between the countries of the EAC and the U.S.

United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement.

  1. The U.S.-Morocco FTA
  2. Advantages of the FTA
  3. International Trade United States-Morocco
  4. Business opportunities

Syllabus of the Program: Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)

  1. Introduction to Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)
  2. Chinese African Policy
  3. FOCAC Summits: Beijing and Sharm el-Sheikh
  4. 5th FOCAC Ministerial Conference
  5. Sino-African International Trade Relations
  6. Declaration and Action Plan of Beijing
  7. International Trade Africa-China

Objectives of the Program “Sino-African Cooperation (FOCAC)”:

  1. To understand the objectives of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation
  2. To know the principles of the Chinese African Policy
  3. To analyze the areas of cooperation between Africa and China
  4. To analyze the international trade between the African Countries and China

Syllabus of the Program: Africa-India Framework for Cooperation.

  1. Africa-India Cooperation
  2. Second Summit of the Africa-India Forum 2011
  3. Economic relations between Africa and India
  4. International Trade Africa-India
  5. Trade Agreements between India and Africa
  6. Indian Duty-free Tariff Preference Scheme for the Least Developed Countries
  7. “Africa Focus” Program
  8. Indo-African Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  9. Declarations of Delhi and Addis-Abeba

Objectives of the Program “Economic Cooperation between Africa and India”:

  1. To understand the objectives of the Africa-India Framework for Cooperation
  2. To analyze the international trade and investments between the African Countries and India
  3. To explore the free trade agreements between India and Africa (SACU, Mauritius...)
  4. To evaluate the advantages of the Indian Duty-free Tariff Preference Scheme for the Least Developed Countries

India-Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Preferential Trade Agreement.

  1. India-Southern African Customs Union Preferential Trade Agreement
  2. International Trade between India and South Africa

India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement.

  1. India-Mauritius Association and Economic Cooperation Agreement
  2. India-Mauritius Association Agreement
  3. Chapter on International Trade in merchandises (Preferential Trade Agreement)

Syllabus of the Program: Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) of the EU.

  1. Introduction to Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) of the EU
  2. New system of Preferences GSP (2014-2024)
  3. Revised EU trade scheme to help the developing countries
  4. GSP Beneficiary countries
  5. New Customs Code of the EU
  6. The three import regimes of the EU
  7. International Trade of the EU with the GSP countries
  8. GSP + regime
    1. Context of the GSP +
  9. Everything But Arms regime (TSA)
    1. Duty-free and Quotas-free treatment for all least-developed countries
  10. Rules of origin of the Generalized System of Preferences.
    1. Tolerance or De Minimis
    2. Types of accumulation (Bilateral, Regional, Extended)

Objectives of the Program “Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)”:

  1. To know the characteristics of the new Generalized System of Preferences of the EU
  2. To analyze the GSP + and the Everything But Arms regime
  3. To know how to use the rules of origin under the GSP
  4. To know which countries and under what conditions are beneficiaries of the Generalized System of Preferences

Syllabus of the Program: Africa-European Union Strategic Partnership.

  1. Introduction to the Africa-European Union Strategic Partnership
  2. Fiduciary Fund European Union-Africa for the infrastructures
  3. Cotonou Agreement
  4. Barcelona Declaration. Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
  5. European Neighborhood Policy
  6. Bilateral relations EU-Africa
  7. Trade Development and Cooperation Agreement with South Africa
  8. Association Agreement between the EU and Algeria
  9. Agreements with Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia

Syllabus of the Program: Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EUROMED) of the EU.

  1. Introduction to the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EUROMED)
  2. Union for the Mediterranean
  3. Barcelona Declaration
  4. System of pan-Euro-Mediterranean accumulation of origin
  5. Euro-Mediterranean trade relations
  6. Arab Mediterranean FTA
  7. International Trade of the EU with the countries of the South of the Mediterranean

Objectives of the Program “Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EUROMED)”:

  1. To know the fundamentals of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
  2. To investigate trade relations and Association EU Agreements with the countries of the South of the Mediterranean

Syllabus of the Program: European Neighborhood Policy (EU).

  1. Introduction to the European Neighborhood Policy of the EU
  2. European Neighborhood Policy with Morocco and Tunisia

Objectives of the Program “European Neighborhood Policy”:

  1. To know the strategic importance of the European Neighborhood Policy
  2. To analyze the EU Relations with Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt

Syllabus of the Program: EU-Africa agreements.

EU-South Africa Trade Development and Cooperation Agreement.

  1. Introduction to the EU-South Africa Trade Development and Cooperation Agreement
  2. Main characteristics of the South Africa-European Union Trade Development and Cooperation Agreement

European Union-Algeria Association Agreement.

  1. Introduction to the European Union-Algeria Association Agreement
  2. Safeguard Measures
  3. System of pan-Euro-Mediterranean accumulation of origin
  4. International Trade Algeria-European Union

European Union-Ivory Coast Economic Association Agreement.

  1. Introduction to the EU-Ivory Coast Economic Association Agreement
  2. International Trade Ivory Coast-European Union

European Union-Egypt Association Agreement.

  1. Introduction to the EU-Egypt Association Agreement
  2. Main characteristics of the EU-Egypt Association Agreement

European Union-Morocco Association Agreement.

  1. Introduction to the EU-Morocco Association Agreement
  2. Main characteristics of the Morocco-EU Association Agreement

European Union-Tunisia Association Agreement.

  1. Introduction to the EU-Tunisia Association Agreement
  2. Main characteristics of the Tunisia-European Union Association Agreement
  3. EU-Tunisia FTA

European Union-Southern African Development Community (SADC) Free Trade Agreement.

  1. Introduction to the Free Trade Agreement between the EU and the Southern African Development Community
  2. International Trade Liberalization

Syllabus of the Program: Africa-European Free Trade Association (EFTA).

Egypt-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement.

  1. Introduction to the Egypt-EFTA Agreement
  2. Topics covered in the Egypt-EFTA Trade Agreement
  3. International Trade between the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland) and Egypt

Morocco-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement.

  1. Introduction to the Morocco-EFTA Agreement
  2. Topics covered in the Morocco-EFTA Trade Agreement
  3. International Trade between the European Free Trade Association and the Kingdom of Morocco

Tunisia-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement.

  1. Introduction to the Tunisia-EFTA FTA
  2. Topics covered in the Tunisia-EFTA Trade Agreement
  3. International Trade between the European Free Trade Association and Tunisia

Southern African Customs Union (SACU)-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement.

  1. Introduction to the Southern African Customs Union-EFTA Agreement
  2. Topics covered in the SACU-EFTA Trade Agreement
  3. International Trade between the European Free Trade Association and the Southern African Customs Union

Syllabus of the Program: Interactions of the African Civilization with the other civilizations.

Analysis of the economic interactions of the African Civilization with...

  1. Islamic Civilization
  2. Hindu Civilization
  3. Western Civilization
  4. Sinic Civilization
  5. Buddhist Civilization
  6. Orthodox Civilization

EENI African Business Portal.

We Trust in Africa (Affordable Higher Education for Africans)

  1. ECTS = European Transfer and Accumulation System
  2. CECT = Credit of Capitalisable and Transferable Evaluation (CAMES)

Samples: the International Relations of Africa I (Bachelor of Science in Inter-African Business, e-learning, fifth semester).

Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. Sino-African Trade Relations

Africa-India Forum Framework for Cooperation. Indian Duty-free Tariff Preference

Generalized System of Preferences (GSP, European Union) Everything But Arms arrangement (EBA)

Online Bachelor: African Growth Opportunity Act AGOA

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