COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement

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)
   1. Trade-Related mechanisms
5. Trade and transport facilitation
6. Infrastructure Development
7. Corridors and infrastructure in the COMESA-SADC-EAC Tripartite Area
   1. North-South Corridor (NSC)
8. Case Study: Mechanism for Reporting, Monitoring, and Eliminating Non-Tariff Barriers
9. The African continental free-trade area

Sample - COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite

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

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

The Subject “COMESA-EAC-SADC Free Trade Agreement” belongs to the following Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Courses: Business in Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, African Economic Integration.

Doctorate in African Business.

Master in Business in Africa, International Business.

Languages: or Tripartite COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartido COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartito COMESA-EAC-SADC.

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

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) members economies: Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, 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.

Southern African Development Community (SADC) members: Angola, Botswana, the DR Congo, Comoros, Eswatini, 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:

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

Moreover, the improvement of the regional infrastructures.

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

1. Non-tariff, Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)
2. Rules of Origin
3. Customs Cooperation
4. Transit facilities
5. Trade remedies
6. Competition Policy
7. Standards
8. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
9. Businessman Movement
10. IPR
11. Dispute Settlement

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

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

Main corridors in the Tripartite Region.

1. Cairo-Gaborone Logistics Corridor
2. Tripoli-Windhoek
3. Beira-Lobito Transport Logistics Corridor
4. Lagos-Mombasa
5. Asia-Africa Logistics Corridor

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

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