Tripartite Free Trade Area

De Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) be sam propose African free trade agreement between de Common Market for Eastern den Southern Africa (COMESA), Southern African Development Community (SADC) den East African Community (EAC). De 29 tripartite member/partner countries represent dey 53% of de African Union ein membership, more dan 60% of continental GDP ($1.88 trillion), den a combined population of 800 million.

Negotiations between de three trade blocs first begin insyd June 2011. For June 10, 2015, na dem sign a deal insyd Egypt, wey dey pend ratification by de countries wey dey participate.

Na dem meet de agreement de TFTA enter into force for July 25, 2024, after de requirement of 14 countries wey dey ratify. De 14 countries wey now dey trade under de TFTA be Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Egypt, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia den Zimbabwe, wey dey account for 75% of tripartite GDP insyd 2022. Djibouti sanso dey ratify de agreement.

Dem dey intend make de TFTA cam turn part of de African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), wich na dem kickstart insyd 2015 for de 25th African Union Summit insyd Johannesburg, South Africa wey e for include all 54 African Union states as members of de free trade area.

 Partner states 
 Country  Current Trade Zone(s) Angola SADC Botswana SADC Burundi COMESA & EAC Comoros COMESA Djibouti COMESA Democratic Republic of the Congo COMESA & SADC Egypt COMESA Eritrea COMESA Eswatini COMESA & SADC Ethiopia COMESA Kenya COMESA & EAC Lesotho SADC Libya COMESA Madagascar COMESA & SADC Malawi COMESA & SADC Mauritius COMESA & SADC Mozambique SADC Namibia SADC Rwanda COMESA & EAC Seychelles COMESA & SADCSomaliaCOMESA & EAC South Africa SADC South Sudan EAC Sudan COMESA Tanzania SADC & EACTunisiaCOMESA Uganda COMESA & EAC Zambia COMESA & SADC Zimbabwe COMESA & SADC

References

Category:Economy of de African Union
Category:Regional Economic Communities of de African Union
Category:Trade blocs
Category:2015 establishments insyd Africa

 External links 

 Official website (archived)