Ethiopia: Africa Launches Ambitious Free Trade Agreement
African leaders launched the Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) at the June 2015 African Union summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. The target date for finishing CFTA negotiations is 2017. The agriculture-related negotiations will likely include discussions on SPS and TBT standards harmonization and the removal of non-tariff barriers. The CFTA is intended to help Africa reach its goal of tripling agriculture trade and services by 2025.
