The European Union is undermining prospects for a free trade agreement with Africa
Luke, D., Desta, M. & Mevel, S.
(14 December 2021)
The European Union is undermining prospects for a free trade agreement with Africa.
Africa at LSE.
The European Union’s insistence on Economic Partnership Agreements with individual countries, as its principal trade policy instrument for relations with Africa, undermines its support for the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). This in turn weakens prospects for a continent-to-continent free trade area between Africa and the EU.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2021 The Authors |
| Departments | LSE > Institutes > Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa |
| Date Deposited | 24 Jan 2022 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/113204 |