ISDS Case Map
Rwanda
Rwanda’s visa-free access for Africans deepens a continent-wide shift toward open borders, boosting tourism, trade and AfCFTA-linked mobility from West to East Africa.
UAE could conclude negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement with Chad by the end of the year. Known as Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements, or CEPA, the trade, investment and cooperation deals are a key element of the oil-rich UAE‘s strategy to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and bolster long-term growth.
Afreximbank and the AfCFTA Secretariat have taken a major step towards realising Africa’s digital trade potential with the launch of the Africa Trade Gateway’s national adoption campaign in Kigali — a move set to accelerate intra-African commerce and integration.
The Afreximbank and the AfCFTA Secretariat have joined forces to roll out the Africa Trade Gateway (ATG), a digital trade platform aiming to help Rwandan businesses identify partners, access financing, complete cross-border payments, and expand into new markets.
Rwanda has expressed interest in joining Kenya’s Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU), a top official said, becoming the first partner State of the East African Community (EAC) to do so.
President Paul Kagame has called on African leaders to fully utilize the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as the best tool for breaking the mentality of depending on and producing for others to benefit.
Ghana and six other countries have started trading goods and services under the African
Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Rwanda exported its first consignment of goods under the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement to Ghana on Friday September 30.
Seven countries, including Rwanda, Cameroun, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius and Tanzania have been selected among countries to start trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) framework in a pilot phase.
Barbados and Rwanda move to strengthen ties, Prime Minister Mia Mottley believes such a partnership can pay dividends in the fight against COVID-19.
