This is imports and exports across the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), East African Community(EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). However, this lapsed in December 31, 2019, a time when member states were expected to have adopted the new trade deal. Only 22 out of 26 member states have however signed the TFTA agreement which includes all the EAC Partner States except South Sudan. “This will disrupt trade between Kenya and Comesa member states. In 2018, 18 per cent of Kenya’s total trade was intra-Africa where 80 per cent of that was with EAC, COMESA and IGAD member states.

Source: The Star September 15, 2020 00:56 UTC