The Samoa Agreement, a new legal framework for the EU’s relations with 79 countries (48 African, 16 Caribbean, and 15 Pacific countries) and officially signed in November in Samoa, follows the Cotonou Agreement signed in 2000, which expired at the end of 2023. Thanks to the previous agreement, many countries have benefited significantly from their cooperation with the EU in various fields, including trade, investment and tourism. Tanzania, for example, has received over 2.3 billion euros (2.5 billion dollars) in aid since the previous agreement was signed. “An agreement on lesbianism” for NigeriaThe Samoa agreement is also causing a stir in Nigeria, also a member of the OACPS, where controversy is raging. Last November, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs refuted claims that Nigeria had signed the agreement.

Source: Ethiopian News January 19, 2024 11:07 UTC