East Africa: EAC-EU Trade Talks Hit a Snag

Nairobi — Reports that the East African Community is close to signing an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union may be a mirage.

Sources close to the high level negotiations that took place in Brussels recently indicate that although most of the contentious clauses have been agreed upon, hopes that the trade ministers would meet the EU Trade Commissioner this month for the final leg have been dashed after the meeting was pushed to May.

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