Kazikazi:
Does China has a free trade agreements with Africa? But Chinese products are all over Africa. If you lack good and competitive products,a free trade won't help out.A free trade agreements don't build industries for lazy and starving nation like yours which starves in 2019! Your solution is to grow your agriculture and your manufacturing which depends greatly from agriculture.[/b][b] China and India have done very well in that areas.Tanzania we are also doing good currently. We are ready for free trade zone

Is Chinese manufacturing dependent on Agriculture? Is it Kenya or Tanzania that couldn't even market cashew nuts?Stop coming up with ridiculous examples. You are not ready for East African protocols, you have failed in COMESA thus definitely not ready for the African free trade. You are finished without protectionism.

SUFFERInSMILIIN:

Poverty kid poverty is taking over your body and family I feel very sorry for you maybe in the next year you'll be dead anyway poverty kid rest in peace

You're a confirm illiterate you starving creature. Your death is around the corner because hunger is going to deal with you this night

SUFFERInSMILIIN:

This thing with most of my kenyans brothers they never he want to hear the truth. I am telling you that I am in Kenya 100%

good

Kazikazi:
You edited my post you starving fellow

gallivant:


Dude, we dont care about Dangote wealth. Dangote da fada na?

weting this one dey talk

gallivant:


Is Chinese manufacturing dependent on Agriculture? Is it Kenya or Tanzania that couldn't even market cashew nuts?Stop coming up with ridiculous examples. You are not ready for East African protocols, you have failed in COMESA thus definitely not ready for the African free trade. You are finished without protectionism.

Do u think Chinese don't use agricultural products for their manufacturing? The biggest clothing industries in China sources their cotton from that sector! Tanzania is in SADC and EAC and we progress very well.Kenya is finished due to massive starvation! How will u do textile if your agriculture is in shambles! A lazy nation which can't feed herself can't succeed in manufacturing in this century.I remind u again,a free trade area doesn't build industries for a lazy and starving nation

Kazikazi:
Why are u a starving nation and a member of failed states?

Ask him

gallivant:
Nairobi

Dar es salaam

vaxx:
samorobo. you ask for Ghana benefit for holding the trade headquater......

Ghana selected to host the afcfta headquater

The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) has selected Ghana as the host country for the Secretariat of the African Continental (AfCFTA) Free Trade Area.

The decision was announced on Sunday, 7th July, 2019, at the 12th AU Extraordinary Summit held in Niamey, the capital of Niger, after Ghana beat off competition from Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar and Senegal.

The core mandate of the Secretariat will be to implement the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, which has since been ratified by 25 member states.

In his acceptance speech, during the close session of the Summit, the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, thanked the Assembly for the decision, stating that “it is a privilege that, for the first time in our nation’s history, we have the responsibility of hosting an important pan-African institution”.

President Akufo-Addo expressed his gratitude to President Macky Sall of Senegal for stepping down Senegal’s candidature in favour of Ghana, and also showed his appreciation to the leaders of Egypt and Ethiopia, their Excellencies Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Abiy Ahmed respectively, for similar gestures of solidarity.


Whilst applauding the member states that have deposited their instruments of ratification at the AU Commission Headquarters in Addis Ababa, the President expressed his delight at the decision taken by Nigeria to sign up to the Agreement, stressing that “the adhesion of Nigeria to the Free Trade Area has enhanced considerably its prospects of success”.

With the AfCFTA now the world’s largest free trade area since the formation of the World Trade Organisation, it will cover a market of 1.2 billion people, with a combined gross domestic product (GDP) of $2.5 trillion, across the fifty-four (54) Member States of the African Union that have signed up to the Agreement.

“We have, today, taken very important steps towards working with a common voice and a common purpose to exploit the abundant wealth and resources of our great continent for the benefit of all our peoples. Indeed, the ‘Africa We Want’ is achievable,” the President said.

President Akufo-Addo assured his colleague Heads of State that Ghana will put all the requisite facilities at the disposal of the Secretariat so that it can run as a world-class organisation.

In addition, and pursuant to the Statutes of the AU Commission, he indicated that the Secretariat shall enjoy the privileges and immunities stipulated in the OAU General Convention on Privileges and Immunities, the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities, and the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties and the Vienna Convention between States and International Organisations or between International Organisations.


The President urged Assembly to direct the AU Commission to prepare and execute a host-country agreement in accordance with the Executive Council Decision EX.CL/195 (VII) Rev.1 of July 2005 on hosting AU Organs; and hold consultations with Ghana and key stakeholders to prepare the statutes of the AfCFTA Secretariat with a view toward providing a report for the consideration of the Council of Ministers of Trade.

“Ghana is ready to donate US$10 million to the African Union to support the operationalisation of the Secretariat. I have set up an inter-Ministerial Committee of my government to work with the AU Commission towards this end,” he indicated.

President Akufo-Addo also called on pan-African institutions such as the UN Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development Bank, the African Export-Import Bank and other key stakeholders, including friends of Africa, to provide such support as they can towards the establishment of the Secretariat.

“I am determined to do whatever I can to guarantee the smooth take-off of the Secretariat, and help make sure that it turns out to be a world-class institution, which will become the pride and joy of all Africans,” he said.

President Akufo-Addo added, “We owe it to generations unborn to ensure that the biggest trading bloc on the globe, whose outcomes will be rewarding to all, and which will assist in attaining the “Africa We Want”, does not falter.”

Source: Myjoyonline.com

This is very good. I love the fact that our fellow african brothers understood this and step down. But I still feel it's more like a strong symbol of africa authority than massive economic gains . All the same rate good

tylann:


But you are complaining

Are you complaining

Kazikazi:
Dar es salaam, Tanzania

I almost mistook that last picture for shenzhen

samorobo:



This is very good. I love the fact that our fellow african brothers understood this and step down. But I still feel it's more like a strong symbol of africa authority than massive economic gains . All the same rate good

It has economic benefit and that is what i have identify in my initial post. being the regional headquater for regional trade position Ghana for reliability and trustworthiness. more investment will soon spring forth. this is economic influence.

Kazikazi:
Do u think Chinese don't use agricultural products for their manufacturing? The biggest clothing industries in China sources their cotton from that sector! Tanzania is in SADC and EAC and we progress very well.Kenya is finished due to massive starvation! How will u do textile if your agriculture is in shambles! A lazy nation which can't feed herself can't succeed in manufacturing in this century.I remind u again,a free trade area doesn't build industries for a lazy and starving nation

You are only rambling. I asked you if Chinese manufacturing is heavily dependent on agriculture? This free trade agreement will expose you just like the EAC trade regulations, COMESA and mining companies. You will fall heavier than the USSR did in the 90s.

Kazikazi:
Not much as you think! Actually most of Africa won't trade much among themselves. Yes SA is the most industrialized nation in Africa,but most SA products are uncompetitive. They are way more expensive than Chinese or Indian products which have dominated Africa. Remember, SADC has a free trade agreements. But most SADC members imports more from China than from SA.

You have said it all. Your kenya brothers are looking for who would save them . I would love to see the day kentmyan tea will erode our milo,horlicks, bournvita,oval tine and many more. It impossible we are use to this taste

samorobo:



I almost mistook that last picture for shenzhen

深圳
Shēnzhèn

Kazikazi:
Dar es salaam

Nice, Abuja

samorobo:



You have said it all. Your kenya brothers are looking for who would save them . I would love to see the day kentmyan tea will erode our milo,horlicks, bournvita,oval tine and many more. It impossible we are use to this taste

Problemkid1:
Nice, Abuja

Good to see you don't have trenches on a roadside

Kazikazi:
Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

This is a beautiful country

Nairobi has no equal...

samorobo:



You have said it all. Your kenya brothers are looking for who would save them . I would love to see the day kentmyan tea will erode our milo,horlicks, bournvita,oval tine and many more. It impossible we are use to this taste

Good points. Besides the taste,there is a transport costs which is a huge hindrance to African businesses. Am sure it will cost more to ship goods btn Kenya and Nigeria than if u do the same with China.

Kazikazi:
Since you failed to name your products,I will help u out!
You have a hunger product which you are famous for. Do u think its exportable? Do u think those fictitious 500 companies can eradicate ur hunger back home? Faking things in today's technological world won't help u. You better go back to basics. Grow your food.Stop overvaluing your currency by that 30%. Last year you spent over 300m dollars on pushing up your Ksh.that is absurd.
Safaricom is under Vodafone. Mpesa is British.Britam isn't Kenyan.What you own is there in Turkana... a starvation

Dang it .you'be killed them. I like the way you analyse their economy. Pls keep it coming

Kazikazi:
Good points. Besides the taste,there is a transport costs which is a huge hindrance to African businesses. Am sure it will cost more to ship goods btn Tanzania and Nigeria than if u do the same with China.

Fixed.

Kazikazi:
Good to see you don't have trenches on a roadside

Abuja roads are very clean and wide. That's what we have been telling these starving kenyans since

Problemkid1:
Abuja roads are very clean and wide. That's what we have been telling these starving kenyans since

Just post your roads and keep it moving problem idiot.

gallivant:


Just post your roads and keep it moving problem idiot.

This one is always pained. Uesless pig

gallivant:

Why does this look like my village