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Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Africa.

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Kenya, India move to fast-track free trade deal talks to boost exports and investment
Capital News | 5-May-2026
Kenya and India have agreed to accelerate negotiations toward a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) aimed at lowering trade barriers, expanding market access, and unlocking new opportunities for Kenyan exporters, officials said on Tuesday.
: India , Kenya
ActionAid worried over outdated agreements, investor-settlement systems across Africa
Blueprint | 5-May-2026
ActionAid Nigeria, has observed that across Africa, there is increasing concern about outdated agreements and the Investor-State Dispute Settlement system, which allows investors the protection rights over the national interests, and shrink decisions making spaces.
: Africa , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Nigeria
Maurice avance ses positions à Washington sur un accord commercial avec les États-Unis
Lexpress.mu | 20-Apr-2026
Le ministre de l’Industrie, des PME et des coopératives, Aadil Ameer Meea, a rencontré à Washington deux ambassadeurs de l’Office of the United States Trade Representative, dans le cadre de négociations sur un accord commercial entre Maurice et les États-Unis.
: Mauritius , US
Un traité tuniso-japonais pour sécuriser l’investissement
AfricanManager | 20-Apr-2026
La Tunisie et le Japon ont conclu, ce vendredi, un accord de principe relatif à un futur traité d’investissement bilatéral, a annoncé l’ambassade du Japon à Tunis, citant une publication officielle du ministère japonais des Affaires étrangères.
: investment | BITs , Japan , Tunisia
Ethiopia scores major legal victory worth over $850 million
Business insider Africa | 20-Apr-2026
Ethiopia has recorded significant victories in two high-profile international arbitration cases, successfully defending claims valued at more than $850 million, according to the Ministry of Justice.
: environment , Ethiopia , investor-state disputes | ISDS , regulation
Rwanda joins visa-free Africa wave as AU mobility push gathers pace
The traveler | 14-Apr-2026
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.
: AfCFTA , Rwanda , trade facilitation