Accord by 25 African Nations Would Link 3 Trade Blocs

Representatives from 25 African nations signed an initial agreement Wednesday to create a free-trade zone linking three economic blocs that would unite 57 percent of the continent's population. The deal would combine the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the South African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC). It requires negotiations and ratification by national parliaments, Egyptian Industry and Trade Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel...

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