Dispute Settlement Under the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement: A Preliminary Assessment

Akinkugbe, Olabisi D.

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“…ECOWAS programme on telecommunication is implemented under the framework of INTELCOM I linking Member States with telephone, telex and fax facilities INTELCOM II intends to update and expand the existing network as well as the envisaged trans-coastal gas pipeline linking Nigeria, Benin Republic, Togo and Ghana. Akinkugbe (2019) stressed that the community agricultural policy is articulated in Chapter iv Article 25 of the ECOWAS revised treaty and hinged on the promotion of joint agricultural projects in member states in the area of production, research, training, processing, marketing and distribution, which has been boasted and triggered to enhance ECOWAS advantage in the trading under ETLS.…”

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“…Hence, the main thrust of the policy is to ensure food security by ensuring increased production and productivity in agriculture, livestock, fisheries and forestry, as well as improve conditions for the region's farmers and the protection of prices of export commodities in the African or international market. In order to achieve this ECOWAS is designed to enable the institutional structure to harmonize and integrate production structures, strategies and policies in pricing and price support policies in the production, trade and marketing of major agricultural products and inputs (Akinkugbe, 2019).…”

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Thirty Three (33) Years On: An Assessment of Ecowas Trade Liberalization Scheme and Economic Integration in the West African Sub-Region

Uko,

Ebong

2023

EJPSS

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The ECOWAS Trade Liberation Scheme (ETLS) is the main ECOWAS Operational tool in bringing a free trade area and economic interaction for the West African Sub-region. Although there are few minimal achievements of the scheme, there are a lot more obstacles bedevilled the full implementation of the scheme after 44 years it had been drawn up, and 33 years after it became fully operational. Therefore, the crux of this study was an assessment of whether the scheme has succeeded in the creation of a free trade area, customs union and economic integration in the West African sub-region. The study adopted the custom Union theory as the theoretical framework of analysis. The major finding of the work was that there cannot be a free trade area without any products to trade as the lack of export diversification has been one of the major obstacles to attaining a free trade area and economic integration in West Africa. Other findings included but were not limited to, the inadequacies of laid-down policies coupled with the constant circumvention of such policies, the absence of harmonization of policies and standards and much more. In the final analysis, the study recommended among others, the improvement in levels of production in individual member states through policies and programmes, eliminating of all forms of trade barriers as well as the private sector involvement in the decision-making and the implementation process of ECOWAS protocols and schemes for a fair representation of their interest. Article visualizations:<img src="/-counters-/soc/0069/a.php" alt="Hit counter" />

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Section: Progress Made By Etls In Establishing West Africa As a Free ...mentioning

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Thirty Three (33) Years On: An Assessment of Ecowas Trade Liberalization Scheme and Economic Integration in the West African Sub-Region

Uko,

Ebong

2023

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“…The scope of the protocol would be limited to IP matters and the article on objectives would draw from both the general objectives of the AfCFTA Agreement stated in Article 3(b) and the IP-specific objective in Article 4(c) which is for AU member states to cooperate in IP. The latter objective, like the others in Article 4 is, in effect, a “specific measure” to realise the general objectives listed in Article 3 (Akinkugbe, 2020, p. 142). Similarly, the articles on fundamental principles would be grounded in Article 5 of the AfCFTA Agreement which lists ten principles.…”

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Intellectual property and the African continental free trade area: lessons and recommendations for the IP protocol

Ncube

2022

JITLP

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Purpose This paper aims to explore the contours of the future intellectual property (IP) protocol of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement. Design/methodology/approach This paper frames the IP protocol within the architecture of the AfCFTA Agreement, meaning that it will follow the structure of other protocols and will be guided by the Agreement’s foundational principles and objectives. With the place, shape and form of the protocol so established, the paper considers the substantive aspects that ought to be addressed. It also considers provisions on technical assistance, capacity building and cooperation. Findings The paper finds that the Tripartite Free Trade Phase 2 IP agenda is a credible starting place, which must be broadened to better meet gendered challenges and the continent’s developmental priorities. This will entail including provisions on specific aspects enumerated in the paper, which must be aligned with provisions on technical assistance, capacity building and cooperation to enhance implementation. The best outcomes in the negotiation, adoption and implementation of the IP protocol will be achieved by an inclusive approach incorporating all national, sub-regional and regional institutions guided by coherent policy and coordinated to ensure efficiency in resources and capacity mobilisation. Originality/value To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first paper to formally consider both the architecture and substantive provisions of the future AfCFTA IP protocol with specific focus on gendered dimensions.

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Dispute Settlement Under the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement: A Preliminary Assessment

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Thirty Three (33) Years On: An Assessment of Ecowas Trade Liberalization Scheme and Economic Integration in the West African Sub-Region

Thirty Three (33) Years On: An Assessment of Ecowas Trade Liberalization Scheme and Economic Integration in the West African Sub-Region

Intellectual property and the African continental free trade area: lessons and recommendations for the IP protocol

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