Relations between the EU and East Africa in a changing world order: A study on the negotiation and implementiation of interregional trade agreements

Lukas Einkemmer; Camilla Magis; Andreas Maurer; Jimi Tammelleo; Kalkidan Tappeiner

doi:10.5771/9783748966531

Summary

East Africa has become a pivotal arena for global trade and geopolitical competition. This monograph analyses the European Union’s trade policy in the region, with a particular focus on the EU–Kenya Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). It assesses the implications of the agreement for regional integration within the EAC and the AfCFTA, as well as the effectiveness of the human rights and sustainability clauses. The study concludes that the EU will only retain its influence in East Africa if it adopts a more flexible, regionally grounded and strategically coherent approach.

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Edition: 1/2025
Copyright Year: 2025
ISBN-Print: 978-3-7560-3595-3
ISBN-Online: 978-3-7489-6653-1
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Language: English
Pages: 146
Product Type: Monograph

1. Table of contents No access
2. Abbreviations No access
3. Preface No access
1. 1 Introduction No access
2. 1. 2.1 Macroeconomic Overview of the EAC Member States No access
  2. 2.2 External Trade Summary of the EAC Member States No access
3. 1. 3.1 Background: EU–Africa Trade Relations Before the EPA Er No access
  2. 3.2 Strategic Objectives of the EU in East Africa No access
  3. 3.3 The EAC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement No access
  4. 3.4 The Bilateral EU-Kenya EPA No access
  5. 3.5 Challenges in Implementing the EPA Framework No access
  6. 3.6 Assessment of Effectiveness and Regional Impact No access
  7. 3.7 Conclusion No access
4. 1. 4.1 China’s Role in East Africa’s Trade and Development Landscape No access
  2. 4.2 The USA’s Role No access
5. 5 How EAC Member States Navigate Competing Offers No access
6. 6 Conclusion No access
7. References No access
1. 1. 1.1 Kenya trade and investment relations No access
  2. 1.2 Kenya’s particularities and barriers to exports and investments No access
2. 1. 2.1 Background No access
  2. 2.2 The EU-EAC EPA – a stalling signature and ratification process No access
  3. 1. 2.3.1 Contents of the EU-Kenya EPA No access
    2. 2.3.2 Expected impacts of implementing the EU-Kenya EPA No access
3. 3 Further factors impacting regional (EAC) and intra-African trade No access
4. 4 Conclusions No access
5. 5 References No access
1. 1 Introduction No access
2. 1. 2.1 Human Rights and Trade policy No access
  2. 2.2 Historical Overview of EU-ACP Agreements No access
3. 1. 3.1 Definition and Objectives of EPAs No access
  2. 3.2 Trade and development No access
4. 1. 4.1 EU-Cariforum EPA No access
  2. 4.2 EU-Kenya EPA No access
  3. 4.3 The Samoa Agreement No access
5. 5 Summary of Findings No access
6. 6 Conclusion No access
7. References No access
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