On 18 December, the EU and Kenya signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) which will boost trade in goods and create new economic opportunities, with targeted cooperation to enhance Kenya's economic development.

African leaders met on Sunday to launch a continental free-trade zone that if successful would unite 1.3 billion people, create a $3.4 trillion economic bloc and usher in a new era of development.

Liz Truss urged to sign off deals quickly to spare African states high tariffs once Brexit transition period ends.

Rwandan president Paul Kagame says the African Union could become a strong body as the European Union despite well documented hurdles.

There was spontaneous applause as Africa’s largest economy Nigeria signed up to a deal that experts say could provide far-reaching benefits, but only if it is implemented properly.

After four years of talks, African leaders announced an agreement to form a 55-nation trade bloc.

Africa is trading - just not within the continent. The African Union wants to change this and launch the world's largest free trade area. The plan has potential, but some member states are keeping the AU in suspense.

In this work, Richard E. Mshomba offers an in-depth analysis of economic integration in Africa with a focus on the East African Community (EAC), arguably the most ambitious of all the regional economic blocs currently in existence in Africa.

As Britain prepares to leave the European Union, workers in Kenya's flower industry are closely monitoring developments.