Implementation of the TFTA would open the door for EAC goods, which would not have had access to markets such as South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia and Eritrea.
The East African Community is getting closer to a deal on tariff offers with Egypt and the South African Customs Union (SACU) that would allow the bloc to ratify the Tripartite Free Trade Area agreement by December.
Egypt ratified the treaty on May 3, becoming the first country of the 18 that have signed the agreement to endorse it.
