By Percy F. Makombe
To say the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) negotiations have been bedevilled by controversy is an understatement. Most African countries have expressed concern on the missing development links within EPAs. To date, only 10 of the 47 countries involved in the negotiations have signed an EPA. A further nine countries have initialled EPAs but have delayed signing them. EJN's Programmes Manager, Percy F. Makombe gives an update on the contentious issues around the EPA negotiations.
The Seventh World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference took place in Geneva on 30 November - 2 December 2009. The WTO Ministerial meetings have been slated for their failed negotiating rounds, the first being the collapse of the WTO talks in Seattle, followed by Cancun and the Hong Kong Ministerial meetings. … By Michelle Pressend, Trade Strategy Group, hosted by EJN.
Bishop Geoff Davies, Executive Director of the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI), contends that Climate Change and Eco-justice should be mission priorities of the Church.