Cabinet approves COMESA, EAC, SADC free trade agreement, and others in weekly meeting

Prime Minister Sherif Ismail sanctioned a presidential decision to establish a tripartite free trade area between countries of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the East African Community (EAC), and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), during the cabinet’s weekly meeting on Wednesday, a statement said. The cabinet also approved a law proposal that aims to place organic farming under the Agriculture Ministry’s supervision to ensure their compliance with international benchmarks and local regulations. Additionally, the ministers also signed off on a judicial and legal cooperation agreement that Egypt had signed with Kuwait early in January.