Compatibility Assessment of East African Community-European Union-Economic Partnership Agreement (EAC-EU-EPA) within World Trade Organization (WTO) Framework: Implications for Tanzania’s Economy

Philemon Sengati Lugumiliza
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Philemon Sengati Lugumiliza: University of Dodoma

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Abstract: Abstract This article assesses the compatibility of the East African Community-European Union (EAC-EU) Economic Partnership Agreement framework (FEPA) within the World Trade Organization (WTO), specifically whether the framework constitutes a threat or an opportunity for the Tanzanian economy. The paper reviews and analyses information from previous and contemporary writers on the framework. After a thorough review and analysis of information, the paper suggests that the FEPA between EAC and EU partner states is a serious threat to the Tanzanian economy. By using its bargaining power, which is influenced by its gigantic financial and human resource capacity, the EU is potentially situated to siphon resources from Tanzania and other EAC countries, in terms of revenue, trade, agriculture, industrial, employment, private sector and sovereignty scenarios. Also, the agreement seems to be incompatible with the WTO objectives, hence the researcher has recommended that the EAC should stop the EPA process and concentrate on the EAC Customs Union to make it fruitful to both parties, taking into account that new members, in particular Southern Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo, joined in 2006 and 2022, potentially making it a giant regional integration.

Keywords: EAC; EU-EPAs; Tanzania; Economy; WTO (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-29966-6_17

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