French Senate Votes On Controversial CETA Free Trade Deal

French Senate Votes On Controversial CETA Free Trade Deal

File photo dated July 15, 2005 shows ranchers and buyers pack the Strathmore Auction Market in Strathmore, Alta, Canada. The French government on Thursday faces a risky vote on the controversial CETA trade deal between the EU and Canada in the Senate where an unlikely alliance between left and right hopes to torpedo the pact. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has been in force provisionally since 2017, but requires ratification in all European Union member countries to take full effect. Cattle farmers have always been among the main opponents of CETA. They feared that lower tariffs on Canadian meat imports would lead to unfair competition. Photo by Larry MacDougal/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kenyan president hails establishment of AfCFTA policy and development center

STORY: Kenyan president hails establishment of AfCFTA policy and development center SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 7, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 0:04:06 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kenyan President William Ruto during the launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) policy and development center 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WAMKELE MENE, Secretary-general of the AfCFTA Secretariat 4. various of the AfCFTA headquarters STORYLINE: Kenyan President William Ruto has hailed the establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) policy and development center as a watershed moment in the continent's transformation into an economic powerhouse. Ruto made such remarks during the launch of the center on Tuesday at Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President "As we embark on this journey, it is essential to acknowledge and keenly examine and attend to the