East Africa Exchange East Africa Exchange The East Africa Exchange (EAX), also, East African Commodity Exchange, is a privately funded regional, agricultural commodities exchange in East Africa. It was launched in Kigali, Rwanda, in July 2014. EAX is the third-largest agricultural commodities exchange in Africa, behind the South African Futures Exchange and the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange. The headquarters of EAX are located on the 12th Floor, at Kigali City Tower, Avenue du Commerce, in the city of Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. The coordinates of the headquarters of EAX are:1°56'37.0"S, 30°03'34.0"E (Latitude:-1.943601; Longitude:30.059431). The primary objective of the exchange is to facilitate farmers
African Continental Free Trade Area 8-9 March 2018 the African Union Ministers of Trade approved the draft. At the extraordinary Summit of the Assembly of the African Union on 21 March in Kigali the Agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area was signed, along with the Kigali Declaration and the Protocol of Free Movement. Other countries who signed the Kigali declaration, including South Africa and Namibia, are expected to sign the agreement during the AU summit in July. Negotiations will continue in 2018 with Phase II, including policies of investment, competition and intellectual property rights. On the January 2020 AU Assembly negotiations are envisaged