Sierra Leone’s Strategic Trade Agreements
Mano River Union (MRU)
Regional union with Guinea, Liberia, and Côte d’Ivoire. Combined market size of ~40 million.
ECOWAS
15-member West African bloc (~400 million people) aiming for a free trade area, customs union, and common market.
UK Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS)
Replaces the UK’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences. Offers reduced tariffs and simplified rules for 65 developing countries.
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Trade agreement among 55 African Union countries. Aims to create a single continental market (~1.3 billion people).
European Union – Everything But Arms (EBA)
Grants duty-free, quota-free access to the EU market for all products except arms and ammunition from Least Developed Countries.
United States – AGOA
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) provides duty-free access to the U.S. market for eligible African countries.