Assembly/AU/Dec.569(XXV) Page 2 ii) 8. the briefing on UNCTAD XIV due to be held in Lima, Peru in March 2016. In this regard, CONGRATULATES H.E. Ms. Amina Mohamed, Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Trade of the Republic of Kenya over her appointment by the UNCTAD General Council as Chair of the 10th Ministerial Conference. CONGRATULATES the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) for the launching of the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, in June 2015 which is a great achievement towards continental integration to be emulated by other regions.

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