The 'Samoa Agreement' And The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Approach: A critical reflection on Nigeria's delayed engagement with the EU-ACP EPA, by David Imonitie The "Samoa Agreement" is the name for the EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA): the legal framework governing the relations between 15 states in the EU and about 79 states in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP). Generally, EPAs between the EU and the ACP countries aim to foster trade and development cooperation and there is potential mutual benefit for both parties. It is renegotiated every...