This summer, record Nile River flow and flood resulted in devastating loss of life, human suffering, and property damage. East Africa was hit especially hard. These floods were primarily driven…
Month: October 2020
AfCFTA key in driving auto sector investment momentum on the continent - Nissan boss
AfCFTA key in driving auto sector investment momentum on the continent, Nissan boss. By Xolisa Phillip, in Johannesburg Posted on Thursday, 29 October 2020…
Nigeria - Ghana trade tensions: Proof AfCFTA may not bring unity
But looking to the complex trade relations already brewing in West Africa, many of the problems the AfCFTA is likely to face on the continent are already being…
UNECA hopeful AfCFTA will address Africa's investment challengesBusiness
Expected to kick off next year, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), will be a game changer for investment on the continent, which in recent years…
Ushering Trade and Investment to Africa with AfCFTA
This includes a moving effective date for the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), which slid from July 1 to possibly January 1, 2021, to avoid…
Establish single payment system to facilitate AfCFTA financials
He further called on member states to pay attention to digital infrastructural elements associated with the operationalisation of the AfCFTA in January 2021 in order…
Online tool boosts AfCFTA operations
She said that the ATO would be an essential tool in AfCFTA implementation. She added that RECs’ presence on the Steering Committee portrayed a united front…
AfCFTA is key to post-COVID recovery - Islamic Trade Finance
Implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement is fundamental to the post-pandemic economic recovery, Hani Salem Sonbol, CEO…
Trade Ministry signs framework for grant disbursement with
In his speech, the president reiterated the government’s commitment to assisting Ghanaian enterprises to take advantage of the coming into force of the AfCFTA.
AfCFTA an opportunity for Nigeria, others to re-configure supply chains'
With the COVID-19 pandemic creating a global crisis, cross-border trade legal observers have said the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) deal,…
Govt to hold national conference on implementation of AfCFTA
The National Conference is organised by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI), the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) and the National AfCFTA…
Covid-19 and AfCFTA: why now is the time to maintain
The buzz and excitement around African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), hailed as the answer to a fully integrated pan-African economy, has…
Covid-19 and AfCFTA: Africa's path out of recession?
AfCFTA: key to Covid rebound? The economic recovery from Covid-19 in Africa will also require the boosting of trade, which suffered from coronavirus-related…
AFCFTA protocol must provide a fair regulatory environment
The AfCFTA drafters have a singular opportunity to fashion a regime that supports modern investment policies by promoting sustainable development while…
OPS: AfCFTA will Attract Multinationals to Manufacture in Nigeria
While there is general optimism surrounding the promise of the AfCFTA to aid economic development, there must also be recognition that, like all free trade…
AfCFTA protocol must provide a fair regulatory environment and protection for investors
The AfCFTA drafters have a singular opportunity to fashion a regime that supports modern investment policies by promoting sustainable development while…
UNECA analysis shows AfCFTA gains for Ghana
According to the assessment, AfCFTA modalities on goods trade will lead to an increase in GDP of all African countries, with a projected growth of between 0.35…
For the Sudan, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is a matter of life or death
More than any other time in history, now is the time for regional cooperation in the Nile River Basin. In the summer of 2020, the Nile River reached its highest…
AfCFTA: Continental free trade will reduce value erosion of naira - FG
This was disclosed by Mr. Francis Anatogu, Secretary, National Action Committee on AfCFTA, in an interview with TVC News on Friday afternoon. On concerns É
Business leaders tell govts to accelerate AfCFTA talks
The AfCFTA is a framework agreement, covering trade in goods and services, investment, intellectual property rights and competition policy. Protocols on trade in…
The GERD would have played a role saving lives and limiting property damage in Sudan
The people of Sudan are nowhere near where they ought to be. Towns and villages along the Nile, including the capital Khartoum, are underdeveloped and lack proper planning and supporting…