The report also argues that the AfCFTA can, in the short term, mitigate some of the negative economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic by supporting regional…
Month: February 2021
AfCFTA: Nigeria is more ready than most African economies - Yewande Sadiku
Yewande Sadiku, CEO of Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC) says Nigeria is more ready for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) due to…
SACU treads with care on AfCFTA
Chairperson of the SACU Ministers of Trade and Industry, South Africa’s Ebrahim Patel told his colleagues that,”The AfCFTA raises a number of questions that go…
AfCFTA e-commerce and digital trade to be fast-tracked
The AfCFTA aims to bolster intra-African commerce agreements by lowering or eliminating cross-border tariffs on 90% of goods, facilitating the movement of capital…
AfCFTA: How is it going to work & what agreements are needed?
AfCFTA: How is it going to work & what agreements are needed?- An unanticipated problem was encountered, check back soon and try again- CNBC Africa…
AfCFTA need policies for unchecked movement of people and
With the recent signing of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), Zambian Minister of Tourism and Arts, Ronald Kaoma Chitotela…
Xenophobic attacks: threat to AfCFTA - Expert
AfCFTA seeks to create a single continental market for goods and services as well as a customs union with free movement of capital and business travellers.
Border delays in Kenya-Tanzania trade a warning sign for AfCFTA
Border delays in Kenya-Tanzania trade a warning sign for AfCFTA- Officials say that even in a free-trade area, goods crossing borders must be checked by…
AfCFTA can assist South Africa in exporting goods to more African regions
While the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) may provide African countries, including South Africa, with an opportunity to expand their…
Nigeria hosts National African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) Forum on the "Effective Implementation of the AfCFTA for Industrialization and Inclusive Economic Development"
The AfCFTA entered into force on 30 May 2019 having been ratified by the required 22 countries. Currently, 54 countries have signed, and 27 countries have…
AfCFTA: Officials push for all member states to ratify free trade deal
The AfCFTA agreement came into force in May 2019 after ratification from 27 countries. Of the 55 African countries, 54 have signed the agreement, with only…
Malawi hosts AfCFTA sensitisation workshops in Lilongwe
The Ministry of Trade and Tourism in partnership with the Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union Commission (AUC) have organised AfCFTA…
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) under spotlight as Nigeria hosts national forum on historic agreement
This AfCFTA Forum will bring together the private sector in Nigeria to afford them the opportunity to learn how to best leverage the opportunities within the AfCFTA.