Speaking at an AfCFTA business forum late Tuesday, the president said policies introduced by the government over the past four years positioned the country to…
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Access Bank seeks presence in eight African countries to tap
NSE: Nigeria market extends slide amid 29% drop in trade volume- Nigerian Govt raised ‘N2.- AfCFTA: What Nigerian businesses must do to export…
Private sector key to AfCFTA success and Africa's recovery
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 21 January 2021 (ECA) – The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) can help drive the continent’s economic recovery from the…
Need to look at AfCFTA from a gender lens
The AfCFTA presents expanded markets and it is through trade liberalisation that opportunities will be created for women to integrate into global supply chains…
ESPECIAL: Acuerdo comercial AfCFTA ofrece nuevas
La actividad comercial del crea de Libre Comercio Continental Africana (AfCFTA) comienza hoy viernes, lo que la convierte en la…
AfCFTA: What are Rwanda's export-ready products? | The
Cross-border trucks transports goods from Dar-es-Salaam to Kigali. Trading under the AfCFTA was scheduled to commence on January 1, 2021. Craish Bahizi.
Tap into AfCFTA market, horticultural exporters told
The AfCFTA commenced trading on January 1, 2021. The country’s trade development and promotion agency, ZimTrade in a statement has said because South…
AfCFTA: Member countries agree on nearly 90% of rules of
The AfCFTA, which officially came into force on January 1, 2021, seeks to establish a single market for the whole continent, bringing together 1.3 billion potential…
EAC seeks support to reap more AfCFTA benefits
East African Community member countries have engaged the services of the Economic Commission for Africa to come up with a policy that will ensure that the…
AfCFTA status: Ghana celebrates first export, Nigeria border
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) was established to create a seamless environment for trade across the Africa Union’s member nations. It…
AfCFTA holds 'immense potential' for Africa, says WEF report
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) holds”immense potential” for the social and economic development of Africa, as renewing the rules of trade…
Malawi deposits AfCFTA ratification to AU - Xinhua | English
Malawi on Friday deposited its Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) ratification instrument to the African…
AfCFTA: What Nigerian businesses must do to export to
The AfCTA plans to establish a single market, boost competitiveness among African countries, deepen economic integration and, according to the United Nations…
The latest on the plans for the AfCFTA | Global Trade Review
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AfCFTA: Morocco In Position to Benefit From Intra-African Trade
Considering Morocco’s status as a primary investor in the region, argued the Moroccan academic, the AfCFTA will help the North African kingdom to further cement…
Figure of the week: Perceptions of the AfCFTA among small enterprises in Nigeria
On January 1, trading under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) officially commenced after years of planning and negotiations, and after…
African free trade bloc AfCFTA opens for business | Daily Sabah
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) aims to bring together 1.3 billion people in a $3.4 trillion economic bloc that will be the largest free trade area…
ECA chief urges private-public cooperation to deliver AfCFTA
As trading under AfCFTA commenced on Friday, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera…
How Africa's AfCFTA agreement will impact startups and
What is the AfCFTA agreement? The AfCFTA Agreement is a pact that involves the 55 member states of the African Union looking to create a single continent-wide…