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The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Mr. Yofi Grant, has assured local businesses that the Centre is ready to assist…

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With many countries strategising for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) that kicked off at the beginning of this month, Dangote Industries Limited,…

Coming out with its latest Sub-Saharan Africa update, ABSA reports that Nigeria’s headline inflation climbed to 15.8 per cent year-on-year in December 2020.

AFBC’s Ahmed on how African businesses can leverage the AfCFTA- An unanticipated problem was encountered, check back soon and try again- Latest Video…

El nuevo ao supone la puesta en marcha de las actividades comerciales de la Zona de Libre Comercio Continental Africana (African Continental Free Trade…

Mr Dela Gadzanku, the Volta, Eastern and Oti Regional Chairman of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), says members of the Association in the Region…

Now, with the AfCFTA in place, the government has identified opportunities in several local products for exports that are expected to drive the country’s exports to…

As Nacoes Unidas projetam que a Aea de Livre Comercio do Continente Africano tem potencial para impulsionar o comercio intra-africano em mais de 52 por…

Der AfCFTA-GeneralsekretŠr Wamkele Mene spricht im Interview Ÿber die neuen Regeln fŸr mehr Freihandel in Afrika, was noch auszuhandeln ist und wie Corona die Arbeiten beeinflusste.

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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…

As trading under AfCFTA commenced on Friday, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera…

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…

On January 1, trading under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) officially commenced after years of planning and negotiations, and after…

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…

The AfCFTA is an AU Agenda 2063 flagship initiative established to create an integrated continental market for goods and services and to support the movement of…

Namibia is amongst the 33 African member states that have signed and ratified the AfCFTA with the African Union Commission. Mbumba said although AU…

Formally launched by the Secretary of the national action committee, AfCFTA, Francis Anatogu,the launch had in attendance NECA, ANWBN, NASSI, MAN,…

The AfCFTA will also improve the prospects of Africa as an attractive investment destination. It will help advance the empowerment of Africa’s women, by improving…

With trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, expected to start January 1, 2021, officials and experts say, a lot of ground as…

Le imprese africane si stanno attrezzando per l’apertura del mercato di 1,2 miliardi di persone, tra sfide sulle concessioni tariffarie, regole di origine e scambi di…

What is the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)?. African leaders attend a meeting to sign a free trade deal that would create a liberalized.

Trading under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) officially commences this Friday, January 1, 2021, after years of ambitious planning and…

We need to work together and in a very practical way so as to ensure Sudan benefits from the AfCFTA and makes the most of its strong points, its workforce,…

The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) has been touted as an economic and globalization game changer because it has the potential to…

Lilongwe – The Malawi government says it has put in place measures in readiness for the Africa Continent Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as it rolls out on January 1,…

The effective date for the AfCFTA agreement to come into force ought to have been July 2020, however, it was postponed to Jan. 1, 2021, as a result of the…

African youth have been called upon to own and take lead role in the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and Agenda 2063. The…

Come Jan. 1, Africa will be home to the largest free trade area in the world. Although the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), doesn’t go so far as to…

The introduction of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) brings challenges, but those can be overcome to build a more competitive African economy,…

He said AfCFTA was a key pillar of the African Union’s Agenda 2063, the continent’s broad 50-year development roadmap. Botswana, President Masisi said, was”…

As the AfCFTA is expected to commence in January 2021, stakeholders discuss the ratification in view of Nigeria’s intended reopening of its land borders.

Ratified by 54 African nations, the AfCFTA creates a continent-wide free trade area, and is a strategic framework for delivering on Africa’s goal for inclusive and…

Dar es Salaam. Regional experts explained why countries should not fear joining the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which is touted as a game…

The Federal Government announced its commitment to Nigeria’s manufacturing sector and says the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) will…

The Federal Government has asked states across the nation should take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement in a bid to…

This sends a strong signal that the African continent is serious about regional integration and lays a robust foundation for successful implementation of the AfCFTA…

The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) seeks to liberalize trade and services across the African continent, making it the largest free-trade…

Less than six weeks to the start of trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, time is running out for countries to conclude and…

Africa in the news: Post-election updates, Nigeria ratifies AfCFTA, and continued unrest in Ethiopia- Post-election updates in Cfte d’Ivoire, Guinea, and Tanzania.

Barely two months to the start of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), only 26 percent of firms in Ghana are aware of the trade deal, the second…

Kenya needs cement to be able to take advantage of the opportunities arising from the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). Exports such as flowers…

Also speaking, AfCFTA, Mene Wamkele expressed satisfaction that Nigeria is ready to deposit the instrument of ratification of the AfCFTA, noting that he is looking…

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…

AfCFTA key in driving auto sector investment momentum on the continent, Nissan boss. By Xolisa Phillip, in Johannesburg Posted on Thursday, 29 October 2020…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement is fundamental to the post-pandemic economic recovery, Hani Salem Sonbol, CEO…

With the COVID-19 pandemic creating a global crisis, cross-border trade legal observers have said the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) deal,…

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.

The National Conference is organised by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI), the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) and the National AfCFTA…

The buzz and excitement around African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), hailed as the answer to a fully integrated pan-African economy, has…

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…

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…

The AfCFTA drafters have a singular opportunity to fashion a regime that supports modern investment policies by promoting sustainable development while…

The AfCFTA drafters have a singular opportunity to fashion a regime that supports modern investment policies by promoting sustainable development while…

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…

The AfCFTA is a framework agreement, covering trade in goods and services, investment, intellectual property rights and competition policy. Protocols on trade in…

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

GUEST COLUMNIST BY Abdul Samad RABIU. I start by congratulating African leaders on the opening of the AfCFTA secretariat last month. I believe the…

Member states agreed under the AfCFTA to liberalise 90 percent tariff lines of non-sensitive products within five years for developing countries and 10 years for…

Interview: AfCFTA needs dedicated fund, strong leadership to succeed: expert. Source: Xinhua| 2020-08-25 10:05:47|Editor: huaxia. Video PlayerClose. ACCRA,…

He appealed to member states that have not ratified their agreement to AfCFTA to do so before the next AU summit in December, saying it would pave the way for…

The African Union announced in August 2020 that negotiations around the first commercial trade deal under the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (…

The government of Ghana has officially commissioned and handed over the headquarters of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat to the African Union in Accra

During the official commissioning and handing over of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat (AfCFTA) building in Accra last week, Ghanaian…

GUTA demands clear rules of origin for AfCFTA. Fri, 21 Aug 2020 Source: Goldstreet Business. The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) is asking all key…

The African Union announced that the first commercial deal under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is expected to take place on January 1,…

President Akufo-Addo will, on Monday, August 17 hand over the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat Building to the African Union…

Dr Matsheka said,”AfCFTA brings Africans together to reorganise themselves to achieve economic freedom, which should translate into solid and sustainable…

Why would the AfCFTA succeed, when the billions of dollars in foreign aid that has found its way to African countries to aid the attainment of ‘self-sustainment’, has…

One of the objectives of the AfCFTA is to promote industrial development through diversification and regional value chain development, Agricultural Development,…

The delay in the implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) creates an opportunity to extend the market being created, Alain Nkontchou,…

The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could catalyze development and growth of Africa, and help the continent recover from the…

Moussa Faki Mahamat, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, in a cheerful mood after the launch of AfCFTA on March 21, 2018 in Kigali.

African leaders have shot themselves in the foot by postponing the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) until 2021. Sub-Saharan…

If policymakers act fast to seize the opportunities that this “ABC” triangle of events offers and reset U.K-Africa trade relations, a win-win partnership can emerge.

African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretary-general Wamkele Mene has described the agreement as sending”a strong signal to the international…

The secretariat will take advice from health officials as it works to implement the deal and revive economic growth on the continent. While the agreement entered…

At a high level, AfCFTA is focused on stimulating growth, creating employment and diversifying economies across the continent through the creation of a single…

Arguably, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is just the game-changer the continent needs right now. The agreement is a necessary but not…

The start of trading for the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) originally due to commence on 1 July 2020 has been delayed due to the Covid-19…

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is one of the greatest examples of Pan-Africanism since the creation of the African Union (AU).

TAR: How much of a blow to Africa’s economies is the postponement of the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)?. Oramah:…

In good times, with Europe accounting for around 30% of African trade, there has been little appetite to upset the status quo. In times of economic unease, African…

The Food and Agriculture Organisation, FAO, Sunday, urged African leaders on implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA, to tackle…

Describe the impact of COVID-19 on AfCFTA so far? The African economy was set to grow at about 3.4% in 2019 and projected to increase to 3.9% in 2020, but…

The AfCFTA, which was due to be implemented on July 1, will be the largest free trade area in the world, uniting 1.3 billion people in a $3.4 trillion economic…

The AfCFTA holds out great possibilities for Africa’s private sector. Samba Bathily, Chairman of ADS Group and a founding partner of the AfroChampions…

The doom and gloom of the global economy has seeped into all layers, including the once shining sparkle across the continent: AfCFTA. The African Continental…

This is in response to the rumours in a section of the international media that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) date of July 1 will be postponed…

The COVID-19 pandemic is not a reason to delay the start of trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), on July 1, 2020 as earlier envisaged…

UNECA estimates that the AfCFTA will increase intra-African trade by 52 percent within two years of implementation, while the IMF predicts that the AfCFTA will…

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, in a cheerful mood after the launch of AfCFTA on March 21, 2018 in Kigali. According…

The AfroChampions network has been mandated by the African Union to coordinate private sector discussions around the AfCFTA. He said that ministers meeting…