Operational phase of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) launched
NIAMEY, Niger (African Union) – The operational phase of the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA, has been launched, after a day-long summit of Heads […]
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Rules of origin key to success of African Continental Free Trade Area
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is expected to boost intra-African trade by 33% once full tariff liberalization is implemented, the new UNCTAD report […]
African Continental Free Trade Area gathers Strong Impetus to boost Economic Growth
The leaders of Africa’s 55 countries are meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, 17-21 March 2018, to sign an agreement that will launch the African Continental Free […]
EVENT ― SheTrades Global and World Export Development Forum 2019 in Addis Ababa
SheTrades Global 2019 will be held in conjunction with World Export Development Forum (WEDF) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 18–22 November 2019. SheTrades Global is ITC’s […]
Ethiopia ratifies AfCFTA making room for just one more country to ratify the trade agreement for it to become operational
Ethiopia has ratified the instruments instituting the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), in a plenary debate in which the AfCFTA was given prime focus […]
Ethiopia is the newest member of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)
Ethiopia has become the newest member of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) when the Council of Ministers, the country’s executive body, approved its candidacy […]
African finance ministers and policy makers vow to commit to AfCFTA
ADDIS ABABA (Xinhua)–African finance ministers and policy makers on Tuesday wrapped up their 5-day conference in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa reaffirming their commitment to the African […]
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Africa: Counterterrorism, democracy, governance, trade and investment
Rex Tillerson’s pre-trip speech had five main topic which could be considered as the themes of U.S.-Africa relation: counterterrorism, democracy, governance, trade and investment. ADDIS […]
What is Africa’s Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) anyway? ― A brief guide
CFTA has the potential to boost intra-African trade by 52% between 2010 and 2022, while trade in industrial goods will receive the largest boost, increasing […]
African Union Commission to Launch Single African Air Transport Market
The Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) is a flagship project of the African Union Agenda 2063, an initiative of the African Union to create […]