After six years of planning, strategy and coordination, and now just 16 months since its inception, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has the weight of the continent resting […]
The ceremony was conducted at the African Development Bank’s Office in Ethiopia as part of the project management component of the Improving trade facilitation in IGAD Region. The project began […]
The year 2022 is once again underlining the devasting costs of Africa’s continued reliance on external markets and the imperative of building resilience through stronger intra-African trade. According to the […]
The latest Annual Report from the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF), launched on 22 June, spotlights how ongoing dialogue and cooperation among partners have helped developing and least-developed countries […]
For the first time ever, the Global South will be in focus as this year’s World Circular Economy Forum takes place in Africa on 6–8 December 2022. Titled From Africa […]
A roundtable, convened by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and CUTS International, Geneva, as a part of IISD’s second Trade and Sustainability Hub, discussed the digital divide’s relationship […]
The AfCFTA is an ambitious trade pact to form the world’s largest free trade area by connecting almost 1.3bn people across the 54 African countries. The agreement aims to create […]
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is developing a protocol for women and youth in trade to place them at the centre of its activities, Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General, AfCFTA […]
The private sector in the East African region wants finalisation of Rules of Origin under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) speeded up. The call was made early this […]
Six countries drawn from three regional economic blocs are yet to ratify the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), delaying its implementation more than a year after it was formally […]
