The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has organised a one-day workshop for women in entrepreneurship to sensitise them on the opportunity and benefit of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTC) has presented and how to explore them. The engagement which took place at Alisa Hotel in Accra last week happens to be the last in […]
Talks aimed at finalising key aspects of the new African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) are facing delays, as member countries work to reach an overarching agreement on rules of origin and tariff reduction schedules. When countries officially started trading under the AfCFTA in January this year, officials said that phase 1 negotiations covering […]
Paving ways for women in trade through AfCFTA To provide a platform for women to voice their needs and interests regarding trade in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Namibia last week held a national consultation for the AfCFTA protocol on women in trade. In a virtual event, the economic advisor […]
By Kizzi Asala and Africanews 16 years after it opened its first outlet in Nigeria, Shoprite — Africa’s largest food retailer, has sold its Nigerian operations to a company owned by a group of local investors led by property firm Persianas Investment, Ketron. The buyer intends to shift the giant from an ownership model to […]
Cryptocurrencies make headlines for shaking up the financial world, but they are also gaining ground in less developed countries. In Kenya, an American economist, who introduced blockchain technology for low-income urban customers, has extended the cashless system to the countryside. Will Ruddick, through his Kenyan nonprofit, Grassroots Economics, recently introduced Sarafu coins to rural areas […]
The Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PACCI) presents its compliments and writes to invite you to the upcoming EU Africa Business Forum on the theme: High Level Green Talk on Accelerating the EU-Africa Partnership for Green Transition in Africa scheduled to hold virtually 16 April 2021, followed by a Digital Exhibition and Side […]
By Rédaction Africanews International trade is set to grow a bit faster this year than previously predicted, the World Trade Organization said Wednesday. The volume of global trade contracted by 5.3% in 2020, less than expected as the pandemic hit. According to WTO Managing Director, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, trade is set to grow 8 % […]
source: afcta.au.int The AfCFTA Secretariat and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) today have signed a strategic partnership to promote trade as a stimulus for Africa’s socioeconomic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, and as a driver of sustainable development particularly for women and youth in Africa, in line with the SDGs and Agenda 2063, Africas’ development […]
by David Luke, Judith Ameso, Mahlet Girma Bekele / in Op-ed New trade agreement involves country and regional economic community actions On 1 January 2021, Africa officially started trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement. As of February, 54 of the 55 African Union Member States have signed on. Thirty-six countries (including 19 African least developed countries, […]
It is my real pleasure to invite you to join us for The High Level Event of Lighting the Africa Trade Torch (ATT) and The start of the Africa Trade Convoy (ATC) In Operationalization of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Under the Theme of From Cairo to Cape , From Lagos to Mombasa […]
