Sudan: new data reveals a sharp deterioration in food crisis, with nearly 12 million hungry people

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warns about a looming food crisis in Sudan driven by the combined impacts of armed conflict, low production of key staple crops and economic turmoil. A multi-partner Integrated…

Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce – Change of Leadership Notice

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Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce have notified the change in leadership for the 2022-2023 tenure. Mr. Mike Kamungeremu is the new Chamber President taking over the leadership reigns from Dr. Tinashe Manzungu whose two-year term of…

Algeria, Niger & Nigeria move to next step on the Trans-Saharan Gas-Pipeline project

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Algerian, Nigerien and Nigerian Energy Ministers signed on Thursday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the construction of a 4,000 gas pipeline across the Sahara Desert that will supply Europe with additional gas, the Algerian news agency…

African Development Bank, African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, Sign $11 Million Institutional Support Grant Agreement

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The African Development Bank Group and the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) have signed a Protocol of Agreement for an $11.24 million support package to enhance the Secretariat’s effective implementation. The…

AfCFTA Suffers Setback As Benin Republic Slams CFA9m On Nigeria-bound Transit Cargoes

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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 a single market for goods and services in order to deepen the…

Kenya among 7 countries picked to pilot free continental trade

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Kenya is among seven countries selected to pilot the continental free trade area that seeks to unlock the movement of goods and services in Africa. The country has been picked among six other nations to start trading under the African…

Experts emphasize private sector’s role in unlocking AfCFTA benefits

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The fundamental role of the private sector in accelerating the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was highlighted at a high-level event jointly organized by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Konrad…

Africa World Trade Network Launched

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On Tuesday, July 12, 2022, officials from the Ministry of Trade, diplomats and multi-faceted entrepreneurs converged on the Kempinski Hotel for the launch of the Africa World Trade Network (AWTN). The launch was held under the theme “Showcasing…

“Is it Africa’s time, or has the continent’s race been run” by RAJNEESH NARULA AND JON FOSTER PEDLEY.

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Is Africa still stretching on the sidelines, or is the continent finally out of the starting blocks in the race to shape the global economy? Many hope the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) has fired the starter’s gun, but sceptics…

ECOWAS Regional Experts Meet on The Draft ECOWAS Common Schedule of Specific Commitments on Trade in Services for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

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The Eight (8th) Regional Meeting on the Trade in Services Protocol under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), was held virtually on 17th June 2022. The Regional meeting was preceded by a 3-day ECOWAS Commission Internal Technical…