Tag: AfCFTA

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said that Egypt is keen on activating the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as Cairo is working on finalizing protocols concerned to put the project ...

By eliminating barriers to trade in Africa, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will lift 30 million people from extreme poverty and another 68 million people from moderate poverty. ...

In 2021, the Port of Maputo achieved a new handling record of 22.2 million tons, representing 21% year-on-year growth compared to the previous year’s handling volume of 18.3 million tons. ...

In order to realize these goals, the African Continental Free Trade Area, or AfCFTA, must be accompanied by the implementation of regional infrastructure projects, according to Vera Songwe, the executive ...

Ahead of the EU-African Union Summit scheduled for 17-18 February 2022, African thought leaders stressed the importance of trade agreements and regional integration as keys to drive investment into the ...

The African Continental Free Trade Area, or AfCFTA, took effect in January last year, though many African countries have not begun participating in the arrangements, said investment banker Aly Khan ...

The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System, or PAPSS, which enables centralized payment and settlement, has been welcomed as providing a spur for intra-African trade. The system was conceived by the ...

Despite initial worries as to Ghana’s readiness to take an active part in Africa’s new single market, less than two months after the commencement of the African Continental Free Trade ...

The meeting, among other things, deliberated on the unique opportunities the AfCFTA offers the African Continent to enhance its cohesion and development. Vice President Bawumia said, “With AfCFTA, we are ...

Single passport for all African nations is set to be introduced this year as the continent is forging its way to easing movements of people and goods within its internal ...