China-Africa Summit Calls for Deeper Trade and Development Ties
Senior officials and business leaders attending the China-Africa Entrepreneurs Summit have called for a deeper and more practical level of ...
Read moreDetails
Tag: AfCFTA
Afreximbank Launches First Accelerator to Scale Africa’s Digital Trade
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has officially launched the inaugural cohort of its “Afreximbank Accelerator Programme,” bringing together eight high-potential startups ...
Read moreDetails
Egypt: Cairo Keen On Activating African Continental Free Trade Area
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said that Egypt is keen on activating the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as Cairo ...
Read moreDetails
African Union: Powering trade through AfCFTA, a People-driven Agenda
By eliminating barriers to trade in Africa, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will lift 30 million people from ...
Read moreDetails
New Handling Record at Port of Maputo Points to a Positive Market Recovery
In 2021, the Port of Maputo achieved a new handling record of 22.2 million tons, representing 21% year-on-year growth compared ...
Read moreDetails
Africa eyes transport to spur jobs bonanza, the trade deal took effect in January last year.
In order to realize these goals, the African Continental Free Trade Area, or AfCFTA, must be accompanied by the implementation ...
Read moreDetails
Africa Investment Forum Senior Director Chinelo Anohu, AfCFTA Secretary General discuss EU-Africa cooperation and trade
Ahead of the EU-African Union Summit scheduled for 17-18 February 2022, African thought leaders stressed the importance of trade agreements ...
Read moreDetails
Nations must boost infrastructure to enjoy benefits from AfCFTA, experts say
The African Continental Free Trade Area, or AfCFTA, took effect in January last year, though many African countries have not ...
Read moreDetails
An Africa-wide payment system aimed at boosting trade within the region has come into service.
The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System, or PAPSS, which enables centralized payment and settlement, has been welcomed as providing a ...
Read moreDetails
Ghana begins exploiting AfCFTA free trade opportunities
Despite initial worries as to Ghana’s readiness to take an active part in Africa’s new single market, less than two ...
Read moreDetails