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Tag: AfCFTA
Africa to cut its reliance on West, unfair raw material trade practices – AfCFTA, Uganda leaders
African countries must reduce their reliance on other Western countries by boosting intra-Africa trade and also by eliminating their exploitation of Africa’s raw materials, according ... Read More
Senegal to stage first “Invest in Senegal” Forum on July 6-8
Senegal’s investment promotion and grand projects agency, APIX, will organize on July 6-8 the country’s first “Invest in Senegal” Forum seeking the development of local ... Read More
WTO & AFWE chiefs urge African govt’s to boost AfCFTA, agric investment, infrastructure
The WTO chief has called on African countries to create trading opportunities and increase investment in agriculture to address food security in Africa, as the ... Read More
AfCFTA calls for streamlined customs processes, visa removal to unleash intra-Africa trade potential
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) needs to remove visas and reduce custom processes to ease movement of goods within the African continent — ... Read More
AfCFTA free trade on track, but intra-Africa’s low trade pattern is worrisome
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is on track, but more efforts are needed, experts say, as presently intra-Africa trade stands low at just ... Read More
AfCFTA, free movement of people to serve as catalyst for intra-African trade
The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is likely to increase the volume of intra-African trade from the current 16% to over ... Read More
East Africans’ real income to rise under AfCFTA — World Bank
East Africa is set to benefit from swift implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), according to the World Bank, and this will ... Read More
Equality drive: African female entrepreneurs want equal opportunities within AfCFTA
While Africa claims top three spots in Mastercard Index for highest concentration of women business owners in the world, a great majority of females on ... Read More
African leaders to meet in Addis Ababa to fast-tract implementation of free-trade area
African leaders will hold a summit on Saturday and Sunday at the headquarters of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa with the aim of ... Read More
Slow takeoff for Africa’s AfCFTA: Tanzania joining FTA in July, Nigeria not yet ready
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) market has been a long time coming, but several African nations and major companies have finally started shipping ... Read More