Economic Development

AfCFTA: African free trade area will spur sustainable growth, says UN chief

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Women in field in Senegal.
Free Trade Area

New project to help operationalize AFCFTA in eight countries

It will support the implementation of more than 30 activities in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Togo, and Tunisia
By UNECA
Hawa Games Dahab Gabjenda
Women

African women identified as the core of the AfCFTA agenda

This was said at the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) being held in Kigali, Rwanda
By Economic Commission for Africa
Dignity factory workers producing garments for overseas clients, in Accra, Ghana.
Cover Story

Africa’s free trade area opens for business

Trading under the continental free trade agreement started on 1st Jan.
Franck Kuwonu
By Franck Kuwonu
A trader in his electronics shop in the market in Treichville, Abidjan, during the COVID-19 crisis.
Economic Development

AfCFTA: How Intellectual Property laws can help create jobs

A single market is a potential growth accelerator for MSMEs that provide 80% of jobs in Africa.
By Lorna Mbatia and Brenda Vilita
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Economic Development

AfCFTA: Experts, traders call for robust participation of women and youth

'Futures Report' looks at the challenges and opportunities in intra-African trade.
Kingsley Ighobor
By Kingsley Ighobor
cocoa
Cover Story

AfCFTA: Africa readying for free trade come January 2021

Exciting times ahead for traders despite anticipated teething problems and COVID-19
Kingsley Ighobor
By Kingsley Ighobor
Podcast