Browsing: AfCFTA

AfCFTA tariff concessions and refined petroleum exports help strengthen Nigeria’s role in West Africa’s trade growth. Nigeria’s trade with the…

The six new MoUs signed by South Africa and Kenya cover trade, maritime transport, skills development, gender equality, culture and…

Intra-African trade has climbed to about Sh28.8 trillion (around $220.3 billion), signaling growing momentum in regional commerce. But experts warn that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is still falling short of its intended on-the-ground impact, with implementation delays and persistent frictions limiting how fast deeper integration can move.

African trade integration is threatened by weak logistics, fragmented infrastructure and mismatched standards, say diplomats at Cairo conference.

New platform, ADAPT, aims to modernize cross-border trade, cut costs and support full AfCFTA integration by 2035.

Addis Ababa begins duty-reduction rollout across 24 African nations, aligning with export surge and deeper trade opportunities.

During an Accra visit, Comptroller-General of The Nigeria Customs Service Bashir Adewale Adeniyi and AfCFTA Secretary-General Wamkele Mene aligned on data governance, coordination among Customs heads, and the Abuja C-PACT conference.

Ethiopia fixes 9 October 2025 for its AfCFTA roll-out, while Togo convenes a three-day review to sharpen its national implementation plan.

Bank, payments and policy leaders say the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol creates the rails for seamless, borderless e-commerce—especially for MSMEs.

Officials outline AfCFTA-led cooperation, AfDB’s $55bn infrastructure spend, and next steps on standards, corridors and policy alignment.