ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF THE AfCFTA INVESTMENT PROTOCOL On 19 February 2023, the African Union Heads of State adopted the Protocol on Investment
CAPE TOWN, July 9 (Xinhua) -- President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday lauded the launch of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA), saying the agreement will catapult the economies of many African countries onto a higher growth trajectory. The agreement "is a milestone that fulfil...
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA): The Case for Accelerating the Implementation of United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9 in AfricaMoyo, TheresaAfrica Insight
at an African Union summit held in Rwanda, a major breakthrough was made that could revolutionise the continent’s economy. During the session, 44 countries signed up to a continent-wide free trade agreement that, if ratified, will create the largest single market in...
BEIJING, May 30 (Xinhua) -- The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is set to enter into force on May 30. The AfCFTA, which was signed by 44 African countries when it was launched in Kigali, capital of Rwanda, in March 2018, aspires to create a tariff-free continent that...
s financial and economic departments has been quoted in Xinhua as forecasting a 50 percent increase in Chinese exports to the AfCFTA countries when the agreement comes into force. “The African free trade agreement will encourage more Chinese companies to work and invest in Egypt’s economic zone...
CAPE TOWN, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The South African cabinet has approved the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) agreement that establishes the common market for Eastern and Southern Africa, East African Community and Southern African Development Community, a cabinet spokesperson said on Thursday. ...
African Continental Free Trade Area AgreementWTOTrade DisputesThe African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) will add a new dispute settlement system to the plethora of judicial mechanisms designed to resolve tSocial Science Electronic Publishing...
this agreement has been described as the largest trade agreement in terms of member States and population since the formation of the World Trade Organization (WTO). While the share of Africa's intra-continental trade flows in the global trade has remained low, standing at a mere 2% in the ...
Smaller African economies should embrace the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) for the benefits of an expanded intra-African trade, said Vera Songwe, executive secretary of Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) “Beyond central technical considerations in relation to the design of AfCFTA...