That African countries trade too little with each other is a well-worn gripe among the continent’s policymakers. Officially, ...

Exploring strategies to deepen private sector participation in the implementation African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was the highlight of a panel session during the 2021 WTO Aid-for-Trade ...

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Celebrates Sierra Leone’s Historic African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) ...

Africa has promising areas of resilience, but also of opportunity in the services sector, not only to participate in ...

In March, under the auspices of the African Union and its chair, Rwandan president Paul Kagame, 44 African countries signed up to be part of the largest trading bloc in the world after the World Trade ...

A trade preference program for sub-Saharan African countries lapsed on Wednesday, sending tariffs higher on a raft of U.S. ag imports from the region. Efforts are underway on Capitol Hill to reinstate ...

An African free-trade zone came into force Thursday, a step toward creating what the African Union (AU) hopes will be a continent-wide market of 1.2 billion people worth $2.5 trillion. "We celebrate ...

Sir: In 2018, a noble dream was birthed in Kigali: The dream of “one Africa market” to be guided by Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement. AFCTA aims to create a single market for goods and services ...

Buhari has refused to sign an Africa free trade agreement that will open up Nigeria's market. It's a monumental goof. AFP reported that; “Nigeria, one of Africa's largest markets, hesitated after ...

A historic deal to smash down tariff barriers within Africa is being braked by the coronavirus pandemic and a thicket of negotiating problems. The Maseru Bridge border post between Lesotho and South ...

The African Continental Free Trade Area was launched two years ago at an African Union (AU) summit in Kigali. It was scheduled to be implemented from 1 July 2020. But this... Africa has just secured ...