September 17, 2019
Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo Conducts National Consultation On the AfCFTA
By establishing a single market of 1.2 billion individuals representing $ 2.5 trillion of cumulative GDP, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is an important lever to… Read more »
Africa: Vibrant Discussions Take Place Around Kenya's AfCFTA Strategy
To accelerate the implementation of the AfCFTA, UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Trademark EastAfrica and the Kenya State Department for Trade organised a Forum together to… Read more »
September 16, 2019
Malawi: Malawi Hosts African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Sensitization Workshops in Lilongwe and Blantyre
The Ministry of Trade and Tourism in partnership with the Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union Commission (AUC) are organizing an AfCFTA Awareness Workshop in… Read more »
August 19, 2019
Africa: As Ghana Prepares to Host the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat It Organises a High-Level Policy Dialogue On Harnessing the Benefits of the AfCFTA for a Ghana Beyond Aid
The Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration and, in partnership with the Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union… Read more »
August 02, 2019
Africa: Tunisian Companies Prepare for the AfCFTA
Tunis, August 1st, 2019 (ECA): The Economic Commission for Africa and the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Tunisia held on Monday 29 July in Tunis and Wednesday 31 July 31 in… Read more »
July 26, 2019
Africa: AfCFTA, an Opportunity for Tunisia's Integration in Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will organise on 29 July the National Forum on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in partnership with the Ministry of Trade… Read more »
July 19, 2019
East Africa: Comesa Member States Urged to Ratify Tripartite Agreement As a Building Block Towards the AfCFTA
The African Continental Free Trade Area offers a unique opportunity for the private sector to benefit immensely in terms of new markets, access to raw materials, technology and… Read more »
July 12, 2019
Africa: Civil Society Organizations Urged to Play 'Complimentary Political Roles'
Niamey, Niger - 4 July 2019 - The African Union Commission in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa,… Read more »
July 08, 2019
West Africa: West Africa - Afreximbank Announces Grant to Uneca for Data Collection On West Africa's Informal Trade
Niamey -- The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) today in Niamey announced a grant to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) to conduct a one-year pilot… Read more »
July 06, 2019
Africa: Recipe for Afcfta - New Report Looks At 'What's Next' for the Continental Agreement
The ninth edition of the flagship Assessing Regional Integration in Africa report (ARIA IX) was launched on 6 July 2019 during the African Business Forum in Niamey, Niger. Read more »
July 07, 2019
Africa: UN's Amina Mohammed Pledges Full Support As Africa Begins to Implement Afcfta
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J Mohammed, on Sunday pledged the UN's full support to the African Union as nations begin to earnestly operationalise the landmark… Read more »
July 04, 2019
Africa: Launch of Joint Eca-Ohchr-Fes Publication On the Human Rights and Inclusion Dimensions of Digital Trade in Africa
At the 2019 Aid for Trade Global Review, ECA jointly launched a publication with the UN Office of the High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung… Read more »
July 02, 2019
Africa: Rules of Origin Have the Potential to 'Make-or-Break' the Effectiveness of Afcfta - UN Report
One UN Rwanda organised a policy dialogue to discuss the newly-released UNCTAD Economic Development in Africa Report 2019, which notes that, within the context of the current… Read more »
East Africa: ECA and Trademark East Africa Partner Towards the Implementation of Afcfta
In an effort to accelerate the implementation of the AfCFTA, Trademark East Africa and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) signed in June 2019 a Memorandum of… Read more »
July 03, 2019
Africa: Civil Society Forum Meets to Launch the AfCFTA Consultative Dialogue Framework
The Civil Society Forum will meet during the AU Extraordinary Summit in Niamey, Niger. The Summit is taking place to celebrate the Entry into Force of the AfCFTA Agreement and to… Read more »
June 28, 2019
Africa: African Govts Urged to Move With Speed to Address Over-Dependence On Imported Medicines
The two-day Horn of Africa trade forum ended Friday in Addis Ababa with participants agreeing that with the African Continental Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) now in force, it was time… Read more »
Central Africa: Trade Relations - Central Africa Prepares Common External Tariff
In pursuit of a single customs union across the CEMAC and ECCAS community spaces in Central Africa, a consolidated proposal of a single common external tariff (CET) for both… Read more »
June 26, 2019
East Africa: All Set for Horn of Africa Trade Forum Focusing On Region's Pharmaceutical Industry
All is set for the two-day regional trade forum for the Horn of Africa focusing on the implementation of the historic African Continental Free Trade Agreement that went into force… Read more »
June 25, 2019
Central Africa: Central African Countries Prepare Free Trade Product Categorization
Central African countries were recently urged to align their external trade data classification system, with the 2017 World Customs Organization's Harmonized System (HS17) for… Read more »
June 22, 2019
Africa: Rwandan Trade With the Democratic Republic of Congo Set to Increase By 56 U.S. $ Million Under the Afcfta
When the African Continental Free Trade Area is implemented, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) estimates an increase of intra-African exports of Eastern Africa by over… Read more »
June 24, 2019
Africa: Implementing the Afcfta - ECA Co-Hosts Horn of Africa Regional Trade Forum in Addis Ababa
The operationalisation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and its implications for the Horn of Africa, particularly in terms of industrialization, economic… Read more »
June 04, 2019
North Africa: ECA and UMA Coordinate Efforts to Bolster Afcfta Implementation in North Africa
ECA Executive Secretary Vera Songwe and Arab Maghreb Union Secretary General Taïeb Baccouche agreed in a video-conference meeting on Monday (June 3rd) to hold a workshop on… Read more »
June 12, 2019
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's National Consultative Forum On the African Continental Free Trade Area Slated for 19 June
- Zimbabwe's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in partnership with the Economic Commission for Africa Office for Southern Africa (ECA-SA), the African Union… Read more »
June 09, 2019
Africa: African Ministers of Trade Pave Way for the Operationalisation of the Afcfta and Prepare for the July Niamey AU Summit
African Ministers of Trade (AMOT) of the African Union met in Addis Ababa at the African Union Commission (AUC) Headquarters from 7 to 8 June 2019. The meeting was preceded by the… Read more »
June 04, 2019
Africa: Senegal Prepares to Host Regional Forum On the African Continental Free Trade Area
The regional forum, taking place on 24 and 25 June in Dakar, Senegal will focus on issues related to the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and its… Read more »