January 30, 2019
Africa: ECA and Unctad Conduct Three-Day Workshop On Services Trade in Africa
The Economic Commission for African (ECA) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) have teamed up to help develop the services trade in Africa by… Read more »
January 08, 2019
Central African Republic: The Central African Republic Gets Set for Free Trade
A total of 83 leaders from the public and private sectors of the Central African Republic (CAR) have completed a three-day training to appropriate rules of origin procedures for… Read more »
December 31, 2018
Africa: Intra-African Trade Fair Set to Unlock Africa's Potential As More Countries Expected to Sign & Ratify Afcfta
As 2018 comes to an end, there are many stories that touched our hearts as the year progressed, among them the migration story that continued to hog the limelight as international… Read more »
Africa: Communications Crucial for Successful Implementation of AfCFTA
Communications must play a crucial role in building awareness on the gender implications of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and the accord as a whole,… Read more »
December 18, 2018
Africa: African Union Ministers of Trade Conclusively Reach Consensus On All Outstanding Issues On Afcfta Modalities for Tariff Liberalization
- The seventh meeting of African Union Ministers of Trade (AMOT) ended in Egypt this week with the ministers reaching an agreement on crucial aspects of the African Continental… Read more »
December 11, 2018
Africa: AITF 2018 - First Intra-African Trade Fair Opens With Call for Initiatives That Drive Afcfta
The first-ever Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) to be held on the continent opened in Cairo Tuesday with the President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Benedict… Read more »
December 15, 2018
Africa: Didier Drogba Makes Appearance At Intra-African Trade Fair, Touts Africa's Capabilities
Reaching its four-day mark yesterday, the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) welcomed Didier Drogba, a renowned footballer, entrepreneur and philanthropist, to a session where he told… Read more »
December 16, 2018
Africa: ECA Hosts Trade Finance for Female Entrepreneurs Workshop At Iatf 2018
Female entrepreneurs around the globe typically face greater barriers to accessing trade finance than their male counterparts, more so in the developing world where cultural norms… Read more »
December 12, 2018
Africa: LATF 2018 - Intra-African Trade the Engine for Developing Africa
Africa must forge ahead with the remaining technical negotiations for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as African Union member countries continue to sign and ratify… Read more »
Africa: Smaller African Nations Should Not Fear but Embrace Afcfta, Says ECA's Songwe
Smaller African economies should not fear the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)but rather embrace the accord for the benefits it will bring to the continent through… Read more »
December 10, 2018
Egypt: Songwe Leads ECA in Showcasing Its Work At Inaugural Intra-African Trade Fair in Cairo, Egypt
All is set for the Intra-African Trade (IATF) that begins in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday with Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, set to attend three… Read more »
December 06, 2018
Africa: AEC 2018 - Pushing for an Inclusive African Continental Free-Trade Agreement
A truly successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement cannot be achieved without the "people dimension," ensuring that the integration process does… Read more »
Africa: AEC 2018 - Energy Integration in Africa Crucial for Regional Integration and Trade
Energy integration in Africa is crucial to catalyse regional integration while intra-African trade has been proven to reduce environmental deterioration, two new studies unveiled… Read more »
Africa: At Closing of the 2018 African Economic Conference, Economic Integration Is Seen As a Game-Changer Towards Achieving Inclusive Sustainable Development
Economic integration is a game-changing reality and African countries must fully embrace it to achieve sustainable inclusive development and reduce multidimensional poverty… Read more »
November 06, 2018
Africa: Africa Seeks to Make International Trade Cheaper, Faster and Easier At Addis Ababa Forum
African countries seeking to reduce the cost, time and complexity of interregional and international trade in goods and services will gather for the First African Forum for… Read more »
November 03, 2018
Central Africa: Economic Diversification, Resilience, Free Trade At the Heart of UN Support to Central Africa
Officials of United Nations agencies and other development institutions working in Central Africa, as well as those of the General Secretariat of ECCAS and the CEMAC Commission… Read more »
November 23, 2018
Africa: East African Countries Agree to Strenghten Regional Integration Through the Continental Free Trade Area
Kigali, Rwanda, 22 November - Representatives of 14 countries in East Africa have agreed that the African Continental Free Trade Area, the AfCFTA, represents a unique opportunity… Read more »
November 21, 2018
Africa: Continent Free Trade Area Should Help Close Gender Equality Gaps in Africa
The signing of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in March 2018 in Kigali set the stage for the integration of the African continent into a single market. Read more »
November 20, 2018
Africa: Rwanda's Finance Minister Calls On Africa to Speedily Ratify Continental Free Trade Agreement
The 22nd Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts of the Sub-regional Office for Eastern Africa (ICE 2018) opened in Kigali Tuesday with Rwanda's Finance and Economic… Read more »
Africa: It's Time to Implement the Afcfta to Stimulate Economic Transformation in Africa
Kigali, Rwanda, 20 November (ECA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA, could boost regional trade and industrialization, especially in East Africa. Effective… Read more »
November 08, 2018
Central Africa: Central Africa's Free Trade Instruments Gaining Traction in DR Congo
A total of 49 leaders from the public and private sectors of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have completed a two-day training to appropriate rules of origin procedures… Read more »
November 13, 2018
Africa: African Trade Agreement - Catalyst for Growth
Africa is growing, but not fast enough. In order for more than 400 million Africans to rise out of poverty, continued economic growth across Africa's 54 nations will have to… Read more »
November 04, 2018
Africa: Private Sector Crucial to Successful Afcfta Implementation, Africa Trade Forum Delegates Agree
The 2018 Africa Trade Forum ended in Lagos, Nigeria, with delegates agreeing that while governments need to set a conducive environment through collective and coordinated actions… Read more »
November 03, 2018
Africa: Afcfta Can Propel Africa Towards Greater Development, Says Nigeria's Trade Minister
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) has huge potential to move Africa to dizzy heights of development on the platform of the African Union's Agenda 2063, says… Read more »
November 02, 2018
Africa: Nigeria Not Against African Continental Free Trade Agreement, Says VP Osinbajo
There is unanimity in Nigeria on the immense benefits of promoting intra-African trade for development, job creation and poverty reduction, Nigeria's Vice President, Mr. Yemi… Read more »