The African Union Assembly launched the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) negotiations during the 25th Ordinary Summit of Head of States and Governments on 15 June 2015 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (Addis Ababa)
Africa Urged to Push Ahead With the Continental Free Trade Area
The continent seeks to meet its October 2017 deadline for the implementation of the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA), which is expected to bring together fifty-four African countries with a combined population of more than one billion people and a combined gross domestic product of more than US $3.4 trillion. The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)'s Coordinator, David Luke, of the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC), reiterated that "boosting intra-African trade through the CFTA is ... crucial to accelerating structural transformation in Africa." More on the ECA in this BRIEFING
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26 July 2016
David Luke: What to Know About ECA's 2016 Report on Regional Integration in Africa
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David Luke, the Coordinator for Africa Trade Policy - Regional Integration & Trade Division at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), explains in ... see more »
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Regional integration, innovation and competitiveness interact dynamically. A new report Assessing Regional Integration in Africa VII, which was launched during th Read more »
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The commitment of African countries to regional integration is evident with plans for a Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA). While there are ongoing discussions on how the CFTA Read more »
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Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)'s David Luke explains in this video that Africa's regional integration and Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) are a way of widening the ... Read more »
