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Africa: AfCFTA - How Intellectual Property Rights Can Help Create Jobs
Africa Renewal, 7 January 2021
The Agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is ambitious. Bringing together 55 African Union member states, it will form the world's largest free… Read more »
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Africa: Benefitting from the AfCFTA
Manchester Trade, 11 January 2021
Prudence Sebahizi of the African Union Commission, Stephen Lande of Manchester Trade – a Washington-based advisory firm – and I recently got together for a chat before… Read more »
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Africa: Making African Continental Free Trade Area Work for Women in a Post-Covid-19 World
IPS, 6 January 2021
On 1st January 2021, trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement commenced after months of delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »
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Africa: Africa's Free Trade Agreement - Great Expectations, Tough Questions
ISS, 5 January 2021
The start of trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement on 1 January 2021 marks the dawn of a new era in Africa's development journey. Over time, the… Read more »
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Africa: As African Continental Free Trade Area Takes Off...
This Day, 3 January 2021
On January 1, 2021, the African Continental Free Trade Area officially took off. It is the culmination of interminable years of political momentum towards Africa-wide free trade.… Read more »
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Angola: Angola Readies to Join Continental Trade Area
ANGOP, 1 January 2021
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) opened last Friday, January 1, 2021, which is an initiative of the African Union (AU) that foresees an increase in trade among… Read more »
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Africa: Trade, Industry and Competition On New Trade Agreements in Effect From 2021
Govt of SA, 1 January 2021
Historic moment for African trade - South Africa readies for exports under new trade agreements with African Union countries and with the UK implemented from 1 January 2021 Read more »
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Nigeria: AfCFTA Will Boost Nigeria's Export - Report
This Day, 4 January 2021
A study initiated by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) on the impact of the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement on Nigerian economy… Read more »
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Nigeria: As AfCFTA Takes Off - Mixed Expectations Trail Nigeria's Participation
Vanguard, 4 January 2021
At the backdrop of the take-off of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) during the weekend, January 1, 2021, Nigerian stakeholders appear to be at discord on the… Read more »
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Nigeria: OPS Expresses Concerns, Hopes As AfCFTA Takes Off
This Day, 4 January 2021
Members of the organised private sector (OPS) in Nigeria have welcomed the commencement of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, which took off on January 1,… Read more »
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Nigeria: Ramaphosa, Ahmed Congratulate African Nations On AfCFTA Takeoff
Leadership, 4 January 2021
African Union (AU) chairman, Cyril Ramaphosa and Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed have congratulated Africans for starting trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area… Read more »
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Nigeria: 'Nigeria Can Only Benefit From AfCFTA With Improved Infrastructure'
This Day, 4 January 2021
The Lawmaker representing Nnewi North, South and Ekwusigo Federal Constituency, Engr. Chris Azubogu, has said Nigeria can only benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area… Read more »