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Greatest AfricansAfricaEducationJoburgSouth AfricaGreatest AfricansNigeria will sign the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) at an African Union summit in Niger’s capital Niamey this weekend, after holding out for over a year. The announcement made late on Tuesday brings the historic deal ...
·almost 5 years ago
Ghana has been chosen by the African Union (AU) to host the secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area. It beat other competing countries including Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar and Senegal to win the bid. As a...
·almost 5 years ago
The failure by Comesa-EAC-SADC member states to sign and ratify instruments for the creation of a tripartite free trade area (TFTA) four years after its launch points to countries' reluctance to open up their markets. Experts warn that t...
·almost 5 years ago
The African Trade and Opportunities Act (AGOA), established by the United States government on May 18, 2000, has been described as the cornerstone of the U.S. economic engagement with sub-Saharan Africa, where it has invested more than U...
·over 4 years ago
The ongoing Zambia International Trade Fair (ZITF) may have already paid off for one of the exhibitors. The Luano Railway Project got the presidential thumbs-up from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi, who was the gue...
·almost 5 years ago
Africa's freetrade pact will help shift the continent away from its overreliance on volatile commodity exports and boost manufacturing, according to the African Development Bank. Sectors where African products already have a competitive...
·almost 5 years ago