Africa


ECOWAS deepens support to the private sector to take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Trade Centre (ITC), organized a regional capacity building workshop for Master Trainers from Business Associations on AFCFTA.
The Protocol on Investment to the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area: What’s in it and what’s next for the Continent?
With the Protocol on Investment (POI) to the agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) adopted, the next question is, ‘ What’s in it and what’s next for the Continent”?
Kenya commits to becoming Africa's gateway to free trade
Kenya has committed to becoming the preferred gateway to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Angola committed to AfCFTA accession process
Angola remains committed to the process of accession to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), ANGOP learnt on Thursday.
Kenya calls on Africa to use PAPSS to ditch US dollar in trade deals
Kenya’s President William Ruto has called on African leaders to take first steps towards ditching the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency by adopting a pan-African payments system to facilitate trade within the continent.
Africa can only turn last page of history of colonialism with independence of Western Sahara
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad, Ahmed Attaf said Monday in Algiers that Africa could only turn the last page of the history of colonialism by allowing the Sahrawi people to exercise their inalienable and imprescriptible right to self-determination.
We were not consulted in AfCFTA policy formulation - TUC laments
The Trades Union Congress, Ghana (TUC-Ghana) is unhappy about neglect in the formulation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) policy.
SEZ is a catalyst for accelerating Africa’s industrialisation agenda – speakers
Speakers at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Industry (UNCTAD) workshop have indicated that Special Economic Zones (SEZ) are crucial for pushing Africa’s industrialisation agenda in the context of the AfCFTA.
UK appeals court rejects pro-Polisario lawsuit against agreement with Morocco
The London Court of Appeals rejected on Thursday the appeal request of pro-Polisario NGO WSC against the Morocco-UK Association Agreement.
Russia is in talks to establish free zone in Egypt: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced at the plenary session of the Eurasian Economic Forum that Russia is in talks on establishing a free zone in Egypt.