Die – wenigstens auf dem Papier – grf’dfte Freihandelszone der Welt wird am 30. Mai aus der Taufe gehoben. Dieses Datum verdanken die afrikanischen…
Month: May 2019
Keys to success for the AfCFTA negotiations
As of April 29, 2019, 22 countries have deposited their instruments of ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement…
Private sector urged to play active role in AfCFTA
AfCFTA is expected to promote value addition and boost trade among regional economic communities. /File.
AfCFTA's benefits cannot be overemphasised - Obasanjo
The AfCFTA is the continent’s most ambitious integration initiative. It aims to create a single continental market for goods and services, with free movement of…
Egypt finds a new ally in renaissance dam negotiations
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (sometimes called Millennium Dam) has been in the works since April 2011. The planned 6-000 megawatts Dam…
On Africa Day: Moussa Faki assures AfCFTA seeks to solve
In his speech, Mahamat said that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) seeks to provide relevant answers to several issues including infrastructure,…
Kenya offers five office buildings in bid to host AfCFTA
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 23, Kenya has formally presented its bid to host the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) Secretariat in Nairobi. Foreign…
Egypt keen on AfCFTA's entry into force: Trade and Industry
AfCFTA will contribute to bolstering intra-African trade and achieving higher economic and industrial growth rates for the continent, it stressed. The meeting…
AU to hold stakeholder dialogue on AfCFTA implementation
AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat presents a copy of AfCFTA deal at the African Union Summit in Kigali in March 2018. File.
Ethiopia rations electricity as water falls behind major new dam - News
Built by Italy’s Salini Construttori beginning in 2006, the Gibe III dam is to be surpassed by the 6.4GW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile…
ARTICLE: The AfCFTA has crossed the ratification threshold
The AfCFTA has crossed the ratification threshold, What’s next?
AU delegation to assess Ghana's preparedness to host AfCFTA Secretariat
A delegation from the African Union Continental Free Trade area (AfCFTA) arrived in Accra on Monday to assess Ghana’s bid to host its Secretariat. Ghana is…
AfCFTA: African countries urged to discuss implementation
On Wednesday, the African Union (AU) set a one-month timeframe to activate the AfCFTA on May 30 as Sierra Leone and the Saharawi Republic deposited their…
Figures of the week: AfCFTA implementation and key barriers to intra-regional trade in Africa
The report attributes the increase in intra-regional trade to the development of regional economic communities (RECs), where tariffs are close to zero, over the last…
AfCFTA to enter force after Sierra Leone, Western Sahara sign on
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement is moving forward, with the addition of ratifications from two more members to reach the minimum…
Ethiopia's Economic Miracle Is an Environmental Tragedy
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Machines stand on the construction site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Guba, northwestern Ethiopia.