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  • Africa’s trade shield
  • AfCFTA sets digital trade deadlines as Africa races to build single online market
  • Angola validates AfCFTA strategy to leverage market access opportunities

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ghanaiantimes.com.gh /2 weeks ago

Africa’s trade shield

Introduction The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has become the cornerstone of Africa’s economic integration agenda. Since trading officially commenced on January 1, 2...

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theheraldghana.com /1 week ago

AfCFTA sets digital trade deadlines as Africa races to build single online market

Africa’s push to create a unified digital marketplace has moved from policy discussions to implementation, with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat adoptin...

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zambianews.net /3 weeks ago

Angola validates AfCFTA strategy to leverage market access opportunities

Luanda, Angola 23 June 2026 - The Republic of Angola today validated its national strategy and action plan for implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), markin...

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pmnewsnigeria.com /1 week ago

AfCFTA, Data Governance and the Hidden Legal Gaps Reshaping Africa’s Digital Economy

The AfCFTA was created to establish a liberalised continental market for goods and services, reduce dependence on external markets, and encourage regional manufacturing, logistics,...

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theheraldghana.com /1 month ago

ECOWAS targets trade barriers as it accelerates AfCFTA implementation

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has intensified efforts to turn the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) into practical economic gains by addressing...

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allafrica.com /1 month ago

Africa: Economic Freedom Remains Africa's Unfinished Struggle - AfCFTA Boss

[New Times] Africa may have achieved political independence, but the continent's biggest remaining challenge is economic liberation, according to the Secretary General of the Afric...

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theheraldghana.com /1 month ago

Africa must remove travel barriers to unlock AfCFTA gains – Wamkele Mene

Leaders and policymakers have renewed calls for the removal of travel and mobility barriers across Africa, warning that fragmented visa regimes and weak connectivity continue to un...

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law360.com /1 month ago

EU, African Countries Reach First-Of-Its-Kind Trade Deal

The European Union and four African countries have reached a deal on the bloc's first free trade agreement with sub-Saharan African nations in the hopes of mutual economic benefits...

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newzimbabwe.com /1 week ago

Zimbabwe backs AfCFTA agri-trade plan to boost regional agricultural exports

Zimbabwe has thrown its weight behind the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agri-trade Action Plan, describing the strategy as closely aligned with the country’s drive t...

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theeastafrican.co.ke /1 month ago

Lender to trader: China evolves business model in Africa as it sets sight on AfCTA

Beijing recently eliminated tariffs for 53, out of 54 African nations to boost trade ties.

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thenews-chronicle.com /3 weeks ago

AfCFTA Success Depends on Fixing Nigeria’s Trade Challenges

Nigeria must tackle long standing trade and logistics challenges before committing massive funding to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Credit Facility, the Africa A...

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thisdaylive.com /1 month ago

AfCFTA: Nigeria Partners RwandAir for Quicker Exports to Eastern, Southern Africa

Dike Onwuamaeze Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (FMITI) has announced a new partnership with RwandAir for the Nigeria–East and Southern Africa Air Cargo Corridor...

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thecitizen.co.tz /1 week ago

Samia, Chapo rally Africa to fast track continental free trade area for economic freedom

The Mozambican leader also urged investors attending the trade fair to regard Tanzania and Mozambique as reliable destinations for productive investment, saying Africa's economic t...

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premiumtimesng.com /1 month ago

Biashara Afrika in Lome 2026: From AfCFTA talkshop to trade action, By Ehi Braimah

On Sunday 17 May, we flew from Lagos and landed in Lome, the capital of Togo in the West African sub-region for the third edition of Biashara Afrika, the premier continental busine...

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premiumtimesng.com /4 weeks ago

Nigeria’s AfCFTA strategy: Ambition, progress and the challenge of delivery, By Ehi Braimah

Nigeria stands at a defining moment. If implementation matches ambition, AfCFTA could become the catalyst for the structural transformation policymakers have pursued for decades, h...

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theeastafrican.co.ke /1 month ago

AfDB’s strategic shift to drive Africa’s trade integration

Over the next decade, it will place a greater emphasis on projects that improve the free movement of people and goods.

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theeastafrican.co.ke /1 month ago

Africa’s free trade goes digital, but ground reality…

A shipment from Rwanda to the Central African Republic took four months by road, underscoring the barriers to Africa’s digital trade ambitions.

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theeastafrican.co.ke /5 days ago

Tanzania ahead of peers in trading under AfCFTA

Tanzania exports sisal fibre, float glass, insecticidal mosquito nets, rice, coffee, and fruit and vegetables to AfCFTA markets.

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theeastafrican.co.ke /4 days ago

Afreximbank banks on intra-African trade

Geopolitical tensions, rising protectionism and shifting global trade patterns are making regional integration increasingly important.

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allafrica.com /1 month ago

Zero Tariffs - the Larger Test for China-Africa Cooperation Lies in Capacity Building

[Daily News] Beijing -- AMID profound adjustments in the global trade landscape and an accelerating technological revolution and industrial transformation, China-Africa economic an...

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getaway.co.za /1 month ago

Togo opens visa-free travel to all African passport holders

The post Togo opens visa-free travel to all African passport holders appeared first on Getaway Magazine.

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aljazeera.com /1 month ago

China opens its markets to African exports. Who benefits?

China's tariff-free access for many African products has renewed hopes of industrial growth. But trade remains uneven.

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theheraldghana.com /1 month ago

Nigerian business leader calls for withdrawal from AfCFTA amid concerns over South Africa’s treatment of migrants

By: Paul Mamattah  The Executive Director of the Nigeria Business Forum, Amb. Oloye Oyeyemi Fatuyi FIIM, has called on the Nigerian government to withdraw from the African Continen...

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theeastafrican.co.ke /1 week ago

East Africa pushes for borderless Afcon experience

The proposal is part of wider efforts to improve regional connectivity and ensure the tournament leaves a lasting economic legacy.

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