AFCFTA

Recently, African leaders converged on Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the 37th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of the Heads of State and Government. The theme of the summit was "Educate an African fit for the 21st Century:…

One of Nigeria’s Tier One Lenders, United Bank for Africa (UBA) says it has signed a $6bn Memorandum of Understanding with the African Continental Free Trade Area secretariat (AfCFTA). This is aimed towards funding Small and Medium…

The Secretary General of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA, Wamkele Mene has called on Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs, to collaborate and embrace the tenets of the continental bloc to overcome trade barriers. Nigeria To…

The African Union Commision, in collaboration with the East African Community Secretariat (@jumuiya), is hosting the 14th AU High Level Private Sector Forum from 10-12 July 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya. The three-day forum is themed “Public -…

The Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL), Mr Mele Kyari, has called on African countries to take advantage of the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), to…

To boost intra-African trade, the continent has embarked on the gradual elimination of tariffs on 90 percent of goods, reduction of barriers to trade in services aimed at increasing Africa’s income by $450 billion by 2035. The successful…

Stakeholders have revealed that, the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, (AfCFTA), has the potential to grow trade value in Nigeria to the tune of $12 billion by 2027. This was revealed during the Nigeria AfCFTA implementation…

The Nigerian government has challenged countries in Africa to expand and diversify their participation in international trade as part of measures to explore the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). Minister…

Stakeholders of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, AfCFTA, say, the agreement has the potential to grow trade value in Nigeria to the tune of $12bn between 2023 and 2027. This was disclosed during the Nigeria AfCFTA…

The Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama said the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) would be a “game changer,” adding that the continental trade pact would emerge as the largest free trade area in the world.…