The protocol of trade in goods is comprised of 32 articles and nine annexes in the Africa Continent Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). Annex 2 of the protocol of trade in goods focuses on rules of origins and is complemented by various appendixes. These mentioned instruments pertain to movement of goods

AFRICA – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has approved a US$400M global credit facility agreement for the Export Trading Group (ETG), an integrated agricultural conglomerate in Africa. The agreement will allow ETG to continue to play its vital role in the agri-foods supply chain, effectively connecting African farmers to markets as

The Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was brokered by the African Union (AU) and adopted by 44 of its 55 member states on 21 March 2018. By February 2019, all AU countries, except Eritrea, had become signatories to the AfCFTA, which came into force on 30

The African Union said it will work to speed up its industrial development agenda and reconfigure supply chains to overcome the continent’s trade and logistics challenges that have been highlighted by the coronavirus pandemic. The continental body will seek to accelerate industrial development through the establishment of regional value chains and active

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat is now targeting January 2021 for the commencement of the implementation of the pan African free trade agreement following its postponement due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic. According to the AfCFTA Secretary-General, Wamkele Mene, it is imperative for member countries

Today is the day that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was due to come into existence. Once it is fully implemented, the AfCFTA agreement will be the biggest trade deal in the world, in terms of the number of participating countries, since the establishment of the World Trade Organization

The Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was brokered by the African Union (AU) and adopted by 44 of its 55 member states on 21 March 2018. By February 2019, all AU countries, save for Eritrea, had become signatories to the AfCFTA, which came into force on