Maputo, Mozambique, 24 March 2023 - Jorge Jairoce, Permanent Secretary, Mozambique Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC) says, “our country is strongly committed to pushing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agenda by signing and ratifying the AfCFTA Agreement, negotiating critical trade protocols and preparing the implementation of the National AfCFTA
Dar Es Salaam, 12 September 2022 (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) joined hands with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, the Government of Tanzania and other development partners to support the organization of the maiden AfCFTA Conference on Women and Youth in trade.The three-day conference, themed “Women and Youth: The Engine of AfCFTA
2021-01-06 16:35:32 GMT2021-01-07 00:35:32(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement can potentially position African economies stronger in the face of future global shocks such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a senior United Nations trade policy expert said on Wednesday.
Speaking exclusively to Xinhua, David Luke, Coordinator of the Africa Trade Policy Center at the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) said intra-Africa trading could help cushion future global shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic that has exposed the vulnerability of African countries dependence on their trade partners in the rest of the world.
12:21 AM MYT ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement can potentially position African economies stronger in the face of future global shocks such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a senior United Nations trade policy expert said on Wednesday. Speaking exclusively to Xinhua, David Luke, Coordinator of the Africa Trade Policy Center at the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) said intra-Africa trading could help cushion future global shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic that has exposed the vulnerability of African countries dependence on their trade partners in the rest of the world. Successful implementation of the AfCFTA could support the development of competitive and resilient regional value chains and increase domestic and regional industrialization, including in the health sector. Therefore, the AfCFTA can potentially position African economies more strongly in the face of future global shocks, Luke told Xinhu