Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 3, 2019 (ECA) – With the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) set to go into force soon, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its partners are organizing a Horn of Africa Regional Trade Forum on the pact.
On 21 March 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda, 44 AU member States signed the Agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). An additional eight member states have signed the agreement since then, while the twenty-two have ratified it so far. The AfCFTA will enter into force after 22 African countries have deposited their instruments of ratification with the Africa Union Commission.
Nairobi, 24 April 2019 (ECA) - The African Regional Round of the global John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition, formerly known as the ELSA Moot Court Competition on the Law of the World Trade Organization (WTO), is underway Nairobi where it is being hosted by the Kenya School of Law (KSL).
Twenty university teams representing nine African countries; Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, are participating in the Sixth African Regional Round of the competition.
Yaounde, 22 April 2019 (ECA) – Much to an ecstatic applause from the academic community and members of the Government of Cameroon, the Execrative Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) – Ms. Vera Songwe, made a strong case for the country to ratify and take leadership in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement while toning up its digital economy, as she ended her first official visit there recently.
Cameroon is in the process of developing its national African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Strategy through an awareness and information sharing workshop jointly organized by the Cameroonian Government and the UN Economic Commission for Africa.
Marrakech (Morocco), March 23, 2019 – A side event themed, Digital Trade in Africa: Implications for Inclusion and Industrialisation took place this Saturday in Marrakech, Morocco.
Marrakech, 23 March 2019 – Digital trade offers an innovative tool for industrial leapfrogging and income convergence, and human rights can provide firm ground for a consistent policy framework and principled action.
Marrakech, 23 March 2019 – African leaders have intensified their efforts to promote regional integration as evidenced by establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), ratifying the agreement and their readiness for effective implementation.
Marrakech, 22 March 2019 (ECA) – Delegates attending the 38th meeting of the Committee of Experts of the ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development have applauded the Federal Republic of Ethiopia for having just ratified the instruments instituting the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), in a plenary debate in which the AfCFTA was given prime focus.