African Trade Policy Centre Stories

Cape Town, South Africa
- 4 February 2018
. ECA Press Release
CFTA set to unleash Africa’s full potential, says ECA’s Songwe
Swakopmund, Namibia
- 12 December 2017
. ECA Press Release
Africa set for big things with CFTA operationalization, says ECA’s Gatera
Niamey, Niger
- 2 December 2017
. ECA Press Release
Trade ministers meet deadline for CFTA Agreement
Niamey
- 30 November 2017
. ECA Press Release
CFTA negotiations intensify as deadline looms.
Addis Ababa
- 6 November 2017
. ECA Press Release
Experts discuss future of Africa-UK trade relations
Addis Ababa
- 3 November 2017
. ECA Press Release
10th Session of the Committee on Regional Cooperation and Integration ends on high note
Addis Ababa
- 2 November 2017
. ECA Press Release
New ECA publications put in focus human rights perspective of CFTA; smart trade & industrial policy in Africa
Addis Ababa
- 1 November 2017
. ECA Press Release
Overcoming infrastructure deficit will unlock Africa’s potential, says Songwe
Addis Ababa
- 1 November 2017
. ECA Press Release
A transformative Continental Free Trade Area requires inclusion of women
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
- 26 October 2017
. ECA Press Release
Infrastructure deficit remains a major challenge to trade facilitation
Addis Ababa
- 26 October 2017
. ECA Press Release
ECA promoting infrastructure development for Africa’s industrialisation, says Soteri
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
- 23 October 2017
. ECA Press Release
Trade liberalization without enhanced production is a recipe for disaster
Addis Ababa
- 16 October 2017
. ECA Press Release
2017 breakthrough year towards implementation of CFTA, says ECA’s Karingi
Accra
- 5 October 2017
. ECA Press Release
International Single Windows Conference & Exhibition held in Ghana
Addis Ababa
- 22 September 2017
. ECA Press Release
Experts discuss ways to advance Africa’s trade policy
Accra
- 12 September 2017
. ECA Press Release
African Chambers of Commerce discuss private sectors’ engagement and opportunities in the CFTA
Geneva, Switzerland
- 15 July 2017
. ECA Press Release
ECA pushes Africa’s integration agenda, inclusivity and equitable trade at the 2017 Aid for Trade Global Review
Geneva, Switzerland
- 15 July 2017
. ECA Press Release
Continental Free Trade Area negotiations moving in the right direction
Geneva, Switzerland
- 14 July 2017
. ECA Press Release
Africa Regional Integration Index Report under spotlight at Global Review 2017 in Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland
- 13 July 2017
. ECA Press Release
ECA-WTO joint publication on role of Aid for Trade in boosting intra-African trade launched in Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland
- 11 July 2017
. ECA Press Release
Boosting Intra-African Trade Crucial to Africa’s Development says ECA’s Stephen Karingi
Addis Ababa
- 16 June 2017
. ECA Press Release
CFTA Modalities on Goods and Services Adopted in Niamey
Addis Ababa
- 23 May 2017
. ECA Press Release
African chambers of commerce discuss best practices in use of single windows in enabling cross border trade
Addis Ababa
- 22 May 2017
. ECA Press Release
Climate change and trade – impact on food security in Africa
Addis Ababa
- 11 May 2017
. Joint Press Release
As the deadline for the Continental Free Trade Area looms, experts consider its future

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