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Zambia to host conference on improving transport corridors in Africa

Xinhua 26 Mar 2025
... as the continent continues to advance its integration under the African Continental Free Trade Area, hence the development of efficient and transport networks will be a key driver of growth," he said.
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Lesotho's king warns nation will reel from Trump cuts

Watauga Democrat 26 Mar 2025
Lesotho will suffer from Donald Trump's aid cuts and stands to lose up to 40,000 jobs if the US president also cancels a trade pact granting duty-free access to the American market, the monarch of the tiny southern African kingdom ... .
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UN urges African nations to harness AfCFTA for economic resilience amid global tensions

Independent online (SA) 25 Mar 2025
The United Nations (UN) Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has encouraged African governments to capitalise on the prevailing global economic tensions and fragmentation by fully implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
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Trump’s Retaliation Against South Africa

Consortium News 25 Mar 2025
South Africa also benefits from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a preferential trade program providing duty-free access to U.S ... In response to the cut-off in aid and trade, 100 ...
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Algeria gears up for Intra African Trade Fair 2025 as countdown begins

B & FT Online 24 Mar 2025
Organised by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, the Intra-African ...
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UAE participates in ‘G20 Trade and Investment Working Group’ meeting

The Gulf Time 24 Mar 2025
... is closely aligned with the priorities of South Africa’s presidency, in particular the structural transformation of the African continent and the development of African Continental Free Trade Area.
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UAE participates in 'G20 Trade and Investment Working Group' meeting

Urdu Point 24 Mar 2025
... is closely aligned with the priorities of South Africa’s presidency, in particular the structural transformation of the African continent and the development of African Continental Free Trade Area.
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Local businesses to benefit from new trade strategy |24 March 2025

Nation 24 Mar 2025
Principal trade officer from the trade division, Jean-Paul d’Offay, said this while speaking to the media last week, following the Cabinet’s approval of the Seychelles African Continental Free Trade Area Implementation Strategy.
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Somalia joins Afreximbank as it seeks to boost Intra-African trade and economic growth

Business Ghana 24 Mar 2025
Today, we begin a collective journey to enable the Somali economy to realise the maximum value from its natural resources while hastening its integration into the African Continental Free Trade Area.” .
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Somalia joins Afreximbank to boost intra-African trade, economic growth

Xinhua 24 Mar 2025
... milestone agreement signals their commitment to becoming a key player in regional and continental development, especially through trade, under the framework of the African Continental Free Trade Area.
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Highly compatible

China Daily 24 Mar 2025
It is likely that the African Continental Free Trade Area will accelerate this trend by promoting the growth of regional value chains, giving Chinese businesses a chance to access a larger and more unified African market.
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The sky is not the limit: Africa’s self-imposed air travel crisis

B & FT Online 24 Mar 2025
It undermines free movement, trade, and capital – pillars of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) ... The Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) was launched in 2018 to operationalize YD.
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Free sanitary pads for school girls: AGI backs move to procure from local producers

B & FT Online 24 Mar 2025
“We are very confident that the commitment to sourcing locally will propel local producers to enjoy economies of scale, expand their operations and potentially take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area”.
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Official Development Assistance Less World, What’s Next?

Capital Ethiopia 24 Mar 2025
At the African Union level and within the Regional Economic Communities, effective strategies are in place, including the newly introduced promising African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
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