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LETTER: Timely solution to stop Agoa becoming Agone?

Business Day 01 Apr 2025
With tariffs rising internationally, supporters of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement have argued that this initiative needs to be complemented by additional measures to ensure the ...
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Standing together for prosperity

China Daily 31 Mar 2025
... projects launched by the African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa's Development to improve regional integration and help make the African Continental Free Trade Area a reality.
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USAid withdrawal: A blessing in disguise for Africa

Mail Guardian South Africa 31 Mar 2025
By deepening intra-African trade and investment through mechanisms such as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), nations can reduce dependence on external actors and strengthen regional resilience.
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Dismantling USAID could boost African self-reliance

Korea Times 31 Mar 2025
... intra-African trade and deepening regional integration ... Achieving economies of scale through the African Continental Free Trade Area could help crowd in private capital to build up critical industries.
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Agricultural value chains for a crisis-driven world: 22 billion reasons for Africa to invest in digital

Capital Ethiopia 31 Mar 2025
It has been four years since the start of trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and the commentaries heralding its potential for transforming the continent’s economic ...
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President Mahama to headline AETC 2025 in Accra

B & FT Online 31 Mar 2025
... from key institutions such as the African Development Bank (AfDB), Afreximbank, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the Clean Cooking Alliance, and the GECF, will be present.
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Experts, policymakers call for reforms to support Africa's priorities under South Africa's G20 presidency

China.dot.org 29 Mar 2025
... energy transition, promoting trade and investment for the African Continental Free Trade Area, improving Africa's credit rating, and boosting investment in vaccine manufacturing and pandemic response.
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How Dapo Abiodun Dazzled Doubters, Took Ogun to Great Heights

This Day 29 Mar 2025
In April 2022, the Ogun State government signed a $400m MoU with a foreign firm, Arise Integrated Industrial Platform, on the development of Olokola Free Trade Zone and Remo Agro Processing Zone.
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COMESA launches leather value chain strategy to boost industrialization

China.dot.org 28 Mar 2025
The African Union, through the African Continental Free Trade Area, plans to enhance regional trade in leather goods, reduce reliance on imports, and improve intra-African market access for locally manufactured products.
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India-US bilateral trade pact likely by year-end: NITI Aayog's Arvind Virmani

Beijing News 28 Mar 2025
Africa's rapid economic growth, bolstered by increasing trade liberalization efforts such as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), has made the continent a key focus for global trade partnerships.
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Tariffs will destroy the best cure for the trade deficit

Newsday 28 Mar 2025
... the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus, the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement, and the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.
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At WTO Forum in Geneva, Nigeria Leads Digital Trade Expansion Under AfCFTA, Seeks Global Support

This Day 28 Mar 2025
The Nigerian government on Thursday reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating digital trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), urging global partners to support its efforts to expand market access and economic growth.
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Navigating cross-border data protection: Evaluating our legal framework against international standards

B & FT Online 28 Mar 2025
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) ... AfCFTA serves as an opportunity for African countries including Ghana to actively engage in regional negotiations to create mechanisms for cross-border data transfers for digital trade.
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Minister of Tourism Receives Mawuko Kuadzi and Other Creatives Following Artios Award Win

Business Ghana 26 Mar 2025
... continental significance of the Artios Award win, stating that the team has been dedicated to building a Pan-African creative economy to be linked to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA).
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Zambia to host conference on improving transport corridors in Africa

China.dot.org 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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