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Is this the end of free trade?: Rethinking global trade and competitiveness in an era ...

B & FT Online 22 Apr 2025
Enter the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)—a bold African-led initiative aimed at building intra-African trade and positioning the continent as a global trading bloc.
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Africa China 2.0 with Paul FRIMPONG: The ripple effects: How the U.S. tariff war could ...

B & FT Online 22 Apr 2025
has promoted free ... Central to this is the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which aims to boost intra-African trade by reducing tariffs and harmonizing regulations among African countries.
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Universities urged to align research with industry demands – GCTU Vice Chancellor

B & FT Online 22 Apr 2025
... institutions and, more importantly, the existence of free economic trade across the continent. He added that passing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is an important milestone.
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How Bandung Conference changes the course for Global South

People Daily 22 Apr 2025
... and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States fostering solidarity, while BRICS expansion and the launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area signal stronger Global South integration.
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What happens if Trump trashes the AGOA pact?

The Times of India 21 Apr 2025
Since its implementation, AGOA has provided eligible sub-Saharan African countries with duty-free access to the US market for over 1,800 products.However, trade decisions by the Trump administration, ...
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Africa veers toward east for economic partnerships

China Daily 21 Apr 2025
African countries are likely to reinforce their trade ... The tariffs are also pushing African countries to prioritize regional integration under the African Continental Free Trade Area, Kantaria added.
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African countries urged to harness special economic zones to spur dev't

China.dot.org 21 Apr 2025
They made the call during a high-level regional conference on SEZs, organized by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat in Djibouti City, the capital of Djibouti.
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ADB joins PAPSS to enhance cross-border payments

Business Ghana 21 Apr 2025
He indicated that initiatives like PAPSS had the potential to transform Intra-African trade in line with the agenda of the African Continental Free Trade Area (Af­CFTA) Secretariat.
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Xinhua Headlines: How Bandung Conference changes the course for Global South

Xinhua 21 Apr 2025
... and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States fostering solidarity, while BRICS expansion and the launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area signal stronger Global South integration.
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Egypt takes over chairmanship of AfCFTA council of trade ministers

Egypt Independent 20 Apr 2025
CAIRO, April 19 (MENA) – Egypt’s Ambassador in Congo Hisham Hisham al-Makoud has participated in a ceremony to hand over the chairmanship of the African Continental Free Trade Area ...
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GITFiC presents AfCFTA curriculum to UG

Business Ghana 20 Apr 2025
The Ghana Inter­national Trade and Finance Confer­ence (GITFiC) has presented a copy of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Tertiary Curriculum to the University of Ghana Business School.
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ISSI-PAIDAR commemorate Zimbabwe’s National Day

Urdu Point 20 Apr 2025
He urged Pakistani companies to explore long-term investments under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and emphasised the importance of regional integration, stating that investing in ...
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Nigeria Caught in the Tariff Turmoil

This Day 20 Apr 2025
Another is to lean into regional trade by leveraging the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), opening new markets across the continent ... China remains Nigeria’s largest trading partner, with heavy investments in infrastructure and energy.
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World Bank president calls for regional trade amid tariff uncertainty 

Ghana Business News 19 Apr 2025
By May 2023, 54 countries had committed to implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a groundbreaking initiative to create a unified, liberalised market across Africa ... Since trade ...
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Trump tariffs: AGOA, agoing, agone?

Mmegi Online 18 Apr 2025
The AfCFTA or African Continental Free Trade Area, is the world’s largest free trade area developed under the auspices of the African Union (AU) to enable the free flow of goods and services across the continent.
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