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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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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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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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NHI: Innovations could help universal healthcare become a reality

Mail Guardian South Africa 26 Mar 2025
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement and Harmonization of Medicines Act offer frameworks through which regional collaboration and regulation can support the growth of localised, ethical and quality-controlled manufacturing hubs.
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Experts Urge Tailored Monetary Policies for Developing Economies

B & FT Online 26 Mar 2025
Abor stressed that promoting transactions in local currencies, particularly in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), could help preserve foreign exchange reserves and enhance currency stability.
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A nation of debt

B & FT Online 26 Mar 2025
By Nana Sifa Twum (PhD). Ghana’s debt situation requires urgent and strategic action ... Let us negotiate better trade agreements and leverage the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to expand exports. Strengthen Trade Policies. ... ....
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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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