Africa Continental Free Trade Area Archives

Finance

China Opens the Door—Can Zimbabwe Walk Through It?

developer - July 7, 2025

By Sinikiwe Marodza In a world where global trade is often skewed against the developing world, China’s recent announcement to remove all tariffs on exports...

The benefits of improved efficiency on the continent and encouragement of competition on the markets will be significantly felt on the continent and boost development

Mining

What impact will the AfCFTA have on the oil and gas...

developer - March 26, 2021

Shantel Mufandaidza Created by the African Continental Free Trade Agreement in 2018, the African Continental Free Trade Area came into effect on 1 January 2021. Since...

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) recently unveiled findings of a study titled “Energy Prices in Africa: Transition towards Clean Energy for Africa’s Industrialization” indicating that that 600 million people in Africa have no access to electricity while 900 million do not have access to clean cooking fuel.

Economy

ECA supporting AfCFTA to drive digital trade

developer - March 19, 2021

Staff Writer The Economic Commission for Africa is making significant progress in supporting African countries to leverage the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) to...

The AfCFTA is an unmissable opportunity to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 pandemic by allowing the free movement of pharmaceuticals and PPE as well as the free exchange of technical expertise

Economy

Zambia ratifies AfCFTA agreement

developer - February 10, 2021

Staff Writer Zambia has become the latest country to submit instruments of its ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement to the...

The World Bank has indicated that the African Continental Free Trade Area is expected to boost regional income by seven percent or $450bn, speed up wage growth for women, and lift 30 million people out of extreme poverty by 2035

Economy

Concern as Zim delays submitting AfCFTA tariff orders

developer - January 29, 2021

Sydney Kawadza Zimbabwe risks remaining a closed economy to Africa despite benefits promised under the African Continental Free Trade Area amid reports that tariff orders...