The main constraint to boosting intra-African trade is not tariff barriers per se but real productive constraints, says Ambassador Xavier Carim of South Africa. The main constraints to boosting intra-Africa within Africa’s Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is not...
Introduction: What has changed and what will happen next? First of all, the crisis reveals some truths It is obvious that nothing can ever be taken for granted and that humanity, despite its technical and technological progress, remains vulnerable...
THE EVOLVING GLOBAL TRADE POLICY LANDSCAPE AND THE AfCFTA Crisis at the WTO is part of a wider crisis in multilateralism At WTO, the crisis is rooted in the policies embedded in the legal commitments in the agreements Contributed...
Work Programme for the Civil Society Forum The Civil Society Forum is a one-day event whose main objective is to enhance Civil Society engagement on the implementation of the AfCFTA. It will attract more than 100 participants from African...
“Enhancing Civil Society Engagement in the AfCFTA to Broaden Inclusiveness” 3 July 2019, Niamey, Niger Introduction At the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 10 and 11 February 2019, AU Heads of State...