ISDS Case Map
Africa
Negotiators still need to agree on market access offers, rules of origin and specific commitments in trade in services.
Supporting instruments to facilitate the launch of the operational phase of the AfCFTA need to be finalised, including rules of origin, schedules of tariff concessions on trade in goods.
Ken Ukaoha is the president of the National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) and shares his view on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
The African Continental Free Trade Area will officially enter into force during the next Extra-Ordinary Heads of State and Government summit slated for 7th July 2019 in Niamey, Niger.
African dairy farmers protested outside the European Union HQ to demand that they don’t over-produce milk and then flood African markets.
African governments must act immediately to address the AfCFTA's potential negative implications for Africans' health.
As a second step, negotiators will focus on rules pertaining to intellectual property rights, competition policy and investment, which they aim to finalise by June 2020.
The African Union agreed last year to create a free trade zone on the continent but Africa's largest economy, Nigeria, isn't on board with the agreement.
Among the key issues where negotiations are still needed include the rules of origin, non-tariff barriers, structure of implementation, schedule of concessions and tariff books.
The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) has warned that the implementation of African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in Nigeria would increase unemployment among farmers, and farm workers in the country.
