African Union


Botswana becomes 45th AU member to ratify African continental free trade agreement
Botswana has deposited its instrument ratifying the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement with African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, local media reported.
AU adopts compact for private sector inclusion in AfCFTA
THE African Union (AU) has adopted the action compact of the Africa Prosperity Dialogues (APD) to champion private sector inclusion in the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
African Union summit aiming to 'fast-track' African Free Trade Area
African leaders are meeting on Saturday and Sunday for the annual African Union (AU) summit with the aim of speeding up the rollout of the African Continental Free Trade Area (ACFTA), Belga News Agency reports.
We need people-centered approach to trade, security in Africa, says Ford Foundation W’Africa regional director
The West Africa Regional Director for Ford Foundation, Dr. ChiChi Aniagolu-Okoye, has called for a people-centered approach in dealing with security and trade issues on the African continent.
AfCFTA: Ambitions of free trade must move beyond talk
How can Africa’s continental free trade agreement be moved forward from talk to action? An eventful week in Ghana ended with new promises from African governments and state parties to speed up processes towards the full realisation of the world’s largest free trade area – AfCFTA
African unions demand strong labour provisions in AfCFTA
Unions want labour provisions to be included in the next phases of negotiations of the African Continental Free Trade Areas (AfCFTA).
AfCFTA ratification process slow – official
Trade experts, business executives, and advocates of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) from across the continent have expressed concerns about the slow progress on the ratification of the protocol on the movement of people.The agreement has, thus far, been signed by fifty-four of the fifty-five African Union (AU) member states.
Without an end to conflict, the African Continental Free Trade Area is an exercise in futility
The recurrence of terrorism, intrastate conflicts, xenophobia, military coups and interstate conflicts reduces prospects for the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area.
US plans $55bn investment in Africa, keys into AfCFTA
The United States of America(USA) has revealed a blueprint that will enable a massive investment inflow into Africa, as Joe Biden’s administration begins winning the heart of African leaders.