AfCFTA Phase 2 covers investment, competition policy, and intellectual property rights. These chapters will determine whether the continental free tra...
Rules of origin determine which goods qualify for AfCFTA preferential tariffs. Getting these thresholds right is the difference between genuine indust...
Rwanda scores higher than most African nations on ease of doing business, customs efficiency, and governance quality. It has become the preferred East...
Ethiopia attracted $4 billion in manufacturing FDI between 2015 and 2022, building the largest industrial park network in sub-Saharan Africa. The stra...
Established in Accra in 2020, the AfCFTA Secretariat is the operational engine of Africa's continental free trade ambition. With a staff of 200 and a...
Egypt is repositioning from a transit economy to a manufacturing and value-added services exporter. The Suez Canal Economic Zone and Ras El-Hekma deve...
South Africa is Africa's most industrialised economy and its trade policy reflects competing interests: protecting domestic manufacturers while honour...
Divergent SPS standards are one of Africa's most significant non-tariff barriers. Harmonising food safety and plant health requirements under AfCFTA c...
Morocco exports $35 billion annually and imports a similar amount. Its free trade agreements with the EU, USA, and multiple Arab states, combined with...
Egypt sits at the crossroads of Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East. A deliberate trade strategy is turning geography into economic power,...
The ECOWAS Common External Tariff applies a five-band tariff structure across 15 West African nations. Understanding it is essential for any business...
The SADC Trade Protocol has achieved zero tariffs on 85 percent of goods among 15 member states. It is sub-Saharan Africa's oldest and deepest free tr...
AfCFTA's most transformative potential is enabling regional value chains where inputs, processing, and final goods all originate within Africa. Pharma...
Kenya exports $7.2 billion in goods and $5 billion in services annually. Its trade policy balances domestic industrial protection with EAC, AfCFTA, an...
African governments routinely ban food exports during domestic shortages, disrupting regional trade and violating AfCFTA commitments. A continental fo...