220+ Nigerian Products Certified for AfCFTA Market — SON – MSME Africa
More than 220 products manufactured by 131 Nigerian companies have been certified to adopted African Standards, positioning them to compete more effectively in the continental market under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
AfCFTA Secretariat, All Africa Intellectual Property Summit
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and the All Africa Intellectual Property Summit have announced a strategic partnership to strengthen the role of intellectual property in advancing intra-African trade, industrialisation, innovation and Africa’s creative economy
African Trade: Bringing AfCFTA Closer to Local Businesses {Business Africa}
Nearly a decade after the launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), many of the small businesses it was designed to empower say its benefits remain out of reach. While the agreement promises a unified market across Africa, entrepreneurs continue to face barriers such as poor infrastructure, complex border procedures, and limited access…
Nigeria, AfCFTA push Africa’s $180bn digital trade
Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole, and the Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, Wamkele Mene, have urged African countries to accelerate trade in digitally delivered services, describing the continent’s $180bn digital economy as a major untapped opportunity for growth, investment and economic integration
AfCFTA, UNDP, Nigeria Demand Urgent Action to Put Women at Centre of Africa’s Economic Integration – THISDAYLIVE
African leaders yesterday made a compelling case for placing women at the heart of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), warning that the continent’s ambition to create the world’s largest single market would remain unrealised unless governments urgently remove structural barriers limiting female entrepreneurs and traders