African countries continue to trade more with the outside world than among themselves, according to findings of an Economic Commission…
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Africa urged to work for a green, resilient COVID-19 recovery
The Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Wednesday urged African countries to adopt policy measures that encourage green investments aimed…
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Experts to reflect on sustainable industrialization in Africa
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will hold its fifty-third session and the Conference of the African Ministers of…
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Experts discuss free movement of people in Africa
Policymakers attending the meeting that discussed the partnerships for a free and regulated movement of people in Africa called for…
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African women’s empowerment in the AfCFTA era
The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC), a unit of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), in collaboration with Business…
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Digitalization – Sustainable Development Goals critical accelerator
Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, on Monday passionately delivered an inspiring keynote address during the Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) fourth…
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Infrastructure key to African Continental Free Trade Area
The 6th PIDA Week opened virtually on Tuesday, 19 January 2021, with key speakers stressing the need for Africa to…
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Africa common market needs public private partnership to succeed
The success of African Continental Free Trade Area, which goes operational on Friday January 1, 2021, depends on the strong…
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Africa continental trade goes operational today
Signed by 54 African countries, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the largest common market in the world with over…
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Ethiopian-DHL, AeTrade Group partner to facilitate continental trade
Ethiopian Airlines-DHL and African Electronic Trade Group partner to transport historical parcels in the African Continental Free Trade Area.
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How trade digitization helps digitalization of AfCFTA
Participants at the 2020 edition of the African Economic Conference have been told that digitalization of trade across the continent…
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AU approves start of African Continental Free Trade Area training
African leaders at a summit today have approved that trading should start on 1 January next year as scheduled on…
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