Tag: AfCFTA
Does Africa Need a Continental Common Currency?
31 May 22 PublicationsIn March 2022, South African International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor reaffirmed the commitment of her government to a continental monetary union, also known ...
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30 May 22 NewsLocal news
Significant strides made in creating a conducive environment for investment in SA (the dtic)
The Head of Invest South Africa (InvestSA), Mr Yunus Hoosen, has lauded su...
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27 May 22 NewsLocal news
SA poultry producers missing out on export market with lax livestock health standards (Engineering News)
The South African poultry industry is “missing a massive opp...
Expediting the start of trade under the AfCFTA
25 May 22 BlogThe African Continental Free Trade (AfCFTA) Agreement is in force since 30 May 2019. The required number of twenty-two ratifications have been deposited thirty days earlier.[1] Sev...
Cameroon: Making the most of the AfCFTA through a national implementation strategy
25 May 22 BlogRead the full blog HERE
Cameroon signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement on 21 March 2018, and this marked the beginning of the country’s liberali...
Has the Context changed in which new AfCFTA Protocols are to be adopted?
24 May 22 BlogThe ideas and decisions to launch the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) were developed and adopted about a decade ago. The world looked different then, and the challenge...
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17 May 22 NewsLocal news
5 global export bans that shook SA agriculture (Food for Mzansi)
In less than two years South Africa’s agricultural sector has been dealt a few blows by countries wh...
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16 May 22 NewsLocal news
Investing in African Mining Indaba (Mail & Guardian)
The local mining industry is thriving, but infrastructure needs to be improved and changes need to be made for...
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13 May 22 NewsCountry news
All at sea over the Russian crude oil headed to SA, except copper-bottomed Transnet Port Authority (Daily Maverick)
A Liberia-flagged tanker carrying crude oil from ...
The Digital Economy Opportunity for the AfCFTA
28 Apr 22 PublicationsThe African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is in the process of taking shape. This momentous initiative for Africa holds much promise, not just for the promotion of intra-Afr...
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20 Apr 22 NewsLocal news
South Africa Floods Could Hurt China Trade (Voice of America)
Some of the worst flooding in South Africa’s history has left more than 400 people dead and some 4...
Trade in Services Negotiations Update
11 Apr 22 BlogThe Decisions, Declarations, Resolution and Motions adopted at the Thirty-Fifth Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly took place in Addis Ababa on 5-6 February 2022. ...
Reciprocity in the AfCFTA Negotiations
11 Apr 22 BlogThere are two sets of norms governing the negotiations for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement and its Protocols. They are the guiding principles and the mod...
African Union Assembly Decision of February 2022 on Trade in Goods under the AfCFTA
11 Apr 22 BlogThe Decisions, Declarations, Resolution and Motions adopted at the Thirty-Fifth Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly, which took place in Addis Ababa on 5-6 February...
Recent African Union Assembly Decisions on AfCFTA Support
11 Apr 22 BlogThe thirty-fifth Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly, which took place in Addis Ababa on 5-6 February 2022, produced a detailed document containing several decision...
The AfCFTA Tariff Negotiations face unique Challenges
11 Apr 22 BlogPreferential trade in goods under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will only become possible once schedules of tariff concessions have been agreed and have entered ...
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06 Apr 22 NewsLocal news
Supply chain bottlenecks here to stay for 2022, goods prices to rise sharply – Cargo Compass SA (Engineering News)
Global supply chain backlogs are showing no signs ...
Gender Provisions in African Trade Agreements: What Commitments Are There For Reconciling Gender Equality and Trade?
25 Mar 22 PublicationsThe trade agreements concluded by African countries stand out in many respects in terms of addressing gender issues. Specific provisions on gender have been integrated in African t...
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23 Mar 22 NewsLocal news
South Africa takes massive digital leap forward, says Ramaphosa (Engineering News)
Last week, government concluded the auction of high-demand spectrum for mobile telec...
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15 Mar 22 NewsLocal news
Choose to buy local: President Ramaphosa (SAnews)
President Cyril Ramaphosa has encouraged South Africans - whether individuals or businesses - to always choose to buy...