This trade report deals with the possible ways African countries can benefit from the AfCFTA as that preferential trade area becomes a reality, with Mauritius as a case study. It examines trade, market access, sectoral industrial, value chain and gendered data to provide insights into how best Mauritius could capitalise on its membership of a free trade area with 53 other countries. This approach will hopefully inform a ‘template’ as to how other members of the African Union could frame their approach the AfCFTA.

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