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Trading Under the AfCFTA – a Guide for Algeria
Algeria is a member of the GAFTA, a free trade area that consists of 14 members spanning North Africa and the Middle East. While it is not an African regional economic community, Algeria’s GAFTA membership means that it is already trading under a free trade agreement with Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Morocco and Sudan.
New preferential trading opportunities for Algeria under the AfCFTA will include non-GAFTA member states. This is a substantial improvement in continental market access, with new preferential access to 47 African markets.
Under the Guided Trade Initiative (GTI) Algeria is able to trade certain goods duty free with Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa and Tunisia, since these countries have implemented Provisional Schedules of Tariff Concessions.