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- 10 Apr 2019
AfDB Board Approves $4.8M Grant to Accelerate African Free Trade
The Board of the African Development Bank has approved an institutional support grant of $4.8 million to the African Union (AU) to accelerate the momentum of the African Continental Free Trade Area…
- 31 Mar 2022
UK Backs Africa’s Ambitious Continental Free Trade Initiative
The UK launches a program of up to £35 million to support the negotiations and implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The AfCTFA is expected to lift 30 million people out…
- 16 Feb 2026
AfCFTA, AGRA Collaborate to Reduce Non-tariff Barriers to Intra-African Food Trade
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat signed a Memorandum of Understanding with nonprofit organisation Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), towards improving…
- 28 Mar 2021
AfCFTA: Free Trade Bloc can be a Game Changer for African People, Business
Exploring strategies to deepen private sector participation in the implementation African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was the highlight of a panel session during the 2021 WTO Aid-for-Trade…
- 19 Jul 2024
Nigeria Makes Giant Strides in Economic Growth and Continental Leadership with the Launch of Guided Trade Initiative Under AfCFTA
Nigeria has embarked on a historic endeavor with the launch of the Guided Trade Initiative under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), signaling a pivotal moment in boosting intra-African…
- 29 Sept 2021
Afreximbank Launches Pan-African Payment Platform
In furtherance to the take- off of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has launched the pan-African payment and settlement system (PAPSS) to…
- 22 Aug 2025
AfDB, AfCFTA Unite to Unlock $3.4 Trillion Continental Market Through Strategic Infrastructure Development
The African Development Bank Group, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, and Africa50 have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to catalyse infrastructure development across…
- Business25 Aug 2026
FG Backs $3.1Bn AfCFTA Trade Facilitation Project
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed support for the companies behind the $3.1 billion customs modernization project of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), describing the initiative as transformative and capable of accelerating economic progress across the continent.
- 17 Feb 2025
AU Endorses Nigeria as AfCFTA Digital Trade Champion
The African Union (AU) has officially designated Nigeria as the Digital Trade Champion under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Digital Trade Protocol, citing the country’s leadership…
- 25 Feb 2025
AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol Targets 50% Growth by 2030
Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has stated that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Digital Trade Protocol is set to grow intra-African trade from 18 per cent in 2022 to 50 per cent by…
- 14 Nov 2019
NCC Extols Economic Benefits of AfCFTA Agreement
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and other industry stakeholders have extolled the economic benefits accruable to the country from the recently rectified African Continental Free Trade…
- 25 Jun 2025
AfCFTA Positions Africa to Tap into $712bn Digital Trade Market by 2035
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is strategically positioning Africa to tap into a $712 billion digital trade market by 2035, leveraging key partnerships and trade-enabling…
- 21 Oct 2021
AfriTECH2021: Akindenide Explains how Blockchain for Payments will Boost AfCFTA
At a time when cross-border trading is high on the agenda with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, Dr. Oluseyi Akindeinde, the Chief Technical Officer of Digital Encode…
- 20 Dec 2019
FG Inaugurates AfCFTA Action Committee
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated National Action Committee for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA). President Buhari, while speaking during the…
- 1 Jul 2025
AfCFTA Opens Opportunity for Logistics Sector
The African Continental Free trade Area (AfCFTA) has created an opportunity for truckers, airlines and other players in the logistics and transportation sector. About 2.2 million trucks, valued at…
- 21 Oct 2025
FG Targets 40% GDP Growth by 2030 Through AfCFTA
The Federal Government has set an audacious target of achieving 40 percent growth in Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2030, leveraging the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to…
- 19 Jul 2024
FG Unveils Roadmap for Africa’s Digital Trade Revolution Under AfCFTA
The Federal Government on Friday unveiled a comprehensive strategy to lead Africa’s digital trade revolution within the framework of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The…
- 3 Sept 2024
GAIN, Afreximbank Trains 300 Young African Entrepreneurs On Entrepreneurship Intra-African Trade
The Grand Africa Initiative (GAIN) in partnership with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has trained 300 young African entrepreneurs drawn from various regions of Africa, in its 2024…
- 12 Nov 2025
Africa Trade Engine Launches to Boost Intra-Continental Trade, Industrialisation
Africa Trade Engine (ATE), a groundbreaking joint venture between TRT Manufacturing and TradeDepot, has officially launched—ushering in a new era for Africa’s industrial and trade independence. ATE…
- 18 Jun 2026
AfreximBank Urges Nigeria, Others to Strengthen Continental Trade
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has urged Nigeria and the rest of Africa to strengthen intra-African trade and resilience to protect against geopolitical shocks. In a recently released…
- 19 Sept 2025
Kalu Champions African Digital Trade Multilateralism
Benjamin Kalu, deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, has emphasized the critical role of parliaments in promoting multilateralism through digital trade. Kalu, according to a statement by…
- 6 Dec 2020
Nigeria Submits Ratified AfCFTA Instrument to AU
Federal Government has presented the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement ratification instrument to the African Union in preparation for the take-off of the agreement in January 2021. The…
- 23 Jul 2026
African Judges Pledge Support for AfCFTA’s Success
Chief Judges drawn from countries across the African continent have resolved to collaborate and support measures aimed at ensuring the success of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)…
- 6 May 2025
How Emerging Technologies Are Reshaping Trade – NITDA DG
Kashifu Inuwa, director general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that the transformative potential of emerging technologies is vital in revolutionising trade…
- 9 Feb 2026
Ecobank Nigeria to Host Customer Forum on Strengthening Regional Integration for Economic Transformation
Ecobank Nigeria is set to host the second edition of its Customer Forum, at the Ecobank Pan-African Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue, Victoria Island, Lagos. The forum, organised by the bank’s Fixed…
- 17 Nov 2025
7,500 African SMEs to Receive AI and Digital Trade Skills Through New Google and AfCFTA Secretariat Programme
Thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Nigeria and the African continent can now gain critical AI and digital skills to expand their businesses and trade continent-wide. Google…
- News25 Aug 2026
Marketplace Africa Examines the Future of African Trade
In the latest episode of CNN’s Marketplace Africa, Victoria Rubadiri speaks with Michael Ogbalu, Chief Executive Officer of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), about how the platform is helping to transform cross-border payments and drive trade across Africa.
- 3 Feb 2021
Standard Chartered’s Client Conference on AfCFTA Focuses on a Single Continental Market for Nigerian Businesses
As part of Standard Chartered’s knowledge, capacity building and developmental initiatives across its local markets, Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria (SCB) hosted a virtual conference for clients and…
- 12 Mar 2021
Ecobank Reiterates Interest in Export Trade
Ecobank has reiterated that it remains the partner of choice in Africa for export trade because of its unique positioning, wide network, pan African payment switch, settlement capabilities,…
- 12 Nov 2019
UBA Assures of Innovative Services to Boost Trade, Financial Inclusion in Africa
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Pan African financial Institution, has assured its customers that it is dedicated to facilitating intra African trade and financial inclusion, by providing premium…