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- 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…
- 11 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…
- 21 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…
- 15 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- Business26 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.
- 13 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…
- 26 Nov 2024
Prepaid debit cards can enable companies to take advantage of increased intra-African trade
By Amber Thetford As businesses seek to expand across African borders, cashless payment solutions offer a safer method of transferring money. One offering, prepaid debit cards, provides security…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 28 Apr 2026
NASENI Empowers 2000 Kano Households with Clean Energy Solutions
National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has launched its Sustainable Empowerment Programme in Kano State with over 2000 households benefiting from the Agency's clean and…
- 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…
- 1 Nov 2020
Ecobank Restates Commitment to AfCFTA
Patrick Akinwuntan, Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, has said the bank is prepared to partner with other organizations to explore the opportunities available in the African Continental Free Trade…
- 6 Dec 2023
IATF2023 Exceeds Targets with Recorded Deals Worth up to US$43.8 billion
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) announces that the third Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2023) held in Cairo from 9 to 15 November witnessed the conclusion of business deals and transactions…
- 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)…
- 9 Jul 2015
UNCTAD Says Continent-Wide Policy Coherence can Yield Employment, Growth Benefits
Better leveraging of services trade in Africa could yield major employment and growth benefits, the UNCTAD Economic Development in Africa Report 2015 argues, while ongoing negotiations towards a…
- 20 Apr 2021
CNN’s Connecting Africa Explores Africa’s Telecommunications Industry
In the latest episode of Connecting Africa, CNN International’s Eleni Giokos explores how Africa’s telecommunications industry is transforming business and gearing up for a more interconnected…
- 6 Sept 2019
Afreximbank to Support Nigerian Manufacturers with $500m Facility
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says it will allocate 500 million dollars from its Nigeria-Africa Trade and Investment Promotion Fund to support Nigerian manufacturers. According to a…
- 26 Sept 2023
Afreximbank Seeks Participation of SME in Global Trade
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has called on African countries to prioritise the development of public and private export trading companies (ETCs) to position their small and medium…
- 1 Jan 2020
AfDB Backs Spending of Pension Funds on Infrastructure
President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, gave his support for Nigeria to spend pension fund on infrastructure. Adesina said with the continent’s $1.8trillion pension…
- 7 Feb 2022
Again, IMF Asks Nigeria to Hike VAT, Remove Fuel Subsidy
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has once more advised Nigeria's federal government to increase Value Added Tax (VAT), while also offering other fiscal measures that the country could adopt to…
- 9 Nov 2019
Pantami Urges Nigerian ICT Players to Embrace New Technologies
Dr. Isa Ibrahim Panatami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has challenged all stakeholders in the Nigerian ICT sector to transform their businesses by embracing new technologies and…
- 4 Oct 2021
BOI’s Disbursement to SMEs, Large Enterprises Hits Over N1trn in 6 Years
The Bank of Industry (BoI) has revealed that its disbursement to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and large enterprises has reached over N1trillion in six years. According to the…
- 20 Jan 2021
Ecobank Braces Up For Quick Payments as AfCFTA Takes Off
Ade Ayeyemi, group Chief Executive Officer, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), has affirmed that the pan-African banking group is facilitating smooth and instant payments across Africa as…