The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) enters into force

President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger and Champion of the AfCFTA (Right) and Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General UNCTAD at the launch of operational instrument of AfCFTA. PHOTO | AUC

What you need to know:

  • The entry into force of the AfCFTA is marked by the speed at which African countries worked together within a year to establish a regional trading block to promote intra-African trade following the adoption of the AfCFTA on March 21, 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda.

Be the First to Know

Get the stories shaping East Africa — delivered straight to your inbox

Conflict

  1. Tigray

    PRIME US sidelines TPLF as it seeks to mediate Ethiopia–Eritrea dispute

  2. Sudan's currency tumbles to new low as war hammers economy

  3. PRIME Africa’s conflicts, Ebola outbreak halt children’s education

  4. PRIME Ethiopia's new Tigray administration signals retreat from Pretoria commitments amid fresh conflict

Latest

  1. Nigeria's Dangote buys 25pc stake in Kenya's oil pipeline network

  2. PRIME Uganda used to be an Ebola buffer for Kenya. Not anymore

  3. PRIME Uganda trials Ebola vaccine as countries rush to tame spread

  4. PRIME Uganda investigates history of travellers turning up with Ebola in other countries

In the headlines

View All