AfCFTA: Officials push for all member states to ratify free trade deal
The African Heads of States and Governments pose during African Union (AU) Summit for the agreement to establish the African Continental Free Trade Area in Kigali, Rwanda, on March 21, 2018. The focus now is on how to bring on board all signatories and push for ratification by all. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
With the July 1, 2020 launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) fast approaching, 90 per cent of outstanding issues on the rules of origin and tariff guidelines have been resolved.
A meeting of director-generals of Customs, revenue authority officials and trade experts from member states, held last week in Kampala Uganda, focused on how to bring on board all signatories and push for ratification by all.
