AfCFTA Resources

The AU has published an interactive map allowing users to AU member's import potential

Interactive import/export map

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Economic Assessments

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World Bank – AfCFTA Economic and Distributional effects

The African Continental Free Trade Area (worldbank.org)

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United Nations Economic Commission for Africa - Towards a Common Investment Area in the African Continental Free Trade Area: Levelling the Playing Field for Intra-African Investment

Towards a Common Investment Area in the African Continental Free Trade Area: Levelling the Playing Field for Intra-African Investment (uneca.org)

 

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Overseas Development Institute – The role of the AfCFTA in promoting a resilient recovery in Africa

The role of the AfCFTA in promoting a resilient recovery in Africa | ODI: Think change

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Episode of ALP Talks where key aspects of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) Investment Protocol are discussed

African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Investment Protocol Podcast | ALP | A leading corporate commercial law firm in Lagos Nigeria

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Africa's Service Trade Liberalization and Integration Under the AfCFTA

summary.pdf (uneca.org)

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Towards a Common Investment Area in the African Continental Free Trade Area:

Levelling the Playing Field for Intra-African Investment (uneca.org)

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Trade Finance Demand and Supply in Africa:

Evidence from Kenya and Tanzania

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The African Continental Free Trade Area

Strengthening Africa’s Trade Capacity

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A Call for the Establishment of a Pan-African Harmonised Private International Legal Regime

to Actualise Agenda 2063

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A call for the wider study of Private International Law in Africa:

A Review of Private International Law In Nigeria

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Digital Trade

 

Overseas Development Institute (SET) - Digital Trade Provisions in the AfCFTA: what can we learn from South-South trade agreements

Digital-trade-provisions-in-the-AfCFTA.pdf (odi.org)

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What to Consider Ahead of the AfCFTA Phase II Negotiations:

Focus on Digital Trade Policy Issues in Four Sub-Saharan African Countries (Policy Report) (ox.ac.uk)

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The Costs of Exclusion - West Africa Regional Report

A4AI_CoE_Africa_V3.pdf (webfoundation.org)

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Youth & Trade

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International Trade Centre – Opportunities for youth employment and entrepreneurship

TITLE (intracen.org)

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Women & Trade

 

UN Women - Opportunities for women entrepreneurs in the context of the african continental free trade agreement

Opportunities for women in the ACfTA | UN Women – Africa

 

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UNDP & African Union - The Futures report: Making the AfCFTA work for women and youth –

The Futures Report: Making the AfCFTA Work for Women and Youth | African Union (au.int)

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IFC Report - Women and E-commerce in Africa

Women and e-commerce in Africa (ifc.org)

& Video

Women and E-commerce in Africa – the US$14.5 billion opportunity - YouTube​