AfCFTA Stories

Kenya faces Sh22.53bn revenue loss under full free trade area implementation
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 16, 2024

Kippra therefore says the potential loss for Kenya poses a significant hurdle in the AfCFTA's implementation, as tariff revenues assume critical impor...

Kenya plans to invest Sh13.1bn in key African financial institutions
Bashir Mohammed  |  May 30, 2024

The additional capital will also support the African Export-Import (Afrexim) Bank, headquartered in Cairo, and the Trade and Development Bank (TDB), b...

Ruto pushes for more intra-Africa trade under AfCFTA
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Apr 04, 2024

The Kenyan leader expressed full support for the flagship agency's mandate to enhance integration and eliminate trade barriers across the continent.

Wamkele Mene re-appointed Secretary-General of AfCFTA
Hanifa Adan  |  Feb 19, 2024

The decision, endorsed at the AU Summit, extends Mene's term for another four years.

Ramaphosa flags off South Africa's first shipment under AfCFTA
Ibrahim Omar  |  Jan 31, 2024

The move makes South Africa the latest country to start trading under AfCFTA, a deal that seeks to create a single market for the continent’s 1.3 bill...

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