AfCFTA and Bergmans Sign US$3.1B Customs Modernisation Deal
Faster, safer and more predictable movement of goods across African borders: the AfCFTA Secretariat has signed a twenty-year agreement for […]
Afcfta SECRETARIAT AND BERGMANS SIGN US$3.1 BILLION CONCESSION AGREEMENT FOR CUSTOMS MODERNISATION
ACCRA, 7 AUGUST 2026 – The AfCFTA Secretariat and Bergmans Security Consultants and Supplies Limited have signed a 20-year, US$3.1
AfCFTA Secretariat and ADI Foundation Partner to Develop Africa’s Digital Trade Infrastructure to Power the Future of Intra-African Trade
A new joint venture to build an African-owned digital trade infrastructure under the AfCFTA Protocol on Digital Trade ACCRA, 21
AfCFTA Secretary – General visits Juba to advance South Sudan’s participation in the African single market
Secretary – General H.E. Wamkele Mene leads an official visit to Juba, engaging the Government and the private sector on the road to ratification and the opportunities the continental market opens for
AfCFTA Secretary-General to take part in the 41st Feira Internacional de Luanda (FILDA 2026)
H.E. Wamkele Mene joins Angola’s flagship international trade fair as continental attention turns to converting the single market into practical
I Am Deeply Embarrassed by Xenophobic Vigilantism in South Africa, Perpetrators Must Face the Law
As a pan-Africanist and a South African, I bow my head in shame. I am deeply embarrassed by the xenophobic vigilantism being carried out in South Africa by a loud minority of xenophobes.
From negotiation to implementation: the Secretary-General sets out the road ahead on Ghana’s BREAKFAST
The Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), H.E. Wamkele Mene, appeared on GTV’s BREAKFAST show in Accra on 7 July 2026 for a wide-ranging interview on the state of Africa’s single market and the shift now under way — from negotiating the rules of continental trade to implementing them.
De la négociation à la mise en œuvre : le Secrétaire général trace la voie sur BREAKFAST, en direct du Ghana
Le Secrétaire général de la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLECAf), S.E. Wamkele Mene, était l’invité de l’émission BREAKFAST sur la Télévision ghanéenne (GTV), à Accra, le 7 juillet 2026, pour un entretien de fond sur l’état du marché unique africain et sur le basculement désormais engagé — de la négociation des règles du commerce continental à leur mise en œuvre.
AfCFTA Digital Trade Forum Closes in Lagos with Eight Calls to Action on Digital Market Implementation
The second edition of the Forum shifts the AfCFTA Protocol on Digital Trade from negotiation to measurable implementation.
À Lagos, la ZLECAf fait entrer son marché numérique dans l’ère de la mise en œuvre
La deuxième édition du Forum sur le commerce numérique referme la séquence de la négociation et ouvre celle des résultats. Huit appels à l’action, assortis d’échéances, engagent les États parties, le Secrétariat et le secteur privé à rendre opérationnel un marché numérique continental estimé à 180 milliards de dollars, appelé à en approcher 712 d’ici 2050.