AfCFTA Secretariat marks Africa IP day 2026 and recognises six African innovators and entrepreneurs
First commemoration held since the adoption of the AfCFTA Protocol on Intellectual Property Rights and eight(8) of its nine(9) Annexes. […]
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AfCFTA Secretariat and Quest Ghana Limited Sign Joint Venture Agreement to Establish $5.17 Billion AfCFTA Digital Trade Corridor
A continental initiative to build digital infrastructure to facilitate intra-Africa trade with sovereign support from the Republic of Seychelles ACCRA,
From ratification to the first shipment: the AfCFTA Secretary-General in Mogadishu
Government, organised labour and the private sector engaged in three days. Somalia is to deposit its instrument of ratification on
FROM WEST AFRICA TO THE SOUTH: THE AfCFTA SME BOOSTER INITIATIVE REACHES BOTSWANA
The Secretariat opens the Southern Africa cohort in Gaborone, equipping SMEs and business support organisations to trade across one African
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
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.