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AfCFTA Secretariat, EU and WCO meet to discuss about the state of implementation of the AfCFTA

Wednesday, 02 February 2022 05:58

On 27 January 2022, representatives of the WCO, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and the European Commission had a virtual meeting during which a discussion was held regarding the state of implementation of the AfCFTA.

Two main updates, in particular, emerged during the discussions:

Djibouti port loses traffic shares from neighbouring Ethiopia

Tuesday, 01 February 2022 07:25

According to the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Transport, the volume of Ethiopia trade channeled through Djibouti has decreased significantly in the past six months, from 95 to 83.9 percent.

AfCFTA Ministers of Trade reach agreement on origin for 850 new products

Monday, 31 January 2022 08:14

At the 8^th meeting of the AfCFTA Council of Ministers responsible for Trade, held from 28 to 29 January 2022 in Accra (Ghana), an agreement has been reached on the Product Specific Rules (PSR) annexed to the AfCFTA Protocol on Origin covering 850 additional products.

Dar-es-Salaam port gains competitiveness with respect to Mombasa

Monday, 24 January 2022 10:23

Currently, more than 95% of Burundi trade is channeled through the Dar-es-Salaam port, a share that is constantly growing. This port benefits since 2015 from a project called Dar-es-Salaam Maritime Gateway Program (DMGP) which aims at improving its efficiency so to support the economic development of Tanzania and of other landlocked countries in East Africa.

The African agri-food sector and challenges in accessing the EU and other international markets

Monday, 24 January 2022 08:07

Africa has the reputation of a continent that trades much more with external partners than with itself. A post from the World Economic Forum dated 2016 ascribes the reasons of the limited intraregional trade in Africa to the poor infrastructure network, onerous customs procedures, visa restrictions, energy and internet constraints, and the failure to produce value-added goods and to diversify economies, so to reduce reliance on natural resources and agricultural commodities export. A sector that is experiencing a slow, but continuous transition to value added products in Africa is the food and agribusiness sector.

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AfCFTA Secretariat, EU and WCO meet to discuss about the state of implementation of the AfCFTA

Djibouti port loses traffic shares from neighbouring Ethiopia

AfCFTA Ministers of Trade reach agreement on origin for 850 new products

Dar-es-Salaam port gains competitiveness with respect to Mombasa

The African agri-food sector and challenges in accessing the EU and other international markets

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