Steps to accelerate and advance seamless trade among the
economies within the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
are poised to be implemented soon.
These initiatives include the establishment of investment
protocols to safeguard both foreign and domestic investors,
protection of intellectual property rights, protocols promoting the
involvement of women and youth in trade, as well as the
finalization of protocols on digital trade.
Speaking at the Africa Prosperity Dialogues in Aburi, Ghana, the
Secretary-General of AfCFTA, Wamkele Mene, also highlighted the
imminent implementation of the AfCFTA e-Tariff Book. This will
enable private sector and economic operators across the continent
to ascertain tariffs applied to export products and understand the
rules of origin, simplifying complex trade regulations and making
them more accessible.
