Mauritius And The AfCFTA Part 2: Trade In Services

Overview

This article is the second of a series analysing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and its implications for the Mauritian business community. The first article explored the Protocol on Trade in Goods, while this second article explores the Protocol on Trade in Services.

As highlighted in Part 1¹, the AfCFTA is a landmark trade agreement, constituting the largest free trade area in the world in terms of the number of participating countries. The Agreement, which brings together 54 African countries and eight regional economic blocs, represents a combined population of 1.3 billion and total GDP estimated at USD 3.4 trillion. The AfCFTA aims to eliminate tariffs and non-tariff barriers on almost all trade in goods and services.