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Ghana plans pilot digital trade corridor to support AfCFTA
21-May-2026 Ecofin Agency
Ghana plans pilot digital trade corridor supporting AfCFTA cross-border transactions. Rwanda and Zambia join interoperability tests for payments, IDs, and invoicing. Initiative targets costly delays hindering Africa’s growing digital trade market.
AfCFTA Secretariat deepens Canada ties in high-level Ottawa talks
21-May-2026 BFT online
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat has taken a significant step toward strengthening global partnerships following a high-level engagement in Ottawa with senior officials of Global Affairs Canada (GAC).
AfCFTA and Turkiye deepen strategic trade ties
5-May-2026 BFT online
The Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, held high-level bilateral talks with Türkiye’s Minister of Trade. The meeting underscored a shared commitment to expanding trade, investment, and industrial cooperation within the evolving framework of the AfCFTA.
European Union and AfCFTA secretariat strengthen their partnership to promote intra-African trade and investment
24-Apr-2026 EEAS Europa
The EU and the AfCFTA Secretariat signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 20 April 2026, strengthening their partnership to accelerate the African Continental Free Trade Area which is the largest free trade area in the world.
AfCFTA: Digital trade protocol and annexes (Jun 2025)
22-Apr-2026 AfCFTA Secretariat
Rwanda joins visa-free Africa wave as AU mobility push gathers pace
14-Apr-2026 The traveler
Rwanda’s visa-free access for Africans deepens a continent-wide shift toward open borders, boosting tourism, trade and AfCFTA-linked mobility from West to East Africa.
Tunisia unveils land trade corridor project linking North Africa to Sahel
8-Apr-2026 AfricanManager
Tunisia is pushing forward a strategic land trade corridor connecting North Africa to the Sahel, aiming to reposition itself as a gateway between the Mediterranean and sub-Saharan Africa.
Africa’s digital trade push requires 700 data centres, says AfCFTA chief
8-Apr-2026 Punch
Africa will need more than 700 data centres to support the digital trade architecture envisioned under the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA Secretary-General Wamkele Mene said.
UK and Ghana collaborate to build pioneering Neofingo digital trade finance corridor
4-Apr-2026 Joy Online
ODI Global, in partnership with government’s 24-Hour Economy Authority, the AfCFTA Secretariat, has announced the development of a network and protocol called Neofingo at a forum held simultaneously in London and Accra.
Seychelles partner with AfCFTA to develop digital trade hub
9-Mar-2026 Wearetech.africa
The AfCFTA Secretariat, Quest Ghana Limited, and the Seychelles government signed a memorandum of understanding to develop the archipelago as a digital trade hub. The initiative focuses on integrating Seychellois businesses into Africa’s digital value chains.
AfCFTA secretary general urges Central African Republic to complete tariff gazetting for full market access
9-Mar-2026 BFT online
The gazetting of tariff offers represents a critical transition point in AfCFTA implementation. While ratification of the Agreement establishes a country’s legal commitment to the continental free trade area, it is the gazetting of tariff schedules that translates that commitment into actionable market access.
AGRA, Continental Free Trade Area agree to boost intra-african agricultural trade
9-Mar-2026 Nile Post
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) designed to unlock intra-African trade and reinforce agri-food systems corridors.
African trade ministers agree on common position before WTO MC14 in Yaoundé
6-Mar-2026 GhanaWeb
African trade ministers have adopted a unified continental position on World Trade Organisation matters ahead of the organisation’s 14th Ministerial Conference, emphasising the mutually reinforcing relationship between multilateralism and regional integration as essential to advancing Africa’s economic interests.
Angola invests $636m in border corridor to formalise trade under AfCFTA
6-Mar-2026 Finance in Africa
Angola has stepped up its regional trade ambitions with a $636 million investment in a new border trade corridor designed to tighten customs oversight and formalise commerce with the DRC. The project positions Luvo as a strategic node under the AfCFTA, which seeks to lower trade barriers and deepen intra-African commerce.
Kenya launches digital tools to help turn AfCFTA deals into transactions}
20-Feb-2026 Ecofin Agency
Kenya announced the launch of BiasharaLink and Deal House, two digital platforms designed to strengthen economic diplomacy and boost intra-African trade. The initiative seeks to address the execution gap in trade agreements across the continent and to operationalize the AfCFTA.
Ghana, Zambia commit to strengthening trade ties, unlocking AfCFTA opportunities
16-Feb-2026 Channel Africa
Ghana and Zambia have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening long-standing bilateral relations, placing renewed emphasis on boosting intra-African trade and accelerating investment-led growth under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
‎Japan supports unlocking Nigeria–Japan trade, investment under AfCFTA
11-Feb-2026 Apex News Exclusive
The event, on 28, January, 2026, aims to strengthen institutional capacity, enhance understanding of AfCFTA regulations, and promote sustainable business linkages between Japanese and Nigerian enterprises.
AfCFTA member states advance digital trade integration
29-Jan-2026 BFT online
Tunisia, Zambia, Senegal, Uganda, Togo, and Angola shared practical experiences in implementing the Digital Trade Protocol. These country presentations demonstrated concrete progress in areas such as digital identity systems, payment infrastructure, and regulatory frameworks that support cross-border digital commerce.
Ghana risks becoming net consumer instead of producer under AfCFTA
29-Jan-2026 News Ghana
Ghana’s growing imports under the AfCFTA, without a corresponding rise in exports, could erode the country’s industrial base and dilute the core objectives of the continental trade pact, an international trade expert has warned.
US, African Union launch strategic investment group
29-Jan-2026 Mirage News
Joint statement was released by the Government of the United States of America and the African Union Commission on the occasion of today’s agreement to establish a Strategic Investment Working Group.