The Protocol of Trade in Goods objectives is very much aligned and perhaps a subset of the Specific Objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area (See Article 4 of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement).
PanAfreeka’s Seven main themes of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement in the table below.
The second theme focuses on the promoting of industrial development through diversification and regional value chain development, agricultural development and food security (Ref-1).
The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) is not only an AU Agenda 2063 flagship project in its own right, but also contributes to other AU Agenda 2063 flagship projects.
The future of Africa can either be progressive, remain stagnant or at worst regressive but since Africa is not one country, it is more likely to be a hybrid of these forecasts. However if the AU could have its way, Africa will be progressive.
The first aspiration of Agenda 2063 on the journey to creating the Africa we want is to deliver a prosperous Africa based on inclusive growth and sustainable development
The Continental Free Trade Area is actually a summation of several other collaborative institutions that African Countries have been part of…
One of the general objectives of the AfCFTA is to evolve the Agreement from a fully functional Free Trade Zone into a Continental Customs Union at a later stage.
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