If implemented, Africa does not need a Marshall Plan to ride out the ongoing coronavirus crisis, as it has a more powerful tool in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), to use in accelerating regional and economic integration and prepare for uncertain times, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), has said. According…

Almost a year after President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the closure of Nigeria’s land border with Benin Republic and, by extension, other neighbouring countries, goods by local manufacturers, especially companies registered under the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme

Although its implementation may have been postponed till January 2021, due to the coronavirus pandemic, a new World Bank report has shown that the African Continental Free Trade Area

To aid improved market access for exporters of processed foods, especially in preparation for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the Nigerian Export Promotion Council...

Worried by the effects of COVID-19 on economies within the continent, analysts and auditing firms have stressed the need for Nigeria to be self-sufficient by ensuring fiscal sustainability to achieve the gains of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA).

>Mr. Olumide Akpata is a partner in Templars, Lagos. The lawyer, who is vying to lead the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), in this interview with Assistant Editor, Law and Foreign Affairs

Stakeholders in business law have declared that the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) would boost growth and development among member countries.

The secretariat for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) said it is actively working to build regional value chains where African countries can benefit immensely

The secretariat for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) said it is actively working to build regional value chains where African countries can benefit immensely from the trade agreement when it finally kicks off.

At the second UBA Africa Day Conversations the other day, some African leaders in government, business, and multilateral institution spoke exhaustively about what Africa needs to do to recover quickly from the economic effects of COVID-19.

The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), has accused the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), of jeopardising Federal Government’s efforts at promoting ease of doing business in the country.

Notwithstanding calls for the implementation of a continental trade deal, the latest Africa Regional Integration Index (ARII 2019) has shown that regional integration