The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has the potential to bring significant economic and social gains for the region, leading to higher incomes, lower poverty, and faster economic growth, according to a new World Bank report done in partnership with the…
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The Economic Community of West African (ECOWAS) The Economic Community of West African States is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. Its mission is to promote economic integration in "all fields of economic…
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The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is a United States Trade Act, enacted on 18 May 2000 as Public Law 106 of the 200th Congress. The stated purpose of this legislation is to assist the economies of sub-Saharan Africa…
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The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa is a Regional Economic Community in Africa with twenty-one member states. All member states comprise a total area of 11.78 million km² and…
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Southern African Development Community (SADC) Southern African Development Community (SADC) is an inter-governmental organization whose aim is to achieve economic development, peace and security, and growth, alleviate poverty, enhance the standard and quality of life of the peoples of Southern Africa,…
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The East African Community (EAC) The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organization of 7 Partner States: The Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republics of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, and the United Republic of Tanzania,…
(read more)What is the AfCFTA? The African Continental Free Trade Area is an ambitious trade pact to form the world’s largest free trade area by creating a single market for goods and services of almost 1.3bn people across Africa and deepening the economic…
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Empowering women to connect to trade opportunities is our business. SheTrades works across countries, regions and stakeholders to champion more inclusive business ecosystems – we do this by championing quality data on women’s participation in trade, working with policymakers to…
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The Ye! Community for young entrepreneurs is a global community aimed at helping youth entrepreneurs to build scalable and sustainable businesses. Ye! community provides access to a global network of youth, mentors, and ecosystem enablers, as well as free access…
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Google has unveiled the Google Hustle Academy, seeking to train 5,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa for free.The Academy is a Bootcamp-style training program designed to help entrepreneurs and small businesses owners…
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