
All you need to know about the AfCFTA Business Forum
The AfCFTA Business Forum, co-hosted by the AfCFTA Secretariat and the Government of South Africa under the leadership of H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa, was rescheduled and […]
Accra, Ghana, 23 December 2025 – H.E. Wamkele Mene held discussions with Dr Jean Ngabitsinze, former Minister of Trade and Industry of Rwanda, on advancing the Continental Agricultural Trade Strategy, expanding regional market presence, unlocking climate-aligned financing, and strengthening the integration of insurance and risk management in agricultural trade. The engagement reaffirmed a shared commitment to scaling intra-African trade, […]

The AfCFTA Business Forum, co-hosted by the AfCFTA Secretariat and the Government of South Africa under the leadership of H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa, was rescheduled and […]

The AfCFTA Secretariat, in partnership with the World Bank, has carried out Regulatory Audits on Trade in Services for all African countries. The launch of […]

On Thursday, 24th November in Niamey, Niger, the AfCFTA Secretariat held an important seminar in partnership with the International Trade Centre (ITC). On the margins […]

Africa is one of the most rapidly industrializing regions in the world. Despite this progress, much work still needs to be done to include all […]

H.E. Wamkele Mene spoke to delegates at the inaugural Ghana-Rwanda Business Forum, emphasising that strategic relationships of trade and investment that are bilateral, are for […]

The Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers kicked off in Libreville, Gabon from the 27th to the 28th of October. The agenda for the […]

Speaking at the Inaugural South Africa Automotive Week, H.E. Wamkele Mene highlighted the importance of the Automotive industry in the industrialisation of the African Continent, […]

His Excellency Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the AfCFTA spoke at ODI UK about how a single integrated market in Africa can bring economic transformation. His […]

BACKGROUND The Thirteenth Extraordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government held in Johannesburg in December 2020, decided that the […]

The first day of the Inaugural AfCFTA Conference on Women and Youth in Trade, taking place at the Julius Nyarere International Centre, commenced today in […]