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Congratulations to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on Gazetting Its AfCFTA Provisional Schedule of Tariff Concessions (PSTCs)!

August 14, 2025

What does it mean to gazette or domesticate a trade commitment? It is an official announcement that enhances transparency, ensuring that businesses, organisations, and citizens are informed of new regulations coming into force. This marks a key step towards the full implementation of the AfCFTA Agreement. For traders, this provides clarity and certainty, confirming that […]

Statement by the Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, H.E. Wamkele Mene, at the AfCFTA Start of Trading Ceremony Webinar

Thank you very much and Good afternoon to Africans all over the length and breadth of the African Continent.Truly today is a historic day, a […]

January 1, 2021

Statement by the Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, H.E. Wamkele Mene, at the 13th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government on AfCFTA

H.E. Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa and Chairperson of the Assembly;Your Excellencies Heads of States and Government;H.E. Mr. Moussa Faki […]

December 5, 2020

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Congratulations to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on Gazetting Its AfCFTA Provisional Schedule of Tariff Concessions (PSTCs)!

Statement by the Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, H.E. Wamkele Mene, at the AfCFTA Start of Trading Ceremony Webinar

Statement by the Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, H.E. Wamkele Mene, at the 13th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government on AfCFTA

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