Although only 21.9% of women in Africa are connected, compared to 28.9% of men, their use of the Internet is being put to good use. Better still, they are transforming the continent through the solutions they implement. If Africa does not want to miss the turn of the 4th industrial...

Côte d'Ivoire will host from 21 to 27 November 2023, at the Abidjan Exhibition Centre, the 3rd edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF), an event organised by the African Union (AU) as part of the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (ACFTA), the Ivorian government has announced....

Launched on January 13, the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), aground-breaking platform will save Africa more than US$5 billion annually in payment transaction costs, while it plays an increasingly significant role in accelerating the continent’s transactions underpinning the operationalization of the AfCFTA. By the editorial staff Officially launched on...

African CEOS expressed optimism about their business and economic growth over the next 12-18 months according to a new survey of African CEOs from 46 countries conducted by PAFTRAC. A new survey of African CEOs from 46 countries conducted by PAFTRAC, the Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee, found...

President Cyril Ramaphosa at the official opening of the 2021 Intra-African Trade Fair, Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, Ethekwini. "I am extremely proud to be addressing the Intra-African Trade Fair. On the first of January 2021 the African Continental Free Trade Area commenced trading, making this Trade Fair the...

Published in July, a report by ITFC and SESRIC assesses the possible economic consequences of the entry into force of the African Common Market on six countries of the continent, members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.  By DBM  Conducted jointly by the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) and...

African cultural and creative industries must reinvent themselves to successfully transition into a post-Covid world. This challenge is also a unique opportunity to strengthen the contribution of these sectors to the economy of the continent, according to the Rwandan cultural entrepreneur Raoul Rugamba.  By Raoul Rugamba, CEO of the communication...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat is developing the African Payment and Settlement Platform (APSS) in collaboration with Afreximbank to promote cross-border payments. According to Wamkele Mene, secretary general of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the PAPSS system will allow African businesses to make cross-border payments...

The AU Chairperson speaks : interview with Professor Daniel Mukoko Samba in charge of AfCFTA issues in DR Congo. President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi pledged at the 34th African Union Summit that one of his priorities as current AU Chairperson would be to accelerate the operationalization of the AfCFTA. According to which...

As Ghana is one of the first countries on the continent to adopt a local adaptation strategy for the AfCFTA, Dr. Fareed Arthur, Head of the AfCFTA Coordination Unit, Trade and Industry Ministry of Ghana, outlines the main objectives. What opportunities does the AfCFTA offer to Ghana? Is it about...