Breaking Regional Barriers through Inter-REC Cooperation for AfCFTA Implementation Creates New Continental Trade Opportunities
The AMU-WAEMU partnership in Marrakech showcases innovative cooperation for the implementation of the AfCFTA. By collaborating across regions, business support organisations break silos, create trade opportunities, and tackle integration challenges through strategic training on rules of origin and formal frameworks.
Supporting MSME make the most of the AfCFTA
Interview by the COMESA Business Council on the AfCFTA rules of origin implementation and implications for its members
COMESA private upskills with rules of origin to compete under AfCFTA
COMESA Business Council’s French-speaking members’ AfCFTA rules of origin upskilling
How Rules of Origin Complexity Analysis Transforms Business Strategy
The rules of origin complexity analysis methodology quantifies trade agreement requirements across sectors. Learn how the drafting complexity index (DCI) helps businesses navigate textile and automotive origin rules, distinguish complexity from stringency, and optimize supply chain strategies.
Training on AfCFTA Rules of Origin for the French-speaking Private Sector of Eastern and Southern Africa
COMESA Business Council’s AfCFTA rules of origin training for French-speaking African chambers of commerce.
EU-WCO Programme Delivers AfCFTA Rules of Origin Training in Gabon
AfCFTA rules of origin customs training in Gabon
COMESA Private Sector AfCFTA Rules of Origin Sensitisation
AfCFTA rules of origin private sector sensitisation event by COMESA Business Council
GIZ Supports Fast-tracking the AfCFTA Services Liberalisation through the Development of a Web-based Negotiation Portal
A digital portal for AfCFTA trade in services negotiations, developed by GIZ, the African Export-Import Bank, and the African Union Commission, facilitates the exchange of services offers among Member States and supports WTO compliance.