Opportunities
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Creating One
African Market
The AfCFTA is one of the flagship projects of Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want. It is a high ambition trade agreement, with a comprehensive scope that includes critical areas of Africa's economy, such as digital trade and investment protection, amongst other areas.
AfCFTA at a glance
Participation today.
Potential impact
tomorrow.
A clearer view of continental participation and published economic projections.
Continental participation
State Parties in relation to signatories
50of 54
State PartiesSignatories
Broad participation across the continent
Fifty State Parties have ratified the Agreement; 54 AU member states have signed it.
Sources: AfCFTA Secretariat and African Union
Poverty reduction projection
30Mpeople
Potentially lifted from extreme poverty by 2035 under the World Bank’s full-implementation scenario.
World Bank, 2020 projection
Income projection
$450B7% gain
Potential increase in regional income by 2035 under the same scenario.
World Bank, 2020 projection
Economic-impact figures are projections, not current outcomes.
Sources and methodology
Operational access
Trade tools, without the search.
Direct routes to official operational platforms.
Trade Gateway
Official tools and instruments in one clear route
Choose a gateway or continue into the agreement by trade area.
Open the official tariff gateway.
- Agreements & protocols
Secretary-General
H.E. Wamkele Mene
Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat.
The AfCFTA must create jobs, it must not create job losses.
Events & programmes
What’s happening across the AfCFTA
Meet, learn and take part through official forums, summits and partner programmes.
Annual eventsDiscover official forums, schedules, registration and live streams on the dedicated AfCFTA Events platform.
Registration & live streams
Programme spotlightAfCFTA Digital Innovation Challenge
Programme information, eligibility and application materials live on one dedicated page.
View programme detailsFind dates, registration, live streams and programme opportunities.
Visit the AfCFTA Events platformOfficial site archive · April 2025
AfCFTA Updates
Official announcements, engagements and implementation updates.
Featured update26 Apr 2025
Mozambique Launches First AfCFTA Shipment from Beira
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From the Secretariat
Speeches & media
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Explore mediaAfCFTA in the media · The podcast
Conversations shaping Africa’s single market.
Policy, people and practical ideas from across the AfCFTA ecosystem—direct from the Secretariat’s official channel.
Official AfCFTA podcast
YouTubeIdeas worth hearing across the continent.
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Keep listening to the conversations moving African trade forward.
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