Report on the African continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), By H.E. Mahamadou Issoufou, President of the Republic of Niger and leader on AFCFTA

Abstract

This report on the status of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), by H.E. Mahamadou Issoufou, president of the Republic of Niger and leader on AfCFTA outlines activities undertaken under the oversight of African Union Ministers of Trade since the July 2018 Summit till the February 2019 Summit and discusses emerging developments affecting the AfCFTA implementation. It also carries AfCFTA Negotiations: Road Map for Finalization of Outstanding Work on Phase 1 and Conclusion of Phase II as Annex 1, Annex 2, draft guidelines for services negotiations under the AfCFTA protocol on trade in services and the draft decision on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)