POLICY
AfCFTA Explained: What It Is, What's Actually Working, and How Businesses Can Use It
The African Continental Free Trade Area began formal trading on January 1, 2021. Five years later, 54 of the African Union's 55 member states have signed the agreement (Eritrea has not), and 48 of 55 have ratified it as of February 2025. In principle, AfCFTA is the world's largest free trade area...
