AfCFTA: integrating to scale at the pan-African level
May 11, 2026 | 4:00 PM EAT - 4:30 PM EAT
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Description
Five years after the entry into force of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the continent now has the world’s largest common market in terms of number of member countries, as well as the most ambitious legal framework ever built for its economic integration. Several regional value chains are beginning to take shape—cotton–textiles, fertilizers, agro‑industry, pharmaceuticals, and critical minerals—but translating this legal framework into pan‑African productive ecosystems remains the central challenge of the decade.
