Browsing Policy Brief Series by Subject "AfCFTA Protocol"
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Centering Pan-African Gender Economic Justice in the AFCFTA Implementation: An Evidence-Based Assessment of the AFCFTA Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade: Legal, Institutional, and Programmatic Realities in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, and Senegal
(NILDS-Division of AfCFTA Law and Policy (DALP), 2026-07-03)The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) spans a market of 1.4 billion people with a combined GDP of over $3.4 trillion. Macroeconomic trade policies are not gender-neutral. Recognizing that trade liberalization ... -
Evidence-Based National Implementation of The AFCFTA Agreement and its Protocols: A Cross-Continental Strategic Blueprint: Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, and Cameroon
(NILDS-Division of AfCFTA Law and Policy (DALP), 2026-07-01)As of July 2026, the operationalisation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement has successfully transitioned from high-level treaty ratification to concrete, data-backed marketplace performance [^6]. ... -
Evidence-Based Review of the African Protocol on Free Movement of Persons, Goods, and Services: Accelerating Trade Mobility and Regional Economic Integration under the AfCFTA
(NILDS-Division of AfCFTA Law and Policy (DALP), 2026-06-25)The African Union (AU) Protocol on Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence, and Right of Establishment stands as a vital institutional pillar for the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). While ... -
Evidence-Based Review of the Compatibility of Nigeria’s National Gender, Economic Empowerment, and Trade Policies with the AFCFTA Agreement and the Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade
(NILDS-Division of AfCFTA Law and Policy (DALP), 2026-07-07)Nigeria's informal cross-border trade (ICBT) is heavily dominated by women, yet national policy architectures remain structurally fragmented. While the AfCFTA Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade (PWYT) creates legally ... -
Evidence-Based Review: Dangote Group’s Operationalization of the AFCFTA Protocol on Investment and Building: A Pan-African Industrial Multinational For Economic Sovereignty Across West, East, and Central Africa (Gambia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, Congo, Rwanda Case Studies)
(NILDS-Division of AfCFTA Law and Policy (DALP), 2026-07-13)The Dangote Group is rolling out a landmark $46 billion continental investment pipeline (2026–2028), transitioning from a Nigerian powerhouse into a borderless African multinational. By actively operationalizing the African ... -
The Legal and Operational Architecture of the AfCFTA Protocol on Digital Trade: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Single African Digital Market, the Eight Technical Annexes, and Implementation Frameworks for the Creative, Digital, and Financial Ecosystems
(NILDS-Division of AfCFTA Law and Policy (DALP), 2026-06-01)The Protocol to the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on Digital Trade establishes a unified legal architecture for e-commerce, digital financial services, and cross-border data flows ...