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The Historical Evolution and Socio-Economic Potential of the AfCFTA
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) ushers in a significant reorientation of trade dynamics in Africa, away from the international trade framework that was established during colonial times and has lingered on to the present. The…
From Policy to Practice: Challenges and Ways Forward on the Implementation of the AfCFTA
This contributed volume takes a country-driven assessment of efforts to implement the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). AfCFTA is, arguably, the most prominent attempt to galvanize the continent into political and economic integration in…
Advancing the AfCFTA Agenda in South Africa: Insights and Future Prospects
This paper assesses South Africa’s strategic role in advancing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and evaluates how it can optimise the agreement’s benefits for continental integration. Although South Africa was instrumental in shaping…
Navigating the Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in Kenya: Issues, Lessons Learnt, and Strategies
This chapter examines Kenya’s experience with the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area focusing particularly on the Guided Trade Initiative (GTI). It outlines the strategic policy frameworks, institutional mechanisms, and export…
Bridging Policy and Practice in Regional Integration: The Case Study of the AfCFTA
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) presents a historic opportunity, but its transformative potential hinges on bridging the divide between policy and practice. This concluding chapter critically examines the implementation of the…
Increasing Intra-African Trade: Can the AFCFTA be the Game Changer?
This book tackles one of Africa’s most pressing questions: how to translate the promise of continental integration into measurable economic outcomes. Using the TRADE-DSM (Decision Support Model) alongside product space methodology, the book…
Increasing intra-African trade: Can the African Continental Free Trade Area be the game changer?
This book is the third volume in a forward-looking series on the future of international trade and development, and it addresses one of the most pressing questions confronting Africa today: How to convert continental integration from political…
Unlocking Africa’s Economic Potential: A Comprehensive Analysis of AfCFTA Opportunities for Women and Youth as Workers, Consumers, Producers, and Traders
Purpose: The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a monumental step toward the economic integration of the African continent, aiming to create a single market for goods and services among 55 African Union member states. With an…
Chapter 12 Economic Diversification in Cameroon: A Trade–DSM Analysis
AbstractDespite its rich endowments of natural resources, the Cameroonian economy remains undiversified and vulnerable to exogenous shocks as an exporter of unprocessed primary products. With the ratification of the African Continental Free Trade…