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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent to which industrialization strategies and policies in Southern Africa, in particular the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) industrialization policy and the Southern African…
International economic theory states that a country should specialize in the production of goods and services that it can produce at a lower relative opportunity cost and import those goods and services that it can produce at a higher relative…