Assessing the Effectiveness of the Current Dispute Resolution Regime of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement

The agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is an ambitious framework aimed at changing the poor trading activities in Africa. The objective of the agreement is to create a single market for goods and services by removing trade barriers and boosting the mobility of capital, encouraging competition and investment flows. The treaty is expected to cover a market of over 1.2 billion people and a gross domestic product of $2.5 trillion across the 55 member States of Africa. The scope of the agreement covers trade in goods, services, investment, intellectual property rights and competition policy. This essay x-rays the dispute resolution regime of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement and assesses its viability