On the 1st of January 2021, African countries started the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). It is a largely … Briefing Paper, we (i) present the state of play in the AfCFTA negotiations and implementation, (ii) discuss the challenges for … the AfCFTA based on the characteristics of African trade, and (iii) offer a critical assessment of economic impact studies …

"This book explores relations between states in the Africa-European Union relationship in view of the African … interactions between state and non-state actors. The book reconsiders the ways in which actors in the Africa-European Union … who have an academic inclination and deal with trade, migration, and regionalism in Africa and Africa's relations with …

Africa's Regional Economic Communities (RECs). The small, sparsely populated, fragmented, and often isolated economies across … Africa make a compelling case for these economies to integrate regionally to reap efficiency gains, exploit economies of …-border externalities and their costs, which are heightened by the sharp differences in policy preferences across members. African RECs have …

concentrate in the countries with highest productivity levels - namely, Egypt and South Africa. Simulation results suggest that …

. Even though the AfCFTA has already come into force, its potential has not yet been fully exploited. This study investigates … the logistics challenges associated with the AfCFTA and potential solutions and development paths for future value chains … paths emerging from the AfCFTA are synthesized. Second, a questionnaire among additional industry experts is done to assess …

persistent trade deficits. Whether free trade within Africa can improve the national trade balances, and the drivers of bilateral … countries and focus group discussions with small-scale cross-border traders at the Busia and Namanga border posts in East Africa …'s bilateral trade balances were higher within the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa but lower within the East African …