African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) - How will it benefit us in practice?

The AfCFTA isn't simply a 'Free Trade Agreement' it's much more than that. It's about establishing a unified continental market, including the free movement of labour and investment.

[ngonicharidza]

We are not speaking about this enough as Africans, thank you. #AfCFTA!!

[EmmanuelObinnechuxmegabite]

Africa is a beautiful continent, let's unite and grow together. I would love to see how free movement of individuals will start working, it's easier to travel out of the continent than within it.

[raychelleinjete]

A fantastic summary of the benefits of AFCTA. I will quote some facts stated here and give credit/reference to this video. As an African business I, like many others am eagerly awaiting the full activation of the agreement.

[christonngoveni]

Great initiative but I'm concerned about the logistics, many African countries are not connected by rail, proper roads or air transport

[mrivera]

Africa has got to pull together and go all in for this great opportunity.

[andym]

More videos to come explaining key aspects of the AfCFTA, how it will create a stronger, more unified, continental economy, and why it needs the active involvement of citizens and the private sector to succeed....watch this space!

[PartyCrewCoolPAD]

I spend about all my time in timebanking disclosure for time credits has brought me here THANKS 👍👋

[elisoil]

We need to be updated on the status of the process. What are the current challenges as of today?

[bakarykandeh]

We want total unity on this project africa inter treade, Africa leaders be warm not undermined it like many projects before

[tylancoleman]

I do believe the goal of EAC is to create an entirely new country that conbines 6 east AFRICAN countries

[Kaijja]

It makes no sense for a country like Nigeria to Import Tomatoes from China yet it seats in a fertile continent. Important them from Ghana or Congo. I feel like AfCFTA is a good ideas

[t.kayoung]

Great initiative for continental Africa....
It is an era of Great awakening for Africa.. History in the making, as we step up efforts to eradicate the schemes of capitalist West Imperial powers !!!
God save Africa 🙏✊✊✊✊

Greetings from Ambazonia West Africa

[clementgavi]

Unified continental market requires a minimum of harmony among the parts, it requires infrastructures that connect countries to one another, etc. If despite the AfCFTA, the country where African leaders gather, I mean Ethiopia, Africans must flee the Tigray region toward other countries due to conflict and all these can't be anticipated and addressed, all these speech about the AfCFTA become excessive..


The Nigeria business person Dangote has said in an interview that he can't export his cements to some African countries despite the AfCFTA

[kalabasrate]

1.2 billion can build economy that the world never see...coming soon..

[BT-kfkx]

I saw a video of sale corporation in Africa that pay 1.5% commission per house that is sold. Struggling day by day for 35 years lease on a new air conditioning and the customer focus 20%

[Kambamwene]

The challenge will be making this noble idea work for Africans and not for foreign corporations keen on exploiting the continent. Instead of having to deal with 54 different governments these corporations now have one entry point from which they can spread their evil tentacles across the continent. Given our weak minded leaders, I'm afraid the latter is the more likely outcome of this deal!

[BT-kfkx]

How will UN be beneficial to Africa once it’s fully industrialized?

[biulaimh]

Africa and Europe are very similar continents in that they both consist of a lot of different countries. The EU has made some fundamental mistakes and these mistakes will cause the collapse of the EU. The AFCFTA will be able to avoid these same mistakes because it is a few decades younger than the EU.

[udingswayo]

We also need an African dialect that we will all need to know for means of communication and it will have to be compulsory in every country in Africa.

[sentry]

There are too many African Nations. There needs to be massive consolidation. Africa should develop about 8 super states. Each should be made up of about 250-300 million people. These new African super States will have the scale that would allow them to better compete against China, the United States and Europe.