ONE TRADE AFRICA: Empowering African enterprises, women and youth entrepreneurs under the AfCFTA

Atelier de formation Casablanca: Accompagner les exportateurs marocains à tirer profit de la ZLECAf

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<p>Les deux jours de formation de l’atelier de Casablanca mettront l’accent sur les étapes clés d’une exportation réussie dans le cadre de la&nbsp;Zone de libre-échange&nbsp; continentale africaine (ZLECAf) et prépareront les entreprises marocaines à tirer pleinement profit des opportunités offertes par le marché unique.&nbsp;</p><p>Les conditions préalables pour participer à l'atelier : avoir suivi et validé le programme de formation en ligne gratuit&nbsp;de l’Afreximbank Academy « <a href="https://learning.intracen.org/theme/itc_afeib/landingpage/">Comment exporter avec la ZLECAf</a>, » comprenant 7 modules, avant le <strong>30 avril 2022</strong>.</p><p>Les participants sélectionnés pour participer à l’atelier de Casablanca seront notifiés par email début mai 2022 et recevront les détails de participation (lieu, programme).</p>

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Atelier de formation Casablanca: Accompagner les exportateurs marocains à tirer profit de la ZLECAf
Africa: Continental Component - Africa Trade Competitiveness and Market Access (ATCMA)
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Trade to create more than two million new jobs in Africa 

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The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a monumental step towards realizing Africa’s full economic potential. 

Africa officially started trading under the AfCFTA Agreement on 1 January 2021, a pact which is estimated to cover 1.3 billion people across Africa, with a combined gross domestic product of $3.4 trillion.  

It is a unique opportunity for African countries to compete in the global economy, reduce poverty and increase inclusion.  

 

 

 

 

The One Trade Africa programme approach 

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Young African cheerful shoemaker in workshop holding shoes. Looking at camera.
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  • Develop continental and regional value chains and strengthen key sectors through capacity building activities  

  • Improve food quality and sanitary standards through tailored trainings  

  • Explore and shore up e-commerce and green technology opportunities  

  • Advocate for improved cross-border trade mechanisms and increased inclusion of women and youth 

  • Strengthen agri-business and service sectors by introducing sustainable approaches 

ITC has also developed the EU-funded Africa Trade Observatory to collect, analyse and disseminate trade intelligence to policy makers and businesses, and monitor intra-African trade flows.  

The African Continental Free Trade Agreement could increase intra-African exports by more than USD one billion and create more than two million new jobs.
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement could increase intra-African exports by more than USD one billion and create more than two million new jobs.
68 million people
are expected to be lifted from moderate poverty
60% unbanked population
immense potential for Africa's unbanked population, including MSMEs operating in the informal sector
$2.8 to $100 billion net real income
is expected to increase
18% intra-African exports
of total African exports in 2020, whereas trade with Europe stands at 54%
30 countries
have ratified the AfCFTA
70% population
is aged below 35

National Forums

The Casablanca workshop, 25-26 May 2022, aims to increase the participation of moroccan small and medium-sized exporters in the AfCFTA through better knowledge of African markets and their requirements, and easier access to existing trade support mechanisms.

The Yaoundé Forum: Building the capacity of MSMEs in the cassava sector in the African Continental Free Trade Area was jointly organized in January 2022 by the ITC, the Economic Community of Central African States and the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises, Crafts and Social Economy improve the production and the export knowledge of small businesses operating in the cassava sector in Central Africa, under the AfCFTA.

The Libreville Forum: Increasing exports in the African Continental Free Trade Area was jointly organized in October 2021 by the Ministry of Commerce, Small and Medium Enterprises and Industry, the Directorate General of Commerce and ITC under the theme increasing exports in the AfCFTA.

The Rabat Forum: Operationalising the AfCFTA in North Africa was jointly organized in March 2021 by ITC and the Secretariat of the Arab Maghreb Union in Rabat to boost economic integration of North Africa within the region and with the rest of the continent in the context of the AfCFTA.

The Harare Forum: Demystifying the AfCFTA for Southern African Women-led MSMEs was organized in March 2021 in collaboration with the Organisation of Women in International Trade in Zimbabwe and ITC to promote ownership of the agreement among the region’s participants as well as engage women and youth-owned small firms in seeking out the potential business gains the AfCFTA can offer.

The Nairobi Forum: Trade Beyond Covid-19 - Unpacking the AfCFTA for East African MSMEs was organized in November 2020 by ITC, in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives and MSMEs of Kenya, the East African Community, KEPSA, and EABC.

The Dakar Forum: Increasing exports in the African Continental Free Trade Area was organized in October 2020 by ITC, in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce and SMEs of Senegal, to enable the private sector to take full advantage of the economic opportunities offered by the single African market.

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ITC in the media

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30 Nov 2021
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20 Oct 2020
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21 Oct 2020
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14 Oct 2020
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Latest Nigerian News
21 Oct 2020
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21 Oct 2020
Implementing partners
African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat
New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)
Delegation of the European Union to the African Union
Pan African Quality Infrastructure (PAQI)
African Accreditation Cooperation
Intra-Africa Metrology System
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
African Organisation for Standardisation
Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
African Business Council
African Export-Import Bank
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
African Union Commission
African Electrotechnical Standardization Commission
European Committee for Standardization – European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
European Institute of Innovation & Technology
Global Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centres
ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
East African Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy and Efficiency

<p>The Africa Trade Competitiveness and Market Access (ATCMA) Continental Component is designed to improve livelihoods, employment and economic growth in Africa through increased sustainable intra-African and EU-Africa trade. It complements and coordinates the existing and planned actions at the Sub-regional Component levels to ensure an overall coherent umbrella ATCMA programme.&nbsp;</p><p>The ATCMA aims to improve the <strong>trade competitiveness</strong> of African SMEs and their <strong>market access</strong> to the African region and the European Union (EU). The Continental Component is structured around support to create a robust continental quality infrastructure and enable intra-African trade as well as facilitation for green transition at the continental level. Targeted technical interventions are designed to strengthen a continental regulatory framework that supports trade competitiveness through value addition in priority value chains (VCs) and &ldquo;Made in Africa&rdquo; products.</p><p>The programme adopts a holistic value chain approach, and therefore includes interventions that support the design, production, financing, processing, commercialization, labelling, marketing and distribution of African products by SMEs.</p>

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European Commission, Directorate-General International Partnerships
African Export-Import Bank
Expertise France
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