African Continental Free Trade Area

Among the mandates of UCLG Africa is to assist its members to attract investments in sub-national and local governments so as to improve the living conditions of the populations, economic activities and businesses established within their territories. UCLG Africa supports its members in adopting local economic development policies and strategies that investment plans derive from, and that gives impetus to public and private business development.

Kenya Hosts Conference to Strengthen Intra-African Trade

East African Film Network November 2, 2024

By Abdi Ali Published November 2, 2024 In a bid to strengthen the role...

Denys Denya, Executive Vice President in charge of Finance, Administration and Banking Services at Cairo (Egypt)-based African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), speaking during a high level event to promote the third Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2023) in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, highlighted the unique and transformational opportunities that the AfCFTA and participation at the IATF2023 provides to Kenyan businesses and the East African region.

Kenya’s Businesses to Benefit from Pan-African Trade Growth

East African Film Network September 1, 2023

By Abdi Ali Published September 1, 2023 Kenya’s positioning as the gateway to the...

Moussa Faki Mahamat, a former Chadian foreign minister, is Chairman of the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Promote African Continental Free Trade Area

East African Film Network November 18, 2021

By Abdi Ali Published November 18, 2021 African leaders have called for the aggressive...