The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies and Deputy Minister Mr. Bulelani Magwanishe will attend the African Union Ministers of Trade (AMOT) meeting in Kigali, Rwanda from 8-9 March 2018. The Ministers of Trade will consider the concluded legal instruments to establish the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) ahead of the Extra-Ordinary Summit of African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government on 21 March 2018. The negotiations were launched in June 2015, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Beyond the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA), the AfCFTA will provide new export opportunities for South African products in West Africa and North Africa. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of The Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 06, 2018 10:41 UTC