AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA

Thereafter, the importance of the private sector for the Agreement is discussed followed by an introduction to Zambia’s national strategy for the implementation of the Agreement. [...] In terms of the number of participating countries, the AfCFTA will be the world’s largest free trade area since the formation of the World Trade Organization. [...] of signatories (countries) that deposited their instruments of have signed the consolidated text ratification with the depository 54 of the agreement establishing the (Chair of the African Union AfCFTA Commission) 44 countries have complied 1 country (of the 55 AU member with their domestic requirements states) has yet to sign the AfCFTA for ratification of the AfCFTA Agreement - Eritria Agreement. [...] It will help Zambia implement the provisions of the Agreement while enabling the country to fully exploit and internalize the opportunities emerging from the implementation of the Agreement. [...] 9 African Continental Free Trade Area Volume 2 - The theory and importance of economic integration The implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the strategy will be under the auspices of an AfCFTA national implementation committee, which will specifically manage, direct, monitor and evaluate the implementation of all activities and programmes incidental to the Agreement Establishing the Africa.