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African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Basic Information
WTO Consideration Process
RTA Provisions
Agreement name:
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Coverage:
Goods & Services
Type:
Free Trade Agreement & Economic Integration Agreement
Status:
In Force
Notification under:
Enabling Clause & GATS Art. V
Date of signature:
21-Mar-2018
Date of notification:
18-Jun-2025
Date of entry into force:
30-May-2019
Remarks:
Signed but not yet ratified by: Benin, Libya, Madagascar, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan. Western Sahara is referred to as the "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic" in this notification. The references to the AfCFTA State Parties in this notification do not constitute or imply an expression of opinion by the WTO Secretariat concerning the status or boundaries of any territory.
Current signatories:
Algeria; Angola; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Congo; Côte d'Ivoire; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Gabon; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Sao Tomé and Principe; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; South Africa; Tanzania; The Gambia; Togo; Tunisia; Uganda; Western Sahara; Zambia; Zimbabwe
Original signatories:
Algeria; Angola; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Congo; Côte d'Ivoire; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Gabon; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Sao Tomé and Principe; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; South Africa; Tanzania; The Gambia; Togo; Tunisia; Uganda; Western Sahara; Zambia; Zimbabwe
RTA Composition:
Plurilateral
Region:
Africa
All Parties WTO members?
No
Cross-Regional:
No
Official Web Address
Text of the agreement
Text of the agreement
E
F
Annexes & related documents
1.1 EN_AfCFTA_Treaty_Annexes 1_9_signed 16 May 2018
E
1.1.2 EN_AfCFTA_ApIV_An2_ROO
E
2. EN-AfCFTA-Protocol-on-Competition-Policy-Feb2023
E
3. EN_Protocol_IPR_Feb2023
E
4. EN-AfCFTA-Protocol-on-Investment-Feb2023
E
5. EN_-PROTOCOL-ON-DIGITAL-TRADE-Feb2024
E
6. EN-PROTOCOL-ON-WOMEN-AND-YOUTH-IN-TRADE_Feb2024
E
Consideration status (G):
Awaiting data from the Parties
Consideration status (S):
Awaiting data from the Parties
Related documents
Document series:
WT/COMTD/RTA27
Document type
Symbol
Language
Notification (G)
WT/COMTD/RTA27/N/1
E
F
S
Notification (S)
S/C/N/1185
E
F
S
RTA Provisions Glossary
For details on these provisions, please consult the Glossary.
Last modified on: 20/06/2025
Topics
All quantitative import restrictions prohibited
Rules of Origin (RoO)
Change of Tariff Classification Criteria (CTC)
Regional Value Content Criteria (RVC)
Other Criteria(s)
De minimis rules
Cumulation among Parties
Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures (SPS)
Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO SPS Agreement
Transparency obligations (SPS)
Technical regulations, standards, technical barriers to trade (TBT)
Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO TBT Agreement
Transparency obligations (TBT)
Safeguard Mechanisms (Goods)
Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Safeguard Agreement
RTA-specific safeguard measures always permitted
Other Special safeguards
Balance-of-payments measures (Goods)
Anti-Dumping measures
Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Anti-Dumping
Countervailing measures
Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing measures
Denial of benefits
Services
Positive list (Services)
MFN provision (Services)
Rendez-Vous/Review/Evolutionary clause (services)
Investment Liberalization Provisions
MFN provision (Investment)
National Treatment with regard to the entry of investment (establishment)
Other Investment Provisions
Investment Protection
Investment Promotion
Rendez-Vous clause (Investment)
Provisions on capital transfers
Domestic Regulation
Mutual Recognition
Balance-of-payments measures (Services)
Movement of Natural Persons
Sector-specific chapter/section or other legal instrument (Services)
General Exceptions
Security Exceptions
Accession
Accession open to some third parties only
Dispute Settlement (DS)
Political Settlement / Consultations only
Ad hoc Adjudicative Process
Exclusive use of forum chosen
Intellectual property rights
Copyrights and neighbouring rights
Patent
Trademarks
Industrial Designs
Layout-Designs (topographies) of integrated circuits
Geographical Indications (GIs)
Traditional Knowledge
Enforcement
Competition
Adopts or maintains competition law
Provisions on designated monopolies or State Owned Enterprises (SOEs)
Environment
No relaxation of environmental laws
Labour
No relaxation of labour laws
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Cooperation
E-Commerce
Customs duty exemption for Digital Products Transmitted Electronically
Internal taxes permitted for digital products
Transfer of source code prohibited
Location requirements for computing facilities prohibited
Consumer protection provisions
Paperless trading or e-signatures
Gender
Chapter on Gender
Cooperation between the Parties
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