TRADING WITHOUT BORDERS

Trading Without Borders: An AfCFTA Conversation Series explores the opportunities, challenges, and real-world impact of the African Continental Free Trade Area. Each episode features candid conversations with policymakers, trade experts, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders shaping the future of cross-border commerce in Africa. We unpack the policies, success stories, and innovations driving intra-African trade, from market access and supply chain integration to digital transformation and regional value chains. Whether you’re a business owner, investor, or policymaker, this series offers actionable insights to help you navigate and thrive in Africa’s single market.

Highlights of Kenya's National AfCFTA implementation strategy 2022-2027

A Brief review of Kenya's strategy for implementing the AfCFTA

08-11
05:48

Behind the Tariffs: How Non-Tariff Barriers Quietly Kill Trade

The episode highlights how non-tariff barriers show up at African borders and the cascading effects they have on supply chains

07-30
38:59

Developing an AfCFTA Digital market

Highlights of the prospects, opportunities and challenges of a unified digital market under thr AfCFTA.

02-14
08:35

Highlights of the Forum of friends of AfCFTA at the WEF 2025

The episode highlights the discussions on AfCFTA held at the sidelines of the Wolrd Economic Forum 2025, and also the new Ethiopian Government legislation opening its banking sector to foreign investment.

02-06
05:30

Free movement of persons under the AU protocol on free movement

The episode examines the provisions on progressive realisation of free movement of persons

02-08
09:04

Introduction to the Protocol on Free Movement of Africans and the Africa Visa Openess Report 2023

The episode introduces the i jetties and principles of the Protocol on Free Movement of Africans in addition to the highlights of the African Visa Openess Index

02-01
09:41

Focus and direction for the year 2024

The episode highlights the podcast focus and direction foe the year 2024

01-25
09:51

Launch of the Air Cargo Corridor

The episode highlights the launch of the Nigeria-East/Southern Africa air Cargo corridor as well as the Market access tool launch in Nigeria.

06-10
05:29

What Nigeria's Gazetted AfCFTA Provisional Tariff Schedule means.

The episode explains Nigeria's recent gazetting of its AfCFTA Provisonal Schedule of Tariff Concessions in practical terms and it's impact on Nigerian exporters and goods imported into Nigeria from across the continent.

04-17
07:52

Update on recent AfCFTA developments

Wrapping up the final episode for 2024 with updates on recent AfCFTA developments.

12-20
05:09

Guest interview with Johansein Rutaihwa

The episode explores how the AfCFTA aims to promote industrialization and foster regional value chains through collaboration with thr Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in Africa.

11-29
01:01:42

GTI launch in Nigeria

Highlights of the Guided Trade Initiative launch in Nigeria.

07-25
07:32

AfDB's High 5 priorities-Industrialise Africa

The episode highlights the ambition,opportunities, and challenges and the priority sectors that the bank will focus on in industrialising Africa.

07-04
07:57

AfDB's High 5 Priorities part 2- Feed Africa

Highlights of the ambitions, challenges, and opportunities in strengthening food security in Africa through a transformed agricultural sector.

06-28
09:17

AfDB's High 5 priorities - Light up and power Africa

Highlights of the opportunities and challenges of the Light up and power Africa priority.

06-20
07:50

Introduction- AfDB's Ten- Year Strategy

The episode introduces the High 5 priorities of African Development Bank's Ten- Year Strategy

06-06
03:16

Business and Consumer Trust under AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol

The episode focuses on the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol measures to protect online consumers from fraudulent activities, among other provisions.

05-24
09:18

Data Governance under the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol

The episode highlights the protection of personal data in the Data Governance provision.

05-16
08:06

Facilitating Digital trade- part 2

Continuation of the review of digital trade facilitation provisions and proposed responses to the AU Digital Transformation Strategy

05-09
08:53

Facilitating digital trade & the SWOT analysis of the AU Digital Transformation Strategy highlights.

An analysis of the provisions on digital trade Facilitation and highlights of the SWOT analysis of the AU Digital Transformation Strategy

05-02
10:01

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