AfCFTA Protocol on trade in Goods/SMEs and youth episode

DevDispatch Podcast

English - May 11, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MB
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Previous Episode: Episode 4: Review of the "2020 World Youth Report on Youth Social Entrepreneurship and the 2030 Agenda to youth development in Africa."

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On 1 January 2021, trading under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) took effect. The Protocol on the Trade in Goods is aimed at creating a liberalised single market for the free flow of goods within the African continent but SMEs have are struggling to understand what the Agreement means to them.

In this episode, Ivan Ojakol, a legal consultant at LECTRAD-Africa (Uganda) and Juliet Aigbe, owner, creative head, T. V Chef, Bakery and Sugarcraft Coach at Cakeflair (Nigeria), breakdown the Articles in the #AfCFTA's Protocol on Trade in Goods and discuss how each of them relates to African SMEs. Listen if you are an SME owner with questions about the AfCFTA's Protocol on Trade in Goods, how it affects you and how you can position yourself to take advantage of the trade agreement. This episode was recorded on 13 March 2021.