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238		<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-af3bd49 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child" data-id="af3bd49" data-element_type="container" data-e-type="container" data-settings="{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}">
239					<div class="e-con-inner">
240		<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-8f1d11f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="8f1d11f" data-element_type="container" data-e-type="container" data-settings="{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}">
241				<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5ee76ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="5ee76ee" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-settings="{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}" data-widget_type="image.default">
242				<div class="elementor-widget-container">
243															<img fetchpriority="high" width="433" height="422" src="https://au-afcfta.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/AfCFTA-Logo-1.svg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-28534" alt="" />															</div>
244				</div>
245				</div>
246		<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7bc4923 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child" data-id="7bc4923" data-element_type="container" data-e-type="container" data-settings="{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}">
247					<div class="e-con-inner">
248				<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-836bbcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="836bbcb" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-settings="{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}" data-widget_type="image.default">
249				<div class="elementor-widget-container">
250																<a href="https://au-afcfta.org/afcfta-digital-innovation-challenge-2nd-edition-2026" target="_blank">
251							<img width="2048" height="437" src="https://au-afcfta.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/website-banner.jpg-scaled.jpeg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-33637" alt="" srcset="https://au-afcfta.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/website-banner.jpg-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https://au-afcfta.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/website-banner.jpg-300x64.jpeg 300w, https://au-afcfta.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/website-banner.jpg-1024x219.jpeg 1024w, https://au-afcfta.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/website-banner.jpg-768x164.jpeg 768w, https://au-afcfta.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/website-banner.jpg-1536x328.jpeg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" />								</a>
252															</div>
253				</div>
254				<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6330a80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="6330a80" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-settings="{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}" data-widget_type="image.default">
255				<div class="elementor-widget-container">
256																<a href="https://au-afcfta.org/kaist-global-transport-and-trade-expert-program/" target="_blank">
257							<img width="2048" height="437" src="https://au-afcfta.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/website-banner-scaled.jpeg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-33339" alt="" srcset="https://au-afcfta.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/website-banner-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https://au-afcfta.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/website-banner-300x64.jpeg 300w, https://au-afcfta.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/website-banner-1024x219.jpeg 1024w, https://au-afcfta.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/website-banner-768x164.jpeg 768w, https://au-afcfta.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/website-banner-1536x328.jpeg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" />								</a>
258															</div>
259				</div>
260					</div>
261				</div>
262					</div>
263				</div>
264		<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-2901349 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child" data-id="2901349" data-element_type="container" data-e-type="container" data-settings="{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}">
265					<div class="e-con-inner">
266				<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1ca9fd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ekit-nav-menu" data-id="1ca9fd9" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-settings="{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}" data-widget_type="ekit-nav-menu.default">
267				<div class="elementor-widget-container">
268							<nav class="ekit-wid-con ekit_menu_responsive_tablet"
269			data-hamburger-icon=""
270			data-hamburger-icon-type="icon"
271			data-responsive-breakpoint="1024"
272			data-close-on-anchor="no">
273			            <button class="elementskit-menu-hamburger elementskit-menu-toggler"  type="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ekit-megamenu-afcfta-redesign-menu" aria-label="Menu">
274                                    <span class="elementskit-menu-hamburger-icon"></span><span class="elementskit-menu-hamburger-icon"></span><span class="elementskit-menu-hamburger-icon"></span>
275                            </button>
276            <div id="ekit-megamenu-afcfta-redesign-menu" class="elementskit-menu-container elementskit-menu-offcanvas-elements elementskit-navbar-nav-default ekit-nav-menu-one-page-no ekit-nav-dropdown-hover"><ul id="menu-afcfta-redesign-menu" class="elementskit-navbar-nav elementskit-menu-po-justified submenu-click-on-icon"><li id="menu-item-31355" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-31355 nav-item elementskit-mobile-builder
276-content" data-vertical-menu=750px><a href="https://au-afcfta.org/" class="ekit-menu-nav-link">Home</a></li>
277<li id="menu-item-15943" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-6027 current_page_item menu-item-15943 nav-item elementskit-dropdown-has top_position elementskit-dropdown-menu-custom_width elementskit-megamenu-has elementskit-mobile-builder-content active" data-vertical-menu=950px><a href="https://au-afcfta.org/about/" class="ekit-menu-nav-link active" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ekit-megamenu-panel-15943">About The AfCFTA<i class="icon icon-down-arrow1 elementskit-submenu-indicator" aria-hidden="true"></i></a><div class="elementskit-megamenu-panel" id="ekit-megamenu-panel-15943">		<div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="15950" class="elementor elementor-15950" data-elementor-post-type="elementskit_content">
278						<section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a38f34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="1a38f34" data-element_type="section" data-e-type="section" data-settings="{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}">
279						<div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default">
280					<div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60955c0" data-id="60955c0" data-element_type="column" data-e-type="column">
281			<div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated">
282						<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0a7bcce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="0a7bcce" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-settings="{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}" data-widget_type="heading.default">
283				<div class="elementor-widget-container">
284					<h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">What is the AfCFTA ?</h2>				</div>
285				</div>
286				<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-604db01 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list" data-id="604db01" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-settings="{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}" data-widget_type="icon-list.default">
287				<div class="elementor-widget-container">
288							<ul class="elementor-icon-list-items">
289							<li class="elementor-icon-list-item">
290											<a href="https://au-afcfta.org/about/">
291
292												<span class="elementor-icon-list-icon">
293							<i aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-right-arrow"></i>						</span>
294										<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">Overview</span>
295											</a>
296									</li>
297								<li class="elementor-icon-list-item">
298											<a href="https://au-afcfta.org/purpose-the-afcfta/">
299
300												<span class="elementor-icon-list-icon">
301							<i aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-right-arrow"></i>						</span>
302										<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">Purpose of the AfCFTA</span>
303											</a>
304									</li>
305								<li class="elementor-icon-list-item">
306											<a href="https://au-afcfta.org/who-we-are/">
307
308												<span class="elementor-icon-list-icon">
309							<i aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-right-arrow"></i>						</span>
310										<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">Who We Are</span>
311											</a>
312									</li>
313								<li class="elementor-icon-list-item">
314											<a href="https://au-afcfta.org/state-parties/">
315
316												<span class="elementor-icon-list-icon">
317							<i aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-right-arrow"></i>						</span>
318										<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">State and Non-State Parties</span>
319											</a>
320									</li>
321						</ul>
322						</div>
323				</div>
324					</div>
325		</div>
326				<div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d975496" data-id="d975496" data-element_type="column" data-e-type="column">
327			<div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated">
328						<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-72deef9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="72deef9" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-settings="{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}" data-widget_type="heading.default">
329				<div class="elementor-widget-container">
330					<h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Institutional Framework</h2>				</div>
331				</div>
332				<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a1ef2a1 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list" data-id="a1ef2a1" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-settings="{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}" data-widget_type="icon-list.default">
333				<div class="elementor-widget-container">
334							<ul class="elementor-icon-list-items">
335							<li class="elementor-icon-list-item">
336											<a href="https://au-afcfta.org/assembly/">
337
338												<span class="elementor-icon-list-icon">
339							<i aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-right-arrow"></i>						</span>
340										<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">Assembly</span>
341											</a>
342									</li>
343								<li class="elementor-icon-list-item">
344											<a href="https://au-afcfta.org/council-of-ministers/">
345
346												<span class="elementor-icon-list-icon">
347							<i aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-right-arrow"></i>						</span>
348										<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">Council Of Ministers</span>
349											</a>
350									</li>
351								<li class="elementor-icon-list-item">
352											<a href="/secretariat/">
353
354												<span class="elementor-icon-list-icon">
355							<i aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-right-arrow"></i>						</span>
356										<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">Secretariat</span>
357											</a>
358									</li>
359						</ul>
360						</div>
361				</div>
362					</div>
363		</div>
364				<div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7d4d6e" data-id="a7d4d6e" data-element_type="column" data-e-type="column">
365			<div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated">
366						<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5e66f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="5e66f4b" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-settings="{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}" data-widget_type="heading.default">
367				<div class="elementor-widget-container">
368					<h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">The Secretariat</h2>				</div>
369				</div>
370				<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d070945 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list" data-id="d070945" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-settings="{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}" data-widget_type="icon-list.default">
371				<div class="elementor-widget-container">
372							<ul class="elementor-icon-list-items">
373							<li class="elementor-icon-list-item">
374											<a href="/secretariat/">
375
376												<span class="elementor-icon-list-icon">
377							<i aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-right-arrow"></i>						</span>
378										<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">Overview</span>
379											</a>
380									</li>
381								<li class="elementor-icon-list-item">
382											<a href="https://au-afcfta.org/thesg">
383
384												<span class="elementor-icon-list-icon">
385							<i aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-right-arrow"></i>						</span>
386										<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">Secretary-General</span>
387											</a>
388									</li>
389								<li class="elementor-icon-list-item">
390											<a href="/meet-the-team/">
391
392												<span class="elementor-icon-list-icon">
393							<i aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-right-arrow"></i>						</span>
394										<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">Directorates of the Secretariat</span>
395											</a>
396									</li>
397								<li class="elementor-icon-list-item">
398											<a href="/afcfta-careers/">
399
400												<span class="elementor-icon-list-icon">
401							<i aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-right-arrow"></i>						</span>
402										<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">Careers</span>
403											</a>
404									</li>
405						</ul>
406						</div>
407				</div>
408					</div>
409		</div>
410					</div>
411		</section>
412				</div>
413		</div></li>
414<li id="menu-item-31353" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-31353 nav-item elementskit-dropdown-has relative_position elementskit-dropdown-menu-default_width elementskit-mobile-builder
414-content" data-vertical-menu=750px><a href="#" class="ekit-menu-nav-link ekit-menu-dropdown-toggle" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ekit-submenu-31353">Legal Instruments<i class="icon icon-down-arrow1 elementskit-submenu-indicator" aria-hidden="true"></i></a>
415<ul class="elementskit-dropdown elementskit-submenu-panel" id="ekit-submenu-31353">
416	<li id="menu-item-15944" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15944 nav-item elementskit-mobile-builder-content" data-vertical-menu=750px><a href="https://au-afcfta.org/trade-areas/" class=" dropdown-item">Protocols to the AfCFTA Agreements</a></ul>
417</li>
418<li id="menu-item-15945" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15945 nav-item elementskit-dropdown-has relative_position elementskit-dropdown-menu-custom_width elementskit-megamenu-has elementskit-mobile-builder-content" data-vertical-menu=350px><a href="https://au-afcfta.org/operational-instruments/" class="ekit-menu-nav-link" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ekit-megamenu-panel-15945">Operational Instruments<i class="icon icon-down-arrow1 elementskit-submenu-indicator" aria-hidden="true"></i></a><div class="elementskit-megamenu-panel" id="ekit-megamenu-panel-15945">		<div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="15955" class="elementor elementor-15955" data-elementor-post-type="elementskit_content">
419						<section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8393aae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="8393aae" data-element_type="section" data-e-type="section" data-settings="{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}">
420						<div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default">
421					<div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15721d2" data-id="15721d2" data-element_type="column" data-e-type="column">
422			<div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated">
423						<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7573e3c elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list" data-id="7573e3c" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-settings="{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}" data-widget_type="icon-list.default">
424				<div class="elementor-widget-container">
425							<ul class="elementor-icon-list-items">
426							<li class="elementor-icon-list-item">
427											<a href="https://au-afcfta.org/etariff/">
428
429												<span class="elementor-icon-list-icon">
430							<i aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-right-arrow"></i>						</span>
431										<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">The AfCFTA e-Tariff Book</span>
432											</a>
433									</li>
434								<li class="elementor-icon-list-item">
435											<a href="https://hub.au-afcfta.org/">
436
437												<span class="elementor-icon-list-icon">
438							<i aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-right-arrow"></i>						</span>
439										<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">AfCFTA Hub</span>
440											</a>
441									</li>
442								<li class="elementor-icon-list-item">
443											<a href="https://au-afcfta.org/operational-instruments/ntbs/">
444
445												<span class="elementor-icon-list-icon">
446							<i aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-right-arrow"></i>						</span>
447										<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">The Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs)</span>
448											</a>
449									</li>
450								<li class="elementor-icon-list-item">
451											<a href="https://au-afcfta.org/operational-instruments/papss/">
452
453												<span class="elementor-icon-list-icon">
454							<i aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-right-arrow"></i>						</span>
455										<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">The Pan-African Payments and Settlement System</span>
456											</a>
457									</li>
458								<li class="elementor-icon-list-item">
459											<a href="https://au-afcfta.org/operational-instruments/the-afcfta-adjustment-fund/">
460
461												<span class="elementor-icon-list-icon">
462							<i aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-right-arrow"></i>						</span>
463										<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">The AfCFTA Adjustment Fund</span>
464											</a>
465									</li>
466								<li class="elementor-icon-list-item">
467											<a href="https://au-afcfta.org/operational-instruments/the-automotive-fund/">
468
469												<span class="elementor-icon-list-icon">
470							<i aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-right-arrow"></i>						</span>
471										<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">The Automotive Fund</span>
472											</a>
473									</li>
474						</ul>
475						</div>
476				</div>
477					</div>
478		</div>
479					</div>
480		</section>
481				</div>
482		</div></li>
483<li id="menu-item-15946" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15946 nav-item elementskit-mobile-builder-content" data-vertical-menu=750px><a href="https://au-afcfta.org/state-parties/" class="ekit-menu-nav-link">State Parties</a></li>
484<li id="menu-item-15948" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-15948 nav-item elementskit-dropdown-has top_position elementskit-dropdown-menu-custom_width elementskit-megamenu-has elementskit-mobile-builder-content" data-vertical-menu=965px><a href="#" class="ekit-menu-nav-link" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="ekit-megamenu-panel-15948">Resources<i class="icon icon-down-arrow1 elementskit-submenu-indicator" aria-hidden="true"></i></a><div class="elementskit-megamenu-panel" id="ekit-megamenu-panel-15948">		<div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="15960" class="elementor elementor-15960" data-elementor-post-type="elementskit_content">
485				<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1c5d761 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent" data-id="1c5d761" data-element_type="container" data-e-type="container" data-settings="{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}">
486					<div class="e-con-inner">
487		<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7d20fbe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="7d20fbe" data-element_type="container" data-e-type="container" data-settings="{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}">
488				<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-627ae8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="627ae8b" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-settings="{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}" data-widget_type="heading.default">
489				<div class="elementor-widget-container">
490					<h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Official Documents </h2>				</div>
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629									<p>The AfCFTA is the world’s largest free trade area bringing together the 55 countries of the African Union (AU) and eight (8) Regional Economic Communities (RECs). The overall mandate of the AfCFTA is to create a single continental market with a population of about 1.3 billion people and a combined GDP of approximately US$ 3.4 trillion. The AfCFTA is one of the flagship projects of Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, the African Union&#8217;s long-term development strategy for transforming the continent into a global powerhouse.</p><p>As part of its mandate, the AfCFTA is to eliminate trade barriers and boost intra-Africa trade. In particular, it is to advance trade in value-ad
629ded production across all service sectors of the African Economy. The AfCFTA will contribute to establishing regional value chains in Africa, enabling investment and job creation. The practical implementation of the AfCFTA has the potential to foster industrialisation, job creation, and investment, thus enhancing the competitiveness of Africa in the medium to long term.</p><p>The AfCFTA entered into force on May 30, 2019, after 24 Member States deposited their Instruments of Ratification following a series of continuous continental engagements spanning since 2012. It was launched at the 12th Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Niamey &#8211; Niger, in July 2019. The commencement of trading under the AfCFTA was in January 1, 2021. The AfCFTA Secretariat is hosted in Accra, Ghana. His Excellency Wamkele Mene is the first elected Secretary-General coordinating the implementation of the Agreement.</p>								</div>
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709									<p>The AfCFTA IS THE LARGEST FREE TRADE AREA IN THE WORLD MEASURED BY THE NUMBER OF COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING</p>								</div>
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729					<h5 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Critical timelines in the AfCFTA establishment and negotiations:  
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740					<div class="timeline-item__meta"><div class="timeline-item__meta-content">January 2012 </div></div><h5 class="timeline-item__card-title">Addis Ababa, Ethiopia</h5><div class="timeline-item__card-desc">The 18th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly of Heads of States and Government adopted the Decision on Fast-tracking the establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) for Boosting Intra-Africa Trade. 
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746	<div class="timeline-item__point"><div class="timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon"><span class="jet-elements-icon"><i aria-hidden="true" class="fas fa-calendar-alt"></i></span></div></div><div class="timeline-item__meta"><div class="timeline-item__meta-content">January 2012 </div></div></div><div class="jet-timeline-item  elementor-repeater-item-f103bfe jet-timeline-item--image-inside">
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749				<div class="timeline-item__card-img"><img decoding="async" src="https://au-afcfta.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/moussa-faki-mahamat-the-chairperson-of-the-african-union-commission-in-a-cheerful-mood-after-the-launch-of-afcfta-in-kigal-on-march-21-2018i.-photo-file.jpg" title="" alt="" loading="lazy" /></div>				<div class="timeline-item__card-content">
750					<div class="timeline-item__meta"><div class="timeline-item__meta-content">June 2015</div></div><h5 class="timeline-item__card-title">Johannesburg, South Africa</h5><div class="timeline-item__card-desc">The 25th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly of Heads of States and Government launched the negotiations for establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). </div>				</div>
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757				<div class="timeline-item__card-img"><img decoding="async" src="https://au-afcfta.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2018-03-2
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758					<div class="timeline-item__meta"><div class="timeline-item__meta-content">March 2018</div></div><h5 class="timeline-item__card-title">Kigali, Rwanda</h5><div class="timeline-item__card-desc">At the 10th Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly of Heads of States and Government, 44 of the 55 African Union Member States signed the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA);  
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766				<div class="timeline-item__card-img"><img decoding="async" src="https://au-afcfta.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/30MAY.jpeg" title="" alt="" loading="lazy" /></div>				<div class="timeline-item__card-content">
767					<div class="timeline-item__meta"><div class="timeline-item__meta-content">30 May 2019</div></div><h5 class="timeline-item__card-title">Addis Ababa, Ethiopia</h5><div class="timeline-item__card-desc">The AfCFTA Agreement entered into force after the 22nd deposit of the instrument of ratification by the Saharawi Republic on April 29 2019.  
768</div>				</div>
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776					<div class="timeline-item__meta"><div class="timeline-item__meta-content">July 2019 </div></div><h5 class="timeline-item__card-title">Niamey, Niger</h5><div class="timeline-item__card-desc">The 12th Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly of Heads of States and Government launched the operational phase of the AfCFTA. The start of trading under the AfCFTA Agreement began on January 1 2021. 
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784				<div class="timeline-item__card-img"><img decoding="async" src="https://au-afcfta.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/f-2-scaled-2.jpeg" title="" alt="" loading="lazy" /></div>				<div class="timeline-item__card-content">
785					<div class="timeline-item__meta"><div class="timeline-item__meta-content">10 February 2020</div></div><h5 class="timeline-item__card-title">Addis Ababa, Ethiopia</h5><div class="timeline-item__card-desc">H.E. Wamkele Mene was elected as the first Secretary-General of the AfCFTA on 10th February 2020, at the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia</div>				</div>
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792				<div class="timeline-item__card-img"><img decoding="async" src="https://au-afcfta.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/38266-swearing-in_ceremony_of_h.e._mr._wamkele_keabetswe_mene_new_sg_of_the_afcfta_secretariat_1.jpg" title="" alt="H.E. Wamkele Mene is sworn-in on 19 March 2020 as first Secretary-General of the AfCFTA at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia" loading="lazy" /></div>				<div class="timeline-item__card-content">
793					<div class="timeline-item__meta"><div class="timeline-item__meta-content">19 March 2020 </div></div><h5 class="timeline-item__card-title">Addis Ababa, Ethiopia</h5><div class="timeline-item__card-desc">H.E. Wamkele Mene is sworn-in on 19 March 2020 as the first Secretary-General of the AfCFTA at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia</div>
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801					<div class="timeline-item__meta"><div class="timeline-item__meta-content">17 August 2020</div></div><h5 class="timeline-item__card-title">Accra, Ghana</h5><div class="timeline-item__card-desc">The Official handover and Commissioning of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat Building</div>				</div>
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809					<div class="timeline-item__meta"><div class="timeline-item__meta-content">1 January 2021</div></div><h5 class="timeline-item__card-title">Johannesburg, South Africa</h5><div class="timeline-item__card-desc">Start of Trading under the AfCFTA.  
81013th Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly on the AfCFTA  
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998											<a href="https://au-afcfta.org/etariff/">
999
1000											<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">AfCFTA e-Tariff Book</span>
1001											</a>
1002									</li>
1003								<li class="elementor-icon-list-item">
1004											<a href="https://portal.au-afcfta.org/TradePub/" target="_blank">
1005
1006											<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">Trade Facilitation Measures Monitoring Tool</span>
1007											</a>
1008									</li>
1009								<li class="elementor-icon-list-item">
1010											<a href="https://portal.au-afcfta.org/" target="_blank">
1011
1012											<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">Customs Trade Statistics Portal</span>
1013											</a>
1014									</li>
1015								<li class="elementor-icon-list-item">
1016											<a href="https://hub.au-afcfta.org/" target="_blank">
1017
1018											<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">AfCFTA Hub</span>
1019											</a>
1020									</li>
1021								<li class="elementor-icon-list-item">
1022											<a href="https://au-afcfta.org/contact-us/">
1023
1024											<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">Contact us</span>
1025											</a>
1026									</li>
1027						</ul>
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1035				<div class="elementor-widget-container">
1036					<h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Resources</h2>				</div>
1037				</div>
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1040							<ul class="elementor-icon-list-items">
1041							<li class="elementor-icon-list-item">
1042											<a href="https://au-afcfta.org/sg-speeches/">
1043
1044											<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">Speeches of the Secretary-General</span>
1045											</a>
1046									</li>
1047								<li class="elementor-icon-list-item">
1048											<a href="https://au-afcfta.org/resources/">
1049
1050											<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">Resources Directory</span>
1051											</a>
1052									</li>
1053								<li class="elementor-icon-list-item">
1054											<a href="https://au-afcfta.org/trade-areas/">
1055
1056											<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">Legal Texts</span>
1057											</a>
1058									</li>
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1068					<div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-877d45e" data-id="877d45e" data-element_type="column" data-e-type="column">
1069			<div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated">
1070						<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ef88aa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="ef88aa2" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-settings="{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}" data-widget_type="heading.default">
1071				<div class="elementor-widget-container">
1072					<p class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Copyright 2026  AfCFTA. All Rights Reserved</p>				</div>
1073				</div>
1074					</div>
1075		</div>
1076				<div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dff2a6" data-id="5dff2a6" data-element_type="column" data-e-type="column">
1077			<div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated">
1078						<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b2d56c0 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-end elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list" data-id="b2d56c0" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-settings="{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}" data-widget_type="icon-list.default">
1079				<div class="elementor-widget-container">
1080							<ul class="elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items">
1081							<li class="elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item">
1082											<a href="https://au-afcfta.org/legal-notice/">
1083
1084											<span class="elementor-icon-list-text">Legal Notice</span>
1085											</a>
1086									</li>
1087						</ul>
1088						</div>
1089				</div>
1090					</div>
1091		</div>
1092					</div>
1093		</section>
1094					</div>
1095		</div>
1096					</div>
1097		</section>
1098				</footer>
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1125
1126			function addJourney( journeys, formIds, to_form_id = null ) {
1127
1128				if ( null !== to_form_id ) {
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1137						const journey   = journeys[ formId ];
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1139
1140						if ( ! lastEntry ) {
1141							journey.push( pageEntry );
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1143							journey.push( pageEntry );
1144						}
1145					} );
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1147
1148				storage.setItem( storageKey, JSON.stringify( journeys ) );
1149			}
1150
1151			function clearJourney( form, on_success = true ) {
1152				const formElement = form instanceof jQuery ? form[0] : form;
1153				const formId      = formElement.dataset.formId;
1154
1155				let can_clear = false;
1156
1157				if ( on_success ) {
1158					if ( 'success' === settings.clear_after_submit || 'always' === settings.clear_after_submit ) {
1159						can_clear = true;
1160					}
1161				} else {
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1163						can_clear = true;
1164					}
1165				}
1166
1167				if ( formElement ) {
1168					if ( formIds.has( +formId ) ) {
1169
1170						if ( can_clear ) {
1171							const raw  = storage.getItem( storageKey );
1172
1173							if ( ! raw ) {
1174								return;
1175							}
1176
1177							let data = JSON.parse( raw );
1178
1179							if ( ! Array.isArray( data ) && data.hasOwnProperty( formId ) ) {
1180								delete data[ formId ];
1181							}
1182
1183							storage.setItem( storageKey, JSON.stringify( data ) );
1184
1185							const savedJourneys = storage.getItem( storageKey );
1186
1187							if ( savedJourneys ) {
1188								journeys = JSON.parse( savedJourneys );
1189							}
1190
1191							addJourney( journeys, formIds, formId );
1192
1193							if ( window?.JetFormBuilderSettings?.devmode ) {
1194								/* eslint-disable no-console */
1195								console.group( 'User Journeys' );
1196								console.info( journeys );
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1200						}
1201					}
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1206
1207			addJourney( journeys, formIds );
1208
1209			jQuery( document ).ready( function() {
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1211					/* eslint-disable no-console */
1212					console.group( 'User Journeys' );
1213					console.info( journeys );
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1215					/* eslint-enable no-console */
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1218				JetPlugins.hooks.addFilter(
1219					'jet.fb.submit.ajax.promises',
1220					'user_journey_promise',
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1222						promises.push( new Promise( ( resolve, reject ) => {
1223							const formElement           = $form instanceof jQuery ? $form[0] : $form;
1224							const formId                = formElement.dataset.formId;
1225							const userJourneyData       = storage.getItem( storageKey );
1226							const userJourneyDataParsed = JSON.parse(userJourneyData || '{}');
1227							const formSpecificData      = userJourneyDataParsed[formId] || '';
1228
1229							if ( formElement ) {
1230								if ( formIds.has( +formId ) ) {
1231									if ( userJourneyData ) {
1232										let hiddenInput = $form[0].querySelector( 'input[name="_user_journey"]' );
1233
1234										if ( !hiddenInput ) {
1235											hiddenInput = document.createElement( 'input' );
1236
1237											hiddenInput.type = 'hidden';
1238											hiddenInput.name = '_user_journey';
1239
1240											$form[0].appendChild( hiddenInput );
1241										}
1242										hiddenInput.value = JSON.stringify( formSpecificData );
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1244								}
1245							}
1246
1247							resolve();
1248						} ) );
1249
1250						return promises;
1251					}
1252				);
1253
1254				JetPlugins.hooks.addFilter(
1255					'jet.fb.submit.reload.promises',
1256					'user_journey_promise',
1257					function( $promises, $context ) {
1258						$promises.push(
1259							new Promise( ( resolve ) => {
1260								const rootNode              = $context.target;
1261								const userJourneyData       = storage.getItem( storageKey );
1262								const formId                = rootNode.dataset.formId;
1263								const userJourneyDataParsed = JSON.parse(userJourneyData || '{}');
1264								const formSpecificData      = userJourneyDataParsed[formId] || '';
1265
1266								if ( formIds.has( +formId ) && userJourneyData ) {
1267									let hiddenInput = rootNode.querySelector( 'input[name="_user_journey"]' );
1268
1269									if ( ! hiddenInput ) {
1270										hiddenInput = document.createElement( 'input' );
1271
1272										hiddenInput.type = 'hidden';
1273										hiddenInput.name = '_user_journey';
1274
1275										rootNode.appendChild( hiddenInput );
1276									}
1277									hiddenInput.value = JSON.stringify( formSpecificData );
1278								}
1279								resolve();
1280							} )
1281						);
1282
1283						return $promises;
1284					}
1285				);
1286
1287				jQuery( document ).on('jet-form-builder/ajax/on-success', function( event, response, form ) {
1288					clearJourney( form );
1289				} );
1290
1291				jQuery( document ).on('jet-form-builder/ajax/processing-error', function( event, response, form ) {
1292					clearJourney( form, false );
1293				} );
1294
1295				jQuery( document ).on('jet-form-builder/ajax/on-fail', function( event, jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown, form ) {
1296					clearJourney( form, false );
1297				} );
1298			} );
1299
1300		} )();
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