Japan welcomed on Friday the entry into force of the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which aims to boost intra-African trade by 52 percent by 2022, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, MoFAIC, Youth Council yesterday held a youth circle in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, for the first time, on women empowerment and the importance of enhancing their role to achieve the national agenda

One Hundred Rwandan women are taking part in a 3-day training programme in Kigali, entitled, "Empowering 100 Women Future Leaders in Hospitality Excellence

Zambia is looking to boost exports to neighboring countries as soon as the African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) goes through ratification and the country joins the mechanism, Zambian Foreign Minister Joseph Malanji told Sputnik on Wednesday

The African Union (AU) will focus on boosting integration and implementation of the free trade agreement between the member states, President of Egypt and Chairperson of the African Union Abdel Fattah Sisi said on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference

The Nigerian special committee, set up to examine the consequences of the country's joining the African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA), has just submitted its final report to the authorities, Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama told Sputnik on Monday, adding that if the committee's report was favorable, Nigeria would ratify the deal "very soon."