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African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) studies

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has the aim of boosting intra-African trade, promote socio-economic growth development, and boosting Africa’s trading position in the global market.


The Pan African Network for Economic Analysis of Policies (PANAP) provides continental, regional and country level analysis on the tariff negotiations, macroeconomic, trade, sectorial, and social (welfare, employment) impacts of the upcoming AfCFTA.

The continental and regional analysis of the FTA impacts is based on the global computable general equilibrium (CGE) named Modular Applied GeNeral Equilibrium Tool (MAGNET).

The country-level analysis is provided by the single-country computable general equilibrium (CGE) model named Dynamic Equilibrium Model for Economic development Resources and Agriculture (DEMETRA), employing results coming from the MAGNET analysis.

Studies

Scope Issue Dashboard URL DataM News Report
Africa November 2021 URL Potential effects of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on African agri-food sectors and food security: scientific report and new DataM dashboard Potential effects of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on African agri-food sectors and food security
Africa - Tariff Offer Analysis January 2024 URL (with dataset) Publication of "The AfCFTA Tariff Offers: Current State and First Insights" PANAP working paper. Dataset available in DataM The AfCFTA tariff offers - Current state and first insights
Ghana October 2024 URL The impacts of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area on the Ghanaian economy: scientific report and new DataM dashboard Potential impacts of the African Continental Free Trade Area on agri-food sectors and food security in Ghana
Kenya February 2022 URL The impacts of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area on the Kenyan economy: scientific report and new DataM dashboard The impacts of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area on the Kenyan economy
Nigeria September 2024 URL The impacts of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area on the Nigeria economy: scientific report and new DataM dashboard The impacts of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area on the Nigerian economy
Tanzania March 2024 URL The impacts of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area on the Tanzanian economy: scientific report and new DataM dashboard The impact of the African Continental Free Trade Area on the Tanzanian economy

Studies for Ivory Coast and Niger are under preapration.

Events

Date Location Title
21/02/2024 Abuja, Nigeria Workshop on the impact of the AfCFTA for the Nigerian economy
14/02/2024 Ghana Workshop on the potential impact of AfCFTA on agri-food sectors and food security
27/09/2023 Dodoma, Tanzania Workshop for the “The impact of the AfCFTA on the Tanzanian economy” in Dodoma, Tanzania