Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (JD Supra South Africa)

With the ratification by 22 African states, the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement (AfCFTA Agreement) came into force on May 30, 2019 to establish the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Having met its minimum threshold of 22 ratifying states, the AfCFTA Agreement can now be implemented to allow the trade of goods and services with virtually no restraints.