HOW WOMEN IN MINING SECTOR COULD BENEFIT FROM AFCFTA

With fanfare, trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) started on 1 January 2021. There was a big celebration in Accra, Ghana, where the AfCFTA Secretariat is located. Given the speed with which the early stages of the AfCFTA are being rolled out and the expected elimination of tariffs on 90 per cent of goods produced by countries in the first five years, it is necessary to consider, even at this stage, the free trade’s potential impact on women in the mining sector – whether positive or negative. Click here for more.