AfCFTA Secretariat

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African Union institution international organization treaty implementation body

The AfCFTA Secretariat is the administrative and coordinating body responsible for implementing and overseeing the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement across member states.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African Union institution → international organization → treaty implementation body →
abbreviation	AfCFTA Secretariat →
affiliation	African Union Commission →
continentServed	Africa →
country	Ghana →
dateOfEstablishment	2019 →
establishedBy	Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area → Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union →
firstLeader	Wamkele Mene →
fullName	Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area →
headquartersCountry	Ghana →
headquartersLocation	Accra →
hostCity	Accra →
hostCountryAgreementWith	Republic of Ghana →
languageOfWork	Arabic → English → French → Kiswahili → Portuguese → Spanish →
leaderCountryOfOrigin	South Africa →
leaderName	Wamkele Mene →
leaderTitle	Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat →
legalBasis	African Union Assembly decisions on AfCFTA → Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area →
locatedInTimeZone	Greenwich Mean Time →
mandate	facilitate dispute settlement under the AfCFTA → monitor and evaluate AfCFTA implementation across state parties → oversee implementation of AfCFTA protocols and annexes → provide technical assistance to AfCFTA state parties → support negotiations of additional AfCFTA protocols and schedules →
name	AfCFTA Secretariat →
operationalSince	2020 →
parentOrganization	African Union →
policyArea	customs and tariffs → economic integration → trade →
purpose	administration of AfCFTA legal instruments → coordination of AfCFTA activities among member states → implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement → promotion of intra-African trade → support for economic integration in Africa →
regionServed	African Union member states →
reportsTo	Assembly of the African Union → Council of Ministers responsible for Trade of the AfCFTA →
website	https://afcfta.au.int →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
AfCFTA Secretariat →	abbreviation
AfCFTA Secretariat ("Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area") →	fullName
AfCFTA Secretariat ("Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat") →	leaderTitle
AfCFTA Secretariat →	name
African Continental Free Trade Area →	secretariat