The African Union has approved the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) draft protocols on investment, intellectual property rights and competition policy paving way for their implementation.

The move signals conclusion of the AfCFTA Phases I and II protocols that provide a legal basis for the start of trading and gives members the greenlight to domesticate the protocols.

For more information, please see https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/au-approves-afcfta-draft-protocols-4139080