Namibia launches AIDA-AfCFTA country assessment report

WINDHOEK, June 11– Namibia on Thursday launched its Accelerated Industrial Development for Africa (AIDA) and African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Country Impact Assessment Report, becoming the first among five pilot countries to do so.

The pilot initiative is implemented in Namibia, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya and Seychelles. The report, a flagship initiative led by the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD in collaboration with the African Union Commission, the AfCFTA Secretariat and other stakeholders, was launched at an official event in Windhoek.