The 5th Continental Task Force (CTF) Meeting on the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) Considers Documents in Preparation of the Negotiations

The 5th Meeting of the Continental Task Force (CTF) on the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) at the Experts level, commenced today in Abuja, Nigeria. The meeting was organized by the Department of Trade of the Africa Union Commission in preparation for the commencement of the CFTA negotiations in December 2015. During the next three days, experts from the African Union Commission, the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the African Development Bank (AfDB), and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), will consider all the post-launch preparatory issues and consider essential process issues and technical documents that will enable the negotiations to be conducted in an efficient way. The Trade Law Centre (TRALAC) has been invited as a resource person to the meeting.