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Some facts on AfCFTA
Some facts about Zambia
• Agreement establishing the AfCFTA signed at Kigali, on this 21st day of March in the year
Some facts about Zambia
2018
• Land linked to 8 neighboring countries;
• Aims at integrating African markets; • Acknowledges the RECs as building blocks towards the establishment of the AfCFTA;
• An active member of SADC and the AU;
• Actively trading through all regional SADC Ports of Angola, Namibia, URT, Mozambique, RSA;
• recognizes the importance of international security, democracy, human rights, gender
Mozambique;
equality and the rule of law, for the development of international trade and economic
modes link with all 8 neighbouring countries
cooperation; • reaffirms the right of State Parties to regulate within their territories and the State Parties’ flexibility to achieve legitimate policy objectives in areas including public health, safety,
• Active and growing national transport networks including road, rail, aviation and water
• PPP and Investment protection and promotion enabled economy. Back by legislation. • Potentially the SADC transport and logistics spoke and hug for enabling trade.
environment, public morals and the promotion and protection of cultural diversity
Sakanga Lubinda– Southern African Railway Association (SARA)
AfCFTA - Importance of Transport for Zambia and the Region AfCFTA aims to boost intraAfrica Trade (- free movement of persons, capital, goods and services as they are) critical for deepening economic integration, agricultural development, food security, industrialization and structural economic transformation
