Sports Manufacturing & the AfCFTA: A Mechanism for Growth
23 September 2021
Hosted by Africa Sports Unified in collaboration with UNECA — the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa — this webinar examines the opportunity for sports manufacturing within the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Experts explore how the trade agreement can catalyse Africa's domestic sports goods industry, reduce import dependency, and create employment across the continent.
Key takeaways
- The scale of the opportunity for sports manufacturing within the AfCFTA framework
- How the trade agreement reduces barriers to intra-African commerce in sports goods
- The role of policy and private investment in building Africa's sports manufacturing sector
- Case studies illustrating early growth in sports manufacturing on the continent
