The AfCFTA is the world's largest free trade area — bringing together the 55 countries of the African Union and 8 Regional Economic Communities. Entered into force May 30, 2019. Trading commenced January 1, 2021. Secretariat in Accra, Ghana, under H.E. Wamkele Mene, first Secretary-General.
Yeafrica is built on this framework — every cross-border B2B order benefits from tariff-free trade, the AfCFTA e-Tariff Book, PAPSS payments, and Ethiopian Airlines Cargo logistics.
Yeafrica aligns with the African Union's continental digital trade framework — Phase II negotiations of the Protocol on Digital Trade
The AU's blueprint for continental integration. AfCFTA is its flagship project — creating a single African market for goods, services, and digital trade by 2063.
Integrating Africa into a single digital market. Economies of scale, digital trade readiness, and financial services integration across 55 countries.
Phase II AfCFTA negotiations. Framework for e-commerce, data governance, digital payments, and customs facilitation — the legal foundation Yeafrica operates on.
Key milestones from the African Union's official record
The official tools and systems that power AfCFTA trade — Yeafrica integrates with these frameworks
Digital tariff schedules for all 55 member states. Yeafrica uses this to calculate zero-tariff pricing on every cross-border order.
Pan-African Payments & Settlement System — enables cross-border payments in local African currencies without needing US dollars.
Reporting and monitoring system for eliminating non-tariff barriers. Yeafrica helps buyers and suppliers flag and resolve trade obstacles.
Central digital platform connecting customs authorities, traders, and financial institutions across the continent.
Financial support mechanism to help countries and businesses adjust to liberalized trade. Available to Yeafrica suppliers scaling for export.
Specialized fund supporting Africa's automotive industry development under the AfCFTA framework.
The AfCFTA's pilot program for commercially meaningful trade — 8 state parties leading the way
On September 30, Rwanda exported its first consignment under the AfCFTA — Igire Coffee, a women-led coffee processing firm dealing in premium coffee, shipped to Ghana. The first AfCFTA certificate of origin was issued for this shipment. Kenya followed with Exide batteries exported to Ghana. The Initiative tests private-sector readiness, issues AfCFTA trading documents (certificates of origin, importer/exporter declaration forms), and ensures customs systems align with AfCFTA requirements.
The UNECA identifies key constraints to intra-African digital trade. Yeafrica addresses each one.
From supplier to buyer — tariff-free, transparent, tracked
Every product is verified as manufactured or produced in Africa — the prerequisite for AfCFTA origin certification.
We issue AfCFTA certificates of origin, importer/exporter declaration forms, and phytosanitary certificates so your shipment qualifies for zero tariffs.
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo flies your order to 60+ African destinations — cold chain available, tracked end to end.
No import duties. No customs delays. PAPSS settles payment in local currencies. Your order, from factory to warehouse.
Real products moving across Africa — tariff-free
AfCFTA signatories with active Yeafrica sellers and buyers
+ 43 more AfCFTA countries coming online as Ethiopian Airlines Cargo expands routes
Source African products at wholesale scale. AfCFTA tariff-free. Full trade documentation. Ethiopian Airlines Cargo delivery. Aligned with Agenda 2063 and the Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa.