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TRADING WITHOUT BORDERS
by Omobola Adekola
An AfCFTA conversation series.
Episodes
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Breaking the Border Barrier:When Borders Hurt Production-The NTBs Holding Manufacturers Back.
This episode examines practical border frustrations that manufacturers and cross border traders continue to face, and examines the impact these barriers have on production, regional value chains and Africa's broader industrial ambitions.
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Agro-Processing Goldmines: From Farm to Factory-Turning Africa's Crops into Value.
The episode explores why Agro-processing remains underdeveloped in Africa and how to unclok long-term capital and investment for Agro-processing in the continent
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The Industrial Imperative: Can Africa Manufacture Its Way into the Future.
The episode launches a six part mini series titled "Strenghtening Manufacturing & Agro-processing in Africa. It explores what an industrialization roadmap under the AfCFTA looks like and explores how Africa can move from continental vision to practical operational execution.
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Reflections on the AfCFTA and Africa's Trade Future
The Trading Without Borders Podcast turned four last November! To commemorate this milestone and to close out 2025, we did something special: the founder took the hot seat. In this anniversary episode, the conversation reflects on the AfCFTA journey from 2021 to date, the evolution of the…
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Behind the Tariffs: How Non-Tariff Barriers Quietly Kill Trade
The episode highlights how non-tariff barriers show up at African borders and the cascading effects they have on supply chains
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Trading in the Shadows: The Power of Africa's Informal Trade
The episode explores the realities of informal cross bode4 trade, the logostics blindspots and what a more inclusive and supportive trading environmentcould look like.
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Border Realities-What's really happening at the Border Posts.
Ziad Hamoui,the National President of Borderless Alliance Ghana, walks us through the on the ground experience of clearing goods at African borders and how border inefficiencies impact delivery times, increase spoilage and costs and weaken overall supply chain performance.
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Mini-Series: Border Barriers & the Business of Trade
Launch of the Trading without Borders four-part mini-series where we go to the fronlines of Africa's trade landscape to explore how goods actually mive across African borders.
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Launch of the Air Cargo Corridor
The episode highlights the launch of the Nigeria-East/Southern Africa air Cargo corridor as well as the Market access tool launch in Nigeria.
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Guest Interview with Uche Anyamele
An interesting conversation with Uche on the impact, challenges and benefit of digital trade across across thr African Continent.
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What Nigeria's Gazetted AfCFTA Provisional Tariff Schedule means.
The episode explains Nigeria's recent gazetting of its AfCFTA Provisonal Schedule of Tariff Concessions in practical terms and it's impact on Nigerian exporters and goods imported into Nigeria from across the continent.
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Data Governance in the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol
Recent developments and highlights on cross border data transfers and data protection in the Protocol
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Developing an AfCFTA Digital market
Highlights of the prospects, opportunities and challenges of a unified digital market under thr AfCFTA.
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Highlights of the Forum of friends of AfCFTA at the WEF 2025
The episode highlights the discussions on AfCFTA held at the sidelines of the Wolrd Economic Forum 2025, and also the new Ethiopian Government legislation opening its banking sector to foreign investment.
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Update on recent AfCFTA developments
Wrapping up the final episode for 2024 with updates on recent AfCFTA developments.
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Guest interview with Johansein Rutaihwa
The episode explores how the AfCFTA aims to promote industrialization and foster regional value chains through collaboration with thr Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in Africa.
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Guest Interview with Mary Frances Malunga
Mary is the Chairperson of Female Cross border Trades Association in Southern Africa.She shared insights into the opportunities and challenges faced by women in cross border trade in Africa.
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Conclusion of the Women and Youth in Trade Protocol review.
The episode wraps up the discussion on the AfCFTA Women and Youth in Trade Protocol, focusing on the institutional arrangements that outline how the protocol’s provisions will be implemented, monitored and evaluated.
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Protection from unfair treatment and digital trade skills for women and youth in trade.
The episode explores how the AfCFTA will protect women and youth in trade from unfair treatment and help them build skills for online trading.
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IP protection and participation of women and youth in formal cross border trade.
The episode explores how the AfCFTA will help women and youth grow their businesses by protecting their ideas and encouraging more involvement in formal cross border trade.
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How the AfCFTA will help women and youth develop their export capacity.
The episode examines the provisions on development of productive and export capacity and access to trade information in the AfCFTA Women and Youth in Trade protocol.
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Inclusivity, participation and access to finance in the AfCFTA Women and Youth in trade protocol
Episode 117 examines the provisions under the AfCFTA Women and Youth Protocol that ensure the inclusivity and participation of women and youth in policy formulation, as well as their access to finance. The episode highlights how these measures aim to empower women and youth in intra-African trade.
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Objectives and scope of the AfCFTA Women and Youth protocol
An outline of the objectives, scope, guidelines and guiding principles of the AfCFTA Women and Youth protocol.
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AfCFTA Women and Youth protocol.
Introduction-AfCFTA Women and Youth protocol
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Review- Improve the quality of life of Africans
The episode examines the ambitions, challenges and opportunities in improving the quality of life of Africans in AfDB's 10 year strategy on Africa.
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"Integrate Africa"
Highlights of the " Integrate Africa" Priority in AFDB-10 Year Strategy on Africa.
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Guest interview with with Andrew Mold and Francis Mangeni
A fascinating and informative discussion with the Writers of the book: " Borderless Africa: A Sceptic's Guide to the Continental Free Trade Area."
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GTI launch in Nigeria
Highlights of the Guided Trade Initiative launch in Nigeria.
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AfDB's High 5 priorities-Industrialise Africa
The episode highlights the ambition,opportunities, and challenges and the priority sectors that the bank will focus on in industrialising Africa.
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AfDB's High 5 Priorities part 2- Feed Africa
Highlights of the ambitions, challenges, and opportunities in strengthening food security in Africa through a transformed agricultural sector.
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AfDB's High 5 priorities - Light up and power Africa
Highlights of the opportunities and challenges of the Light up and power Africa priority.
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Introduction- AfDB's Ten- Year Strategy
The episode introduces the High 5 priorities of African Development Bank's Ten- Year Strategy
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Business and Consumer Trust under AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol
The episode focuses on the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol measures to protect online consumers from fraudulent activities, among other provisions.
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Data Governance under the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol
The episode highlights the protection of personal data in the Data Governance provision.
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Facilitating Digital trade- part 2
Continuation of the review of digital trade facilitation provisions and proposed responses to the AU Digital Transformation Strategy
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Facilitating digital trade & the SWOT analysis of the AU Digital Transformation Strategy highlights.
An analysis of the provisions on digital trade Facilitation and highlights of the SWOT analysis of the AU Digital Transformation Strategy
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Market Access and Treatment of Digital Products under the AfCFTA
The episode analyses the treatment that is to be accorded to Digital Products of African origin under the AfCFTA.
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AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol-Introduction
The episode delves into the preamble and objectives of the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol.
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Mutual Recognition of Qualifications, Mass expulsion, and Deportation in the Free Movement Protocol
The episode examines the provisions on mutual recognition of qualifications, mass expulsion, and deportation and repatriation in the AU Free Movement protocol.
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Guest interview with the DG of Jigawa State Invest Promotion Agency (InvestJigawa).
The DG shares insights on the economic and investment opportunities within Jigawa State, Nigeria.
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Guest interview with Musa Sawneh
Musa Sawaneh,Principal Economist- Ministry of Trade, Industry Regional Integration, The Gambia, shares insights on economic and investment opportunities under the AfCFTA in the Gambia.
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Guest interview with Amos Seromba Akandwanaho
Amos is who is the country representative of the AfCFTA Youth Advisory Council in Rwanda. He shares insights on AfCFTA implementation as well as trade and investment opportunities in Rwanda.
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Right of Residence and Establishment under the Free Movement Protocol
The episode examines the provisions on residency and establishment as well as highlights of the latest updates on global trade
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Right of entry-Part 2
The episode highlights the provisions on African passports, free movement of students, and researchers alongside other provisions
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Free movement of persons under the AU protocol on free movement
The episode examines the provisions on progressive realisation of free movement of persons
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Introduction to the Protocol on Free Movement of Africans and the Africa Visa Openess Report 2023
The episode introduces the i jetties and principles of the Protocol on Free Movement of Africans in addition to the highlights of the African Visa Openess Index
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Focus and direction for the year 2024
The episode highlights the podcast focus and direction foe the year 2024
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Expropriation of Investment under the AfCFTA Investment protocol- Part 2
The episode examines the exception to expropriation and factors guiding compensation for expropriation.
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Expropriation of Investments under the AfCFTA Investment protocol
The episode examines how expropriation will be addressed under the AfCFTA Investment protocol
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Guest interview with Alexis Juma
Alexis Juma, the CEO and founder of Kakia Oils, Kenya, shares insights on the IATF 2023.
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