At the 39th session of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Committee of Experts of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, the regional institution highlights the importance of harnessing digital trade.

In an effort to help African countries take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), ECA urges countries to boost digital trade.
Daya Bragante, Head of the Subregional Initiatives Unit at the ECA Subregional Office for East Africa (SRO-EA), Cea noted that the increasing impact of digitalization showed that there was an urgent need to continue to develop the capacities of member States so that their economies could exploit digital trade to promote sector-wide economic development.
“ECA supports the African Union Commission in developing a digital strategy...”, she argues. The continental digital transformation strategy is designed to exploit the benefits of digitalization and support the implementation of digital business, digital identity, and digital economy programs in support of Zlecaf