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

In order 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 Sub-Regional Initiatives Group at the ECA Sub-Regional Office for East Africa (SRO-EA), Cea noted, that the growing impact of digitalization shows that there is an urgent need to continue to develop the capacities of Member States so that their economies can exploit digital trade. to encourage sector-wide economic development.
"The ECA supports the African Union Commission in developing a digital strategy...", she said. The Continental Digital Transformation Strategy is designed to harness the benefits of digitalization and support the implementation of digital trade, digital identity and digital economy programs in support of the AfCFTA.