KemetLeadsAfCFTA bets $3.1 billion on making borders digital
AfCFTA bets $3.1 billion on making borders digital
The news
The AfCFTA Secretariat signed a 20-year, $3.1 billion concession with Bergmans to digitise customs across participating states, financed by the concessionaire — even as the African Union's free-movement protocol sits at just four ratifications.
The KemetLeads take
Goods are getting a digital fast lane; people are still waiting at the counter. Fourteen million jobs by 2035 is the promise, and it hinges on the unglamorous stuff — customs code, payment rails, and letting a Ghanaian engineer take a job in Kigali without a saga. Nkrumah's dream is now a procurement contract. Watch who owns the rails.
What to watch
Which state parties sign implementation agreements first, and who owns the customs data at the end of the concession.
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