Kenya is playing a bold and strategic role to dominate continental trade within the framework of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The country is actively committed to accelerating the implementation of the AfCFTA to fully unlock economic opportunities for its businesses across Africa.
Strategically Leveraging Opportunities
The Kenyan government aims to position and consolidate Kenya as a regional hub for trade, industry, and innovation. This ambition is supported by a well-educated population, abundant resources, and financial institutions ready to finance investment. This allows Kenya to strategically leverage the trade and investment opportunities offered by the AfCFTA.
At key events such as the Kenya IATF2025 Business Roadshow, the country emphasizes the importance of leveraging regional and continental value chains to accelerate Africa’s industrialization and strengthen its global competitiveness. By creating a large-scale integrated market, the AfCFTA encourages African countries, particularly Kenya, to:
- Strengthen their production capacity
- Increase the added value of their products
- Create an enabling environment for investment
- Generate sustainable jobs
Ambitious economic development strategy
Furthermore, Kenya hosts major regional summits, such as the WCF Africa Summit 2025. This event brings together business leaders, policymakers, and innovators. The objective is to explore strategies to promote sustainable economic growth, innovation, and regional integration under the umbrella of the AfCFTA.
Finally, Kenya benefits from an ambitious economic development strategy (Vision 2030 and the BETA Agenda 2022-2027) that aims to transform the country into an industrialized and globally competitive economy. This strengthens its ability to dominate intra-African trade within the framework of the AfCFTA.
Kenya is playing a bold role by leveraging its human, financial and institutional assets to become a leader in continental trade, enhancing regional value chains, accelerating industrialization and promoting economic integration through the AfCFTA.
