AfCFTA In Action: Uganda Hits Lagos Markets with Pharmaceuticals, Fish, Coffee, Others

President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni has announced that the country has made its
first exports to the Nigerian market under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)
Uganda products which has hit Lagos markets according to him includes; dairy, coffee, fish, pharmaceuticals and tea.

Museveni lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for allowing Uganda to work together with the Nigerian government on opening Nigerian air space for flights into each other’s territories and making room for Ugandan products under AfCFTA.

President Museveni stated this while commissioning the Free Zones Export Facility at Entebbe International Airport and also launched the African Continental Free Trade Area Implementation strategy for Uganda.

The event that ran under the theme: “Uganda’s next level growth driven by Regional Export Opportunity and AfCFTA”, was attended by private sector players, investors and representatives from the United Nations as well as trade representatives of Uganda in different countries.

“I am told we have a trade representative based in Lagos to support the opening of this market and I will give him all the necessary support needed for the process to be fully concluded with both the Federal Republic of Nigeria government and the AfCFTA Secretary General in Accra,”

“When we trade with each other in Africa, we build wealth together and create a strategic centre for the future of African socio-economic transformation and security,” he noted.

It would be recalled that Nigeria have also made significant strides under AfCFTA. On July 16, 2024, Nigeria marked a historic moment by launching its participation in the AfCFTA with the first shipment under the Guided Trade Initiative.

Ten companies, including Lucky Fibres and LE LOOK Nigeria Limited, successfully exported goods to African countries like Kenya