The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has concluded a two-day official visit to Tunisia on 11 and 12 June 2026, resulting in an agreed action plan to strengthen Tunisia’s trade links across the continent.

The visit deepened cooperation between the AfCFTA Secretariat and the Tunisian government, focusing on turning Tunisia’s advanced implementation of the agreement into expanded intra-African trade.

During the visit, the Secretary-General met Tunisia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ali Nafti, and Minister of Trade and Export Development, Samir Abid. He also engaged the African diplomatic corps in Tunis, held discussions with the private sector at the Export Promotion Centre (CEPEX), and addressed the media at a closing press briefing.

AfCFTA leadership praised Tunisia as one of the most advanced implementers of the agreement, noting its 2020 ratification, participation in the Guided Trade Initiative, and full tariff schedule integration enabling preferential trade. Over 300 certificates of origin have already supported Tunisian exports across Africa.

The visit emphasized the private sector’s role in driving implementation, highlighting tools such as the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) and digital trade platforms to support cross-border business and local currency transactions.

Both sides agreed on a focused action plan covering transport and logistics, a Sahel–Mediterranean trade corridor, private sector engagement, and wider awareness of AfCFTA opportunities.

AfCFTA leadership stressed that Tunisia’s trade strategy presents an opportunity to expand beyond traditional markets into wider African integration, as the agreement moves from negotiation to implementation across the continent.