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ACBF trains 50 Togolese SMEs in AfCFTA rules

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The African Capacity Building Foundation brought 50 participants together in Lomé to train Togolese micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in AfCFTA export rules. The 9 October 2026 workshop aims to help these businesses, which account for more than 90% of the country’s enterprises, access the continental market, according to Focusinfos.

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) brought together 50 representatives of Togolese micro, small and medium-sized enterprises on 9 October 2026 in Lomé to train them in the rules of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Focusinfos reports.

The workshop covered the protocol on trade in goods and export procedures. The AfCFTA offers Togolese businesses a potential market of 1.4 billion consumers, but access to these opportunities depends on their command of trade rules, Focusinfos reports.

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