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Customs Modernisation

AfCFTA Customs Modernisation Project

Building the digital and physical infrastructure of Pan-African trade.

Overview

The AfCFTA Customs Modernisation Project is the flagship programme associated with AfriTrade CMP. It is intended to support the modernisation of customs across the continent — combining digital customs systems, cargo tracking, border management and trade-data exchange with the physical and digital infrastructure that trade depends on. The AfCFTA framework provides the mandate; infrastructure makes it operational.

Focus Areas

  • Customs modernisation
  • Digital customs systems
  • Cargo tracking
  • Border management
  • Trade-data exchange
  • Physical infrastructure
  • Digital infrastructure
  • Regional integration
01

Customs modernisation

Support the transition to modern, automated and interoperable customs processes designed to work across member states.

02

Digital customs systems

Provide the platforms and workflows that digitise customs and connect the actors of trade.

03

Cargo tracking & border management

Bring visibility to cargo movement and modernise border environments where inspection, verification and data exchange work together.

04

Trade-data exchange

Enable trusted information to move with cargo — supporting compliance, risk management and revenue protection.

05

Physical & digital infrastructure

Combine data centres, networks and border infrastructure with the digital intelligence that runs on top of them.

06

Regional integration

Provide the operational foundation for deeper integration under the AfCFTA framework — one connected market in the making.

Continental Network

A connected corridor of trade and data

The map represents Pan-African ambition and connectivity across customs, infrastructure, cargo, trade and digital systems. It reflects continental programme scope — it is illustrative and does not indicate specific deployment locations.

Hover a theme to explore the corridor network.

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