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The only AfCFTA program that guides you from understanding the agreement to executing a personalised 90-Days Trade Floor Plan, 8 modules focused on Rules of Origin Mastery, regional trade readiness, compliance, risk mitigation, AI tools, and a Certified Planner Badge you can take to investors.
Many entrepreneurs have attended seminars focused on the AfCFTA. They are able to summarise the agreement, identify the protocols, and cite relevant statistics. However, they often leave without a clear grasp of the implications for their own individual business, industry, or actionable next steps.
This program aims to bridge that gap. It consists of eight practical modules designed to guide you from grasping the AfCFTA to putting it into action, featuring a tailored 90-Days Trade Floor Plan, mastery of Rules of Origin, AI-enhanced tools, and the sole AfCFTA Certified Planner credential specifically created for leaders in African business.
“This practical, AfCFTA-focused program helps African SMEs, trade-support organisations, and entrepreneurs understand how AfCFTA affects their markets, pricing, and cross-border operations — and how to build a clear export strategy that minimises risk and maximises opportunity.”
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Many people believe they have a grasp on what AfCFTA entails. However, only a small number understand what its current implementation actually looks like in practice — not in the press release, but on the ground.
This module gives you the clearest, most up-to-date view of the agreement as it stands today. Nearly 50 of 55 AU member states have ratified. Rules of origin are 92.4% finalised. Tariff concessions are gazetted in key countries including Nigeria. The Guided Trade Initiative is live, and intra-African trade has already surpassed $220 billion. You will understand exactly what that means for your business right now.
In this part, you will explore Rules of Origin Mastery, which is a key topic of AfCFTA that many people find confusing. You will figure out how to make sure your products can trade without tariffs, how to properly create and give out Certificates of Origin, and how to steer clear of mistakes that can cost your business money and reputation.
Price: ₦89,000
Even though numbers are very important in AfCFTA, they only make sense when you relate them to your business situation. A market with 1.5 billion people is only useful if you understand which part belongs to you, how big that part really is, and what it will cost to reach and serve those people.
This module changes AfCFTA from a big economic agreement into a practical Business Case for your company. You will pinpoint what role your industry plays in the new opportunities available, accurately size your target market across open African borders, and create a business case for your expansion into other countries that you can show to investors, management, and lenders.
Special tracks focus on specific sectors like agro-processing, medicine, car parts, creating value from important minerals, and digital services. These sectors are experiencing the most growth in trade within Africa and align best with what the AfCFTA Secretariat wants to achieve by 2026.
Price: ₦89,000
This modulen talks about the world situation in 2026 and beyond. Things like political divisions, the ending of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the ongoing trade conflict between the United States and China, the race for important minerals, rising prices, and changing immigration rules are not just background details, but are the reality we have to deal with.
The African Continental Free Trade Area is becoming a key part of Africa's response to these challenges. In this module, you will discover how trade issues are opening up new chances for investment, manufacturing, and supply chains all over Africa. You will learn to create strategies that focus on Africa first, reducing dependence on outside countries, and instead building on Africa's own strengths. You will also find out how to adapt your business to take advantage of these changes.
Additionally, you will create a plan for managing Geopolitical Risks and ensuring Supply Chain Resilience that is tailored to your business. This will include preparing for potential surprises like currency fluctuations, transport issues, and changes in policies that are now common in today's environment.
Price: ₦89,000
The AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol is probably the most crucial yet least understood part of the whole agreement. By 2026, having AI and good digital systems won't just be nice to have; they will be essential tools that will decide which businesses can take advantage of the AfCFTA's huge market worth $3.4 trillion and which cannot.
This module talks about the useful AI tools that are already making international trade easier for African companies. These include AI tools for analysing markets, checking Rules of Origin automatically, marketing across borders, predicting demand, and assessing if they are ready to export. You'll also learn about PAPSS, which stands for the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System, and how to use regulated stablecoins and local currencies for transaction.
This is one of the biggest advantages available to small and medium-sized businesses in Africa right now. Most competitors are still using outdated methods to teach strategy. This section will give you a head start and put you ahead of the game.
Price: ₦89,000
This is the most hands-on part of the whole series. The idea of choosing a market is pretty simple. However, many businesses have trouble with the actual process; they can feel confused by complicated rules, unclear about what they need to do to follow the law, and unsure about how to make their first steps without losing money fast.
You will go through a detailed system to evaluate and choose your target market in AfCFTA carefully. You will learn about the rules and regulations in that market, create a strategy for how to enter the market to gain an advantage by being the first, and include the qualification for Rules of Origin in your revenue plan — so when you enter the market, you can do so without paying extra tariffs.
Price: ₦89,000
The main issue making trade between African countries difficult has always been logistics. Things like bad roads, trade rules that don't involve taxes, delays at customs, and confusing payment methods have stopped businesses with great products that meet AfCFTA requirements. This module gives you the tools and plans to deal with these challenges.
You will find the best and most affordable trade routes for your industry, create a supply chain plan that works well with Africa’s current infrastructure, and learn how customs rules are improving under AfCFTA, which is speeding up clearance processes.
This module also addresses the green transition directly. The AfCFTA Secretariat’s 2026 priorities explicitly include green industrial projects. You will learn how to adopt circular economy principles in your operations, access climate finance, meet emerging global ESG standards, and position your products within green mineral value chains — turning raw resources into high-margin processed exports instead of low-margin raw commodities.
Price: ₦89,000
AfCFTA was not created to be the same for everyone. It has special rules that aim to help women and young people get involved in the economy. Unfortunately, a lot of women and businesses led by young people that could benefit from these rules are not aware that they even exist or how to take advantage of them.
This module will change that. You will dive into the AfCFTA Women in Trade Protocol and look at it closely: what it asks from the countries that signed it, what financial help and support it provides, and how to use specific parts of the protocol when dealing with banks, finance groups, and government agencies. You will also find out which markets and industries currently have the best opportunities for businesses run by women and youth.
Price: ₦89,000
In this module, everything joins together. Every tool you’ve created, every market you’ve looked into, every rule about origins that you’ve learned, and every chance in different sectors that you’ve explored — it all merges into one detailed document made just for your company, your field, where you are right now, and the markets you want to reach.
Everyone who takes part in this module will walk away with a customised AfCFTA Business Readiness Plan they can start using the next week. This isn't a basic outline. It's not an exercise in theory. It’s an actual, personalised plan that includes a clear action plan for the next 90 days, specific markets chosen, steps for compliance laid out, and different financing options explained.
Finish the entire program and turn in your assignments. You will earn the official BWB Strategy Certified Planner digital badge, which you can share on LinkedIn and that is acknowledged by investors, development finance institutions, and organisations that support trade all over Africa. This badge shows that you are not only knowledgeable about AfCFTA, but you are also putting it into action.
Price: ₦89,000
Rules of origin, tariffs, documentation, certifications — everything checked, confirmed, and ready to execute.
With a clear export pilot section for 1–2 pilot countries and a 12-month execution roadmap.
Currency risk, transport disruption, NTBs, policy changes — mapped, scored, and contingency-planned.
How to invoice, track, report, and settle cross-border exports digitally under the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol.
Custom AI prompts for tariff calculators, supply-chain forecasting, export readiness scoring, and market analysis.
Your complete, sequenced, personalised AfCFTA Readiness Plan specific to your business, sector, and target markets.
LinkedIn-shareable digital credential recognised by investors, DFIs, and trade-support institutions across Africa.
Access to a growing network of serious African business leaders, monthly Trade Clinics, and vetted partner introductions.
Before this, I attended four seminars on AfCFTA. I was able to summarize the agreement but struggled to see how it related to my business. After completing Module 2, I developed a Business Case. By the end of Module 5, I identified a target market. After finishing Module 8, I created a 90-Day Plan. AfCFTA transformed from a subject I observed into a strategy that I was actively developing.
The module on the Women in Trade Protocol has changed the way I engage in institutional discussions. Instead of seeking support, I now cite the exact provisions that banks and development finance institutions must follow. This change in approach alone makes the investment in this course worthwhile..
For three years, I identified as a software startup in Ghana. However, after completing Modules 4 and 5, my perspective shifted. I now refer to my business as a digital services company that aligns with AfCFTA through the Digital Trade Protocol. This one change in description elicits a whole new level of response from institutions..
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Path B allows you to fully understand how to implement AfCFTA. However, the leaders who benefit the most from it are those who also have strong strategies to keep everything organised. The Enterprise Growth Ecosystem includes everything you need — all 14 modules, the implementation toolkit, and your tailored 90-Days Plan in one organised program.
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