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African acceptance dates in the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement Database

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November 2014 to July 2025African acceptance dates for the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
  1. 27 November 2014
    WTO General Council

    Protocol adopted and opened for acceptance Source 2

  2. 5 March 2015
    Mauritius

    Instrument accepted before entry into force Source 1

  3. 18 June 2015
    Botswana

    Instrument accepted before entry into force Source 1

  4. 6 August 2015
    Niger

    Instrument accepted before entry into force Source 1

  5. 1 October 2015
    Togo

    Instrument accepted before entry into force Source 1

  6. 8 December 2015
    Côte d’Ivoire

    Instrument accepted before entry into force Source 1

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  1. 10 December 2015
    Kenya

    Instrument accepted before entry into force Source 1

  2. 16 December 2015
    Zambia

    Instrument accepted before entry into force Source 1

  3. 4 January 2016
    Lesotho

    Instrument accepted before entry into force Source 1

  4. 11 January 2016
    Seychelles

    Instrument accepted before entry into force Source 1

  5. 20 January 2016
    Mali

    Instrument accepted before entry into force Source 1

  6. 20 June 2016
    Madagascar

    Instrument accepted before entry into force Source 1

  7. 24 August 2016
    Senegal

    Instrument accepted before entry into force Source 1

  8. 21 November 2016
    Eswatini

    Instrument accepted before entry into force Source 1

  9. 5 December 2016
    Gabon

    Instrument accepted before entry into force Source 1

  10. 4 January 2017
    Ghana

    Instrument accepted before entry into force Source 1

  11. 6 January 2017
    Mozambique

    Instrument accepted before entry into force Source 1

  12. 16 January 2017
    Nigeria

    Instrument accepted before entry into force Source 1

  13. 22 February 2017
    Chad

    Instrument accepted on the day of entry into force Source 1

  14. 22 February 2017
    Rwanda

    Instrument accepted on the day of entry into force Source 1

  15. 22 February 2017
    Global entry into force

    The WTO obtained enough acceptances for the agreement to enter into force Source 2

  16. 5 May 2017
    Sierra Leone

    Instrument accepted after entry into force Source 1

  17. 11 July 2017
    The Gambia

    Instrument accepted after entry into force Source 1

  18. 12 July 2017
    Malawi

    Instrument accepted after entry into force Source 1

  19. 5 October 2017
    Republic of the Congo

    Instrument accepted after entry into force Source 1

  20. 30 November 2017
    South Africa

    Instrument accepted after entry into force Source 1

  21. 11 January 2018
    Central African Republic

    Instrument accepted after entry into force Source 1

  22. 9 February 2018
    Namibia

    Instrument accepted after entry into force Source 1

  23. 5 March 2018
    Djibouti

    Instrument accepted after entry into force Source 1

  24. 28 March 2018
    Benin

    Instrument accepted after entry into force Source 1

  25. 27 June 2018
    Uganda

    Instrument accepted after entry into force Source 1

  26. 21 September 2018
    Burkina Faso

    Instrument accepted after entry into force Source 1

  27. 17 October 2018
    Zimbabwe

    Instrument accepted after entry into force Source 1

  28. 30 November 2018
    Cameroon

    Instrument accepted after entry into force Source 1

  29. 9 April 2019
    Angola

    Instrument accepted after entry into force Source 1

  30. 14 May 2019
    Morocco

    Instrument accepted after entry into force Source 1

  31. 24 June 2019
    Egypt

    Instrument accepted after entry into force Source 1

  32. 24 October 2019
    Guinea

    Instrument accepted after entry into force Source 1

  33. 12 December 2019
    Burundi

    Instrument accepted after entry into force Source 1

  34. 6 February 2020
    Cabo Verde

    Instrument accepted after entry into force Source 1

  35. 8 April 2020
    Tanzania

    Instrument accepted after entry into force Source 1

  36. 17 July 2020
    Tunisia

    Instrument accepted after entry into force Source 1

  37. 29 April 2021
    Liberia

    Instrument accepted after entry into force Source 1

  38. 20 September 2022
    Guinea-Bissau

    Instrument accepted after entry into force Source 1

  39. 21 August 2024
    Comoros

    Instrument accepted after entry into force Source 1

  40. 11 July 2025
    DR Congo

    Instrument accepted after entry into force Source 1

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African acceptance dates in the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement Database

The timeline includes 44 dated African acceptance records available in the WTO database, plus the adoption and entry-into-force milestones. It uses deposit dates shown by the WTO rather than national parliamentary approval dates.

46 records
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27 November 2014WTO General CouncilProtocol adopted and opened for acceptanceSource 2
5 March 2015MauritiusInstrument accepted before entry into forceSource 1
18 June 2015BotswanaInstrument accepted before entry into forceSource 1
6 August 2015NigerInstrument accepted before entry into forceSource 1
1 October 2015TogoInstrument accepted before entry into forceSource 1
8 December 2015Côte d’IvoireInstrument accepted before entry into forceSource 1
10 December 2015KenyaInstrument accepted before entry into forceSource 1
16 December 2015ZambiaInstrument accepted before entry into forceSource 1
4 January 2016LesothoInstrument accepted before entry into forceSource 1
11 January 2016SeychellesInstrument accepted before entry into forceSource 1
20 January 2016MaliInstrument accepted before entry into forceSource 1
20 June 2016MadagascarInstrument accepted before entry into forceSource 1
24 August 2016SenegalInstrument accepted before entry into forceSource 1
21 November 2016EswatiniInstrument accepted before entry into forceSource 1
5 December 2016GabonInstrument accepted before entry into forceSource 1
4 January 2017GhanaInstrument accepted before entry into forceSource 1
6 January 2017MozambiqueInstrument accepted before entry into forceSource 1
16 January 2017NigeriaInstrument accepted before entry into forceSource 1
22 February 2017ChadInstrument accepted on the day of entry into forceSource 1
22 February 2017RwandaInstrument accepted on the day of entry into forceSource 1
22 February 2017Global entry into forceThe WTO obtained enough acceptances for the agreement to enter into forceSource 2
5 May 2017Sierra LeoneInstrument accepted after entry into forceSource 1
11 July 2017The GambiaInstrument accepted after entry into forceSource 1
12 July 2017MalawiInstrument accepted after entry into forceSource 1
5 October 2017Republic of the CongoInstrument accepted after entry into forceSource 1
30 November 2017South AfricaInstrument accepted after entry into forceSource 1
11 January 2018Central African RepublicInstrument accepted after entry into forceSource 1
9 February 2018NamibiaInstrument accepted after entry into forceSource 1
5 March 2018DjiboutiInstrument accepted after entry into forceSource 1
28 March 2018BeninInstrument accepted after entry into forceSource 1
27 June 2018UgandaInstrument accepted after entry into forceSource 1
21 September 2018Burkina FasoInstrument accepted after entry into forceSource 1
17 October 2018ZimbabweInstrument accepted after entry into forceSource 1
30 November 2018CameroonInstrument accepted after entry into forceSource 1
9 April 2019AngolaInstrument accepted after entry into forceSource 1
14 May 2019MoroccoInstrument accepted after entry into forceSource 1
24 June 2019EgyptInstrument accepted after entry into forceSource 1
24 October 2019GuineaInstrument accepted after entry into forceSource 1
12 December 2019BurundiInstrument accepted after entry into forceSource 1
6 February 2020Cabo VerdeInstrument accepted after entry into forceSource 1
8 April 2020TanzaniaInstrument accepted after entry into forceSource 1
17 July 2020TunisiaInstrument accepted after entry into forceSource 1
29 April 2021LiberiaInstrument accepted after entry into forceSource 1
20 September 2022Guinea-BissauInstrument accepted after entry into forceSource 1
21 August 2024ComorosInstrument accepted after entry into forceSource 1
11 July 2025DR CongoInstrument accepted after entry into forceSource 1

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