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TRADING UNDER THE AFRICA CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA AGREEMENT: TOWARDS A LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROTOCOL ON WOMEN IN NIGERIA

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement represents a transformative opportunity for African economic and regional integration. Central to its inclusive vision is the Protocol on Women and Youth (the Protocol), which seeks to enhance the participation of these critical groups in intra-African trade. Using the doctrinal legal analysis and policy-oriented inquiry, this paper discusses the need for Nigeria to develop an inclusive, integrated, and gender-responsive approach to implementing the AfCFTA Agreement; trade-related gender sensitivity of the legal framework for implement…