Methodology for compiling quarterly macroeconomic aggregates for the Regional Economic Communities and the African Union

The African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government celebrated in May 2013, the establishment of the Organization of African Unity / African Union. During this celebration, African leaders adopted the Development Agenda for Africa for the next 50 years, referred to as "Agenda 2063". One of the flagship programs of Agenda 2063 is the establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The African Union summit, which was held from March 17 to 21, 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda, resulted in the signing of the agreement providing for the establishment of the Continental Free Trade Area. The Agreement on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) entered into force on May 30, 2019. On July 7, 2019, the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union officially launched the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)...