The African Continental Free Trade Area is the flagship most closely tied to the Moonshot for a more integrated and connected Africa. The full list of Agenda 2063 flagship projects, with the AfCFTA at its centre, is set out below.
The flagship projects are key programmes and initiatives identified as central to accelerating Africa's economic growth and development while celebrating African identity, history and culture. They span infrastructure, trade, education, science, technology, arts, culture and peace.
1. Integrated High Speed Train Network. Connects African capitals and commercial centres through rail infrastructure, facilitating the movement of goods, services and people while reducing transport costs and relieving congestion.
2. African Commodities Strategy. Enables African nations to add value to raw materials, integrate into global value chains, and shift from being merely raw material suppliers to active users of their own resources for economic development.
3. African Continental Free Trade Area, the AfCFTA. Accelerates intra-African trade and strengthens Africa's position in global markets by boosting trade within Africa and strengthening the continental voice in trade negotiations.
4. African Passport and Free Movement of People. Removes travel restrictions for Africans, transforming restrictive national laws to enable citizens to work and live across the continent through enhanced visa policies.
5. Silencing the Guns. Aims to end wars, civil conflicts, gender based violence and genocide, with progress monitored through an African Human Security Index.
6. Grand Inga Dam Project. Targets the generation of 43,200 MW of power to support regional power pools and provide clean, affordable electricity across Africa.
7. Single African Air Transport Market, SAATM. Creates unified air transport connectivity between African capitals through full liberalization of services, market access, and removal of ownership restrictions.
8. Annual African Economic Forum. Brings together political leaders, the private sector, academia and civil society to discuss accelerating economic transformation and addressing development constraints.
9. African Financial Institutions. Establishes the African Investment Bank, the Pan-African Stock Exchange, the African Monetary Fund and the African Central Bank to mobilize resources and manage the continental financial sector.
10. Pan-African E-Network. Implements policies for transformative e-applications across Africa, including broadband infrastructure and cybersecurity, to create an e-society.
11. Africa Outer Space Strategy. Strengthens African access to space technology for agriculture, disaster management, remote sensing, climate forecasting, banking and security applications.
12. African Virtual and E-University. Uses ICT based programmes to increase access to tertiary and continuing education through open, distance and e-learning resources available globally.
13. Cyber Security. Ensures that technologies benefit African individuals, institutions and nation states through data protection and online safety, guided by the African Union Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection.
14. Great African Museum. Preserves and promotes African cultural heritage and artefacts, raising awareness of Africa's dynamic culture and its global influence on art, music, language and science.
15. Encyclopaedia Africana. Provides an authoritative resource on authentic African history and life, offering an African worldview across history, legal systems, economics, religion, architecture and education to educate and unite Africans in development.