ABSTRACT The Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents one of the most ambitious plans and frameworks geared toward ensuring that Africa trade more with one another. This transformative development provides Canada with an entry point to put its inclusive trade agenda (ITA) into practice across the continent. This commentary examines industrialisation as one of the key areas of the AfCFTA and how this may help to foster economic development in Africa. This is followed by a brief description and analysis of Canada’s interests in Africa. The commentary concludes with practical recommendations on how Africa’s bold step forward with the AfCFTA now in place offers Canada an opportunity to re(de)fine the country’s trade, development, and diplomatic linkages with Africa.

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非洲大陆自由贸易区和非洲工业化：探索非洲-加拿大经济发展伙伴关系

摘要 大陆自由贸易区 (AfCFTA) 代表了最雄心勃勃的计划和框架之一，旨在确保非洲彼此更多地进行贸易。这一变革性发展为加拿大提供了一个切入点，将其包容性贸易议程 (ITA) 在整个非洲大陆付诸实践。本评论将工业化视为 AfCFTA 的关键领域之一，以及这如何有助于促进非洲的经济发展。接下来是对加拿大在非洲的利益的简要描述和分析。评论最后就非洲在非洲自由贸易协定（AfCFTA）的实施方面迈出的大胆一步如何为加拿大提供重新（定义）该国与非洲的贸易、发展和外交联系的机会提出了实用建议。