8. 第二阶段谈判于 2021 年 7 月开始。谈判涉及知识产权、投资和竞争政策，将与关税减让和原产地规则领域开展的工作相辅相成。预计谈判将从区域和大陆一级现有机制的基础上出发，并应促成制定一项系统而全面的办法，将知识产权问题纳入非洲大陆自由贸易区议程，促进竞争，改善消费者和企业的市场成果，并创建健全的非洲大陆投资管理体制。与第二阶段和第三阶段(电子商务)有关的谈判预计将于 2021 年底结束。总体而言，据估计，到 2035 年，非洲大陆自由贸易区将使非洲内部贸易额增加 81%以上，为非洲制造商和工人创造机遇，并使非洲大陆的收入增加 7%。
8. The second phase of the negotiations, which covers intellectual property rights, investment and competition policy, commenced in July 2021 and will complement the efforts undertaken in the areas of tariff concession and rules of origin. Negotiations are expected to build on existing regional- and continental-level mechanisms and should lead to the development of a systematic and comprehensive approach to the incorporation of intellectual property rights issues in the AfCFTA agenda, the promotion of competition, the enhancement of market outcomes for consumers and firms and the creation of a robust continental investment regime. Negotiations pertaining to the second phase and the third phase (e-commerce) are expected to be concluded by the end of 2021. Overall, it is estimated that, by 2035, AfCFTA will increase the volume of intra-African trade by more than 81 per cent, creating opportunities for African manufacturers and workers and raising income on the continent by 7 per cent.