Free trade pact alone won’t industrialise Africa
Of 55 AU member states, 43 ratified the Africa Continental Free Trade Area agreement but implementation lags
20 November 2022 - 20:25
Top officials have sounded warnings over the gap between the ideals of scrapping Africa’s trade barriers and implementation of the policy.
Free trade commenced officially under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement at the start of 2021, but so far there has been little trading under the agreement...
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