African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretary-general Wamkele Mene has described the agreement as sending “a strong signal to the international investor community that Africa is open for business, based on a single rule-book for trade and investment.” 

Unfortunately, like much else, the July 1 commencement for trading under the AfCFTA has been postponed to January 2021 owing to the global Covid-19 pandemic...