Border delays in Kenya-Tanzania trade a warning sign for AfCFTA
Officials say that even in a free-trade area, goods crossing borders must be checked by agencies including tax authorities, plant health inspectorate and various ministries
26 September 2019 - 16:38
Namanga — The speed limit is 110km/h on the new highway that Abadalla Chande uses to haul his truckload of animal feed from Tanzania to Kenya, two nations that share a common market often hailed as a model for the continent.
But Chande is parked on the tarmac, caught up in a snarl of red tape. He is in a long line of trucks waiting for cargo to be scanned or for documents to be checked by officials...
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