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jAs Global Superpowers Question Free Trade, Africa Welcomes it With Open Arms

The establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is both ambitious and impressive, not the least of which because it created a platform for 53 heads of state across a vast and diverse continent to agree on something. But whether or not it’s a game changer for intraregional trade – or the region’s financial markets – depends to a large extent on whether Africa’s leaders knuckle down and finally address far more practical barriers to growth and cross-border commerce.

By Jonathan Brandon, Managing Editor, GFC Media Group

Jul 17, 2019 // 1:50PM

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