African trade accord has huge potential but history of past failures weighs heavily

27 June 2021 - 00:00

By Peter Fabricius

Trading through the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) was officially launched with considerable fanfare on January 1 for the 81% of goods for which rules of origin had been agreed - and between those countries that had mutually determined tariff concessions.

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