Africa’s trade blocs were designed to unite the continent: four reasons they haven’t delivered

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, The Conversation In a rapidly fracturing world, regional integration could be a source of resilience for the African continent. The African Union agreed in 2019 to establish the African Continental Free Trade Area founded on the building blocks laid by eight regional economic communities. These are the Arab Maghreb Union, the Common Market for […] The post Africa’s trade blocs were designed to unite the continent: four reasons they haven’t delivered appeared first on NewZimbabwe.com.


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