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Countries with democratic governments and mostly free economies should come together and create a new trade regime, based on ...

The recently implemented Agreement on African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) provides opportunities for investors in the energy sector to access the African market under a modernized ...

As trade barriers diminish and infrastructure improves, the efficiency of intra-African trade will undoubtedly rise, creating ...

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John Authers is a senior editor for markets and Bloomberg Opinion columnist. A former chief markets commentator at the Financial Times, he is author of “The Fearful Rise of Markets.” ...

and population – the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Fifty-four of 55 African Union member countries have ...

This is why various leaders gathered in Rwanda early in December, to imagine how trade on the continent would look in a few ...

From 1978, the People’s Republic of China signalled its acceptance of this invitation with “economic free zones” in several of its provinces, which began to open up the Chinese economy to the outside ...

In this three part series, The Africa Report will examine the concept of a free trade area for Africa – the progress that has been made and the barriers to be overcome.

The secretary-general of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, has reaffirmed his commitment to reducing and eliminating intra-African and investment barriers. Mr. Mene, ...