THE IMPORTANCE OF THE COMPLETE ENFORCEMENT OF THE AFCFTA

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE COMPLETE ENFORCEMENT OF THE AFCFTA
The African Continental free Trade Area (AFCFTA)
Came in to existence on January 2021, bases on the prior agreement of 54 of the 55 countries that make up the African Union.
Click on the link link below and watch Mr. Uyi Olubor a Nigerian Lawyer explain the impact of the AFCFTA on the African economy.


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