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How will the Continental Free Trade Area transform Africa?

General view of the port terminal in Algiers, Algeria March 13, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra - RC1308CF2410

As the African Continental Free Trade Area comes into effect, Landry Signé explains its potential to unlock economic opportunities across the continent, what’s delaying Nigeria’s participation, and the challenges remaining to implementation.

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