Andrew Mold, chief of regional integration for Eastern Africa at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, explores aspects of the continent’s economic integration agenda under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), arguing that low estimates of intra-African trade can be misleading and exploring how the region’s individual regional economic communities will be central to the agreement’s implementation.
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Authors
Andrew Mold
Chief, Regional Integration Office for Eastern Africa
- United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
@AndyMold1
Aloysius Uche Ordu
Director
- Africa Growth Initiative,
Senior Fellow
- Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative
@AloysiusOrdu
Commentary
PodcastThe role of regional economic communities in implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area
August 3, 2022