44 African nations signed CFTA but Nigeria sits out On Wednesday, March 21, 44 African countries signed the continental free trade agreement (CFTA) in Kigali, Rwanda, at the 10th extraordinary session of the African Union summit, completing the negotiations on the continent-wide free trade agreement that had begun in 2015. The CFTA will be implemented … Continue reading Africa in the news: African countries sign CFTA, Mozambique conducts debt talks, Boko Haram returns kidnapped girls