Meeting in Ghana as part of the “Dialogue on Africa's Prosperity”, business leaders and economists agreed on the urgent need to speed up the implementation of the continental free-trade zone. In particular, they reminded the signatory countries of their responsibilities.
For two days, in the gorges of the Akuapem mountains in Ghana, government officials from across Africa, business leaders and trade policy experts gathered at the African Prosperity Dialogue to give concrete expression to their determination to speed up implementation of the AfCFTA's trade objectives.
Entering into force in January 2021 and signed by 54 countries (but ratified by 44), the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is still miles away from its goal of creating a single, large trade zone.
Credit: jeuneafrique