African nations urged to accelerate AFCFTA implementation

Speaking at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ official launch of the ‘Foreign Policy Conversations Programme’ this week, Nsanzabaganwa who was attending the launch virtually, felt that there is still plenty to be done by African countries.

She advised the nations of the AFCFTA to come up with strategies to accelerate the implementation of free trade Africa and boost their own Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This year in February, Botswana ratified the AFCFTA pledging their commitment to the African Union Agenda 2063 that seeks to make it all possible for all Africans to trade with ease or ‘free trade’. AFCFTA is an initiative that has been there to curate a free trade area in Africa more especially for its members that have ratified with them.