The signing of the agreement establishing the AfricanContinentalFreeTrade Area (AfCFTA) taking in Kigali on March 21, 2018. The agreement will come into effect on May 30, 2019 after 22 countries ratified it. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
The continent’s largest economy is all set to sign the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) after President Muhammadu Buhari approves an impact-assessment report he asked for.
The trade pact is expected to take effect on May 30 now that 22 African countries have ratified the agreement. Sierra Leone (21st member to ratify) and the Saharawi Republic (representing the 22nd ratification) ratified the agreement on April 29.
