The trader’s conflict-prevention model is what we need today
Participants ready to witness the signing of the agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area in Kigali, Rwanda, on March 21, 2018. The agreement paves the way for a liberalised market for goods and services across the continent by lowering barriers to trade. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
It's good news from a conflict prevention perspective that 44 African countries have signed up to the historic African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement paving the way for a liberalised market for goods and services across the continent by lowering barriers to trade.
Beyond the potential for job creation, the implications of its rollout for say, safety and security are immense. It is particularly significant that Africa is expanding its markets across boundaries at a point in time when the world is consciously looking inwards as extremist political parties flourish.
