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How the US can help Africa fulfill the promise of the CFTA (African Business Magazine)

July 15, 2019

From the op-ed by Gyude Moore:

At the time of writing, US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross was set to provide the details of the new US-Africa policy, Prosper Africa, on the sidelines of the US-Africa Business Council 2019.

This new initiative seeks to accelerate two-way investment and trade with Africa as a way to advance the US’s competitive advantage.

In the following article, I detail my thoughts on what the policy needs to include in order to fulfil the promise of the African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA).