African Free Trade Area kicks off, but with reminders of major obstacles at borders

It was by coincidence rather than design that the African market got bigger on the same day that Europe shrunk. Britain exited the EU on the first day of this year, just as African countries started trading under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). This agreement is set to create a tariff-free, single market for all of Africa's 1.27 billion people. 

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