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African Ministers Seek to Leverage AfCFTA for Stronger Trade Amid Global Headwinds

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  • Finance ministers discuss boosting intra-African trade through “Afroshoring”
  • Infrastructure and green financing seen as key to AfCFTA success

Abuja, Nigeria – African finance and economic planning ministers meeting in Addis Ababa are exploring strategies to advance the continent’s free trade ambitions amid rising global geopolitical challenges.

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