By BUUMBA CHIMBULUTHE African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will not replace existing regional trading blocs but instead anchor on their successes to accelerate intra-Africa trade and boost its position on the global market.AfCFTA stands ready to work with regional groupings such as COMESA to promote regional integration and boost Africa’s trading position on the global market.This is according to AfCFTA Secretary General, Wamkele Mene, who emphasised that the agreement would ride on the notable successes by reginal economic communities to ensure its effective implementation.Mr Mene said this provided an opportunity to create strong partnerships in an effort to develop Africa.He said this yesterday in Lusaka during his official visit to the COMESA Secretary General, Chileshe Kapwepwe.“The agreement is not here to replace the regional economic communities. There is a role for regional communities. These are the building blocks of the AfCFTA, we will build on the regional economic communities, particularly where there have been […]
‘AfCFTA to accelerate intra-Africa trade’
