Ethiopia: Why all are eagerly waiting for AfCFTA, world’s largest free trade area (All Africa)

All Africa published an article on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), signed by 55 African countries. The AfCFTA is expected to deepen economic integration of the African continent and to lift millions from extreme poverty. During a recent webinar on challenges and opportunities of AfCFTA hosted by IFPRI researchers in the sector argued that the implementation of the agreement will boost intra-regional and continental trade and will lift millions out of extreme poverty. According to the researchers, it requires political leaders’ strong political will, significant policy reforms, and trade facilitation measures in order to ensure that the agreement is implemented to its full potential.