The African Union has established the operational phase of an African free trade agreement on July 7 2019.
Inter-country trade is exceptionally low in Africa compared with Asia and Europe, but the agreement could create $3.2-trillion in trade within the continent.
Deputy editor of Business Day, Tiisetso Motsoeneng, reports.
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