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  • AfDB urges open borders to encourage free trade

    AfDB urges open borders to encourage free trade

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    Bayo Millz
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    The African Development Bank (AfDB) has urged African countries to open their borders to encourage the promotion of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Mr Lamin Barrow, Director-General, Nigeria Country Department, AfDB, said this on the sideline of the release of the Africa Visa Openness Report in Balaclava, Mauritius.

  • Buhari too weak to sign free trade agreement, says Obasanjo

    Buhari too weak to sign free trade agreement, says Obasanjo

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    Femi Ajasa
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    Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says President Muhammadu Buhari’s hands are too weak to sign the African Free Trade Agreement. The former President made the statement on Saturday while speaking at the Babacar Ndiaye lecture series in Bali, Indonesia, The Cable reports. Obasanjo spoke on the theme, ‘Global Power Disequilibrium, Trade Wars and Implications for Africa’…