As Nigeria and other African countries commemorate this year’s industrialisation day, stakeholders within the continent have emphasised the need for an improved business and investment environment, as well as the need to put African priorities at the centre of international negotiations if the continent will achieve its industrialization agenda.
Though the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) gives Africa the unique opportunity to replace its small and fragmented markets with a large single market in which goods, services, capital and people can move freely oblivious of internal boundaries, the stakeholders note that the ideals of the agreement may not be realized without implementation.
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