African Free Trade Pact Seeks Continent’s Integration

African leaders have signed a agreement in Egypt to create a new free-trade zone stretching from Cairo to Cape Town. The Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) will include 26 countries – around half the continent’s total – uniting three existing trade blocs in eastern and southern Africa. It is hoped that reducing trade barriers will bring…

Leaders of 26 African countries gathered in Egypt on Wednesday to finalize and sign a free trade agreement that would create a common market across Africa. The Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) is set to stretch over half of the continent and include more than 600 million people. The issue of boosting regional trade between Africa’s…