TRUNEWS @6| Why is intra-African trade still so low despite the African Continental Free Trade Area being one of the world's largest free-trade areas?

trufm Current Affairs · Sep 17, 2026 · 8m

Ngonyaka u-2021 amazwe ase-Afrika angamashumi amahlanu anesine aangena ngokusesikweni kwinkqubo yorhwebo oluphakathi kwamazwe akwilizwekazi i-Afrika. Le nkqubo ibizwa ngokuba yi-African Continental Free Trade Area, lelona qonga likhulu lorhwebo kwihlabathi ngokwamazwe athatha inxaxheba kulo, kwaye injongo yayo kukuphakamisa ukuzimela kwe-Afrika kuqoqosho ingaxhomekeki kumazwe angaphandle kuyo, ukwehlisa irhafu yentengo kwiimveliso zorhwebo phakathi kwala mazwe, nokucutha imigaqo engumqobo kwinkqubo yorhwebo. Emva kweminyaka emihlanu, iqondo lorhwebo kweli qonga lisesezantsi kakhulu, kuba…