Call for African Countries to Measure Success by Tangible Benefits Delivered to Citizens

TLDR

• The participants said African countries should deepen regional integration by fully implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), advancing the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and investing in cross-border.
• DAR ES SALAAM: DEVELOPMENT stakeholders have called on African countries to measure the success of regional cooperation by tangible benefits delivered to citizens rather than the number of agreements signed.
• The call was made during a panel discussion held on the sidelines of the Africa50 Annual General Shareholders Meeting and the Africa Infrastructure Forum, where participants stressed that Africa’s infrastructure.
• The stakeholders also observed that the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area will depend not only on removing cross-border trade barriers but also on the ability of African countries to produce sufficient.