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How Africa’s free trade area is an opportunity for recovery and development
Accelerating the implementation African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) would drive the region’s long-term recovery and growth.
Chido Munyati
Chido Munyati is the Head of Africa, and a Global Leadership Fellow, at the World Economic Forum. Chido previously worked as a lawyer at the leading Swiss law firm, Froriep, and the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
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Health and Healthcare Systems
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