The Abidjan- Lagos Trans Africa High Way:A Model for the Push of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.
FEATURE The Abidjan- Lagos Trans Africa High Way:A Model for the Push of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement. By:Douglas Ogbankwa Esq.@douglasogbankwa.com The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) is a unique Agreement signed by 55 African Countries in 2021 to push for free trade among African countries .In practice ,African Leaders are paying lip service to the simulation of free trade .Unlike the European Union which uses a common currency, a common passport and have a borderless diplomacy spectrum, the Conferences of the African Union is more or less , an avenue for talk shops of small talks of empty rhetorics. The African Development Bank however has put a visionary project in place to walk the talk .The Abidjan-Lagos Trans Africa Corridor.The 6 to 8 lanes road is part of the ECOWAS Vision 2050.It provides multiple opportunities to provide a leverage to achieve the African Continental Free Trade Ag...