He also spoke about the Protocol on Women & Youth in Trade. “It offers us an opportunity to move beyond expressing aspirations for inclusivity and actually creates legally binding obligations that will ensure that women and youth are at the centre of benefits in the AfCFTA.”

« We shouldn’t look at the AfCFTA as purely a trade agreement. It is truly Africa’s last opportunity. If we miss it now, I’m afraid we will forever remain on the periphery of the global economy.

That’s why it’s important that we look at it beyond a trade agreement and see it as a blueprint for Africa’s development »