West African Leaders Push Trade Reforms, Stronger Corridors To Unlock AfCFTA Benefits

Senior government officials, diplomats, financial regulators and business leaders from Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have called for urgent reforms to strengthen West Africa’s trade corridors and accelerate the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
The call was made at a high-level Business Symposium organised by Citi in Abuja on Thursday, where stakeholders examined practical measures to boost intra-African trade, address longstanding bottlenecks, and unlock new opportunities for regional commerce.
The symposium, titled:“Broadening Trade Flows within West Africa’s Main Corridors under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA),” brought together...