Gambia ratifies African trade zone treaty
By Lucie Morangi in Nairobi, Kenya | China Daily | Updated: 2019-04-09 08:08
Infrastructure helps make East Africa most integrated region in the continent
The recent ratification by Gambia's legislature of the Continental Free Trade Area agreement, or the CFTA, means the ambitious initiative has entered the implementation phase.
The agreement, signed by 49 out of the 55 members of the African Union, needed legislative ratifications by at least 22 countries for the treaty to enter into force.
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