Africa’s next major economic breakthrough may not be decided in a summit hall. It may be decided at the border.
At a customs checkpoint between neighbouring countries. At a warehouse where cargo waits for clearance. At a port where containers remain longer than businesses planned. At a border crossing where a truck carrying goods from one African country into another spends more time waiting than moving. Trade in Africa is becoming a larger conversation.
Governments are talking more seriously about regional commerce. Businesses are paying closer attention to neighbouring markets. Investors are watching the African Continental Free Trade Area with growing interest. The opportunity is historic.
A continent of more than 1.4 billion people has agreed to create one of the world’s largest free trade areas. For Africa, that was more than policy. It was an economic correction.
For decades, African economies exported raw materials across the world, imported finished
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