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A man sits outside the office building of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat in Accra, capital of Ghana,
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African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

The AfCFTA, an African Union free trade project, is the world's largest free trade area, both in terms of its geographical scope and the number of participating countries.

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