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Trade liberalisation kicked away the development ladder in Africa

Africans have long been promised trade liberalisation would accelerate growth and structural transformation. Instead, it has cut its modest production capacities, industry and food security.

Trade Liberalisation Kicked Away African Development Ladder | Inter Press Service (ipsnews.net)

Free Trade Deception in Africa

The World Bank has exaggerated probable gains from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to promote partial and uneven trade liberalisation that is unlikely to enhance development on the continent.