AfCFTA Secretary-General Mene Urges Accelerated Integration to Boost Intra-African Trade

Secretary-General Wamkele Mene identifies persistent logistical barriers and fragmentation as primary obstacles to increasing intra-African trade, which remains stagnant at 15%. The initiative seeks to leverage the 50-nation agreement to lower trade costs and facilitate labor mobility, though implementation timelines remain subject to national-level political cooperation.