African Countries have closed the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in 2018.

Now that Gambia has ratified the agreement as the 22^nd country, the agreement will be effective in July 2019. This result has been achieved after 7 years of negotiations.

With 1.2 billion of people living in the 55 countries, this free trade zone is expected to have a very important impact on the wealth of the continent. According to the African....