AfCFTA and the economic fault lines threatening Africa’s single market

Legit | 16-06-2026 06:24am |

Adeniran Abdbasit Adeyemi has highlighted several challenges that could impede the progress of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in realizing its vision of a unified market across the continent. Key issues identified include rising protectionist measures among member states, a significant digital divide that hampers trade facilitation, and ongoing macroeconomic instability affecting various economies. These factors collectively pose risks to the successful implementation and effectiveness of AfCFTA, potentially undermining its goals of enhancing intra-African trade and economic integration.

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