Achieving practical unity that advances the day-to-day well-being of Africans throughout the continent has long been the dream of Africans and many of their descendants throughout the world. The May 2019 ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) advances that possibility as it clears the way for intra-African trading agreements that encourage market exchange and cooperation.
The trade agreement will further African efforts to harness and control its own resources. Knowing how African nations were saddled with restrictions and obligations since the 1800’s as a result of colonial imposition, lends the historical context in which the significance of AfCFTA can be more fully understood.
Read more to learn about AfCFTA’s implications for Africans and people of African descent throughout the world.