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flag AfCFTA aims to boost African trade and growth despite challenges like fragmentation, barriers, and foreign influence concerns.

flag Africa faces economic challenges from fragmented markets and trade barriers, but the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) offers potential to boost intra-continental trade, job creation, and regional integration. flag Despite low current intra-African trade levels, efforts to reduce non-tariff barriers and improve border efficiency could unlock growth, especially with a youthful population and rising foreign investment from China, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia. flag While U.S. trade policies have disrupted some African exports, they’ve also spurred a strategic shift toward diversified global partnerships. flag In Kenya, political fallout from the failed BBI initiative helped propel William Ruto’s rise, highlighting ongoing struggles with elite governance. flag Meanwhile, U.S. conservative lobbyists linked to MAGA have entered Côte d’Ivoire’s electoral race, raising concerns about foreign influence in democratic processes.

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