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Barriers to regional trade could hurt African free market

A container depot in Nakawa, Kampala. Countries are reluctant to open up their markets for trade. FILE PHOTO | NMG

By  NJIRAINI MUCHIRA

The failure by Comesa-EAC-SADC member states to sign and ratify instruments for the creation of a tripartite free trade area (TFTA) four years after its launch points to countries’ reluctance to open up their markets.

Experts warn that this protectionism will impact the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

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