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Special Section: African Continental Free Trade Area and Economic Development in Africa

The AfCFTA: promise for a globally competitive continent and Africa’s development

Samuel Ojo Oloruntobaa Institute of African Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Christopher Changwe Nshimbib Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6245-4233View further author information
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Pages 351-359 | Received 11 Jul 2019, Accepted 15 Oct 2023, Published online: 19 Nov 2023

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