THE Secretary-General of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Wamkele Mene called on countries in the continent to end their heavy dependence on export markets in Western countries.
Mene spoke on Saturday during a virtual session of the 13th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government on AfCFTA.
Mene said the way to achieve that will be a comprehensive implementation and effective operation of the free trade agreement.
“Africa has an over reliance on the export of primary commodities to traditional markets of the North. In other words, Africa continues to be trapped in a colonial economic model, which requires that we aggressively implement the AfCFTA as one of the tools for effecting a fundamental structural transformation of Africa’s economy and placing Africa on a path of long term industrial development,” Mene said.
“Now is the time to take action to dismantle this colonial
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