AfCFTA is of crucial significance to the African Union Agenda 2063 and the African continent, and yet, it is being largely misunderstood. Indeed, the forces that surround international trade are the real political and economic powers in every nation across the globe. Trade and geopolitics are deeply linked. It is no surprise that the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area is announcing a profound geopolitical shift in Africa's trade and economic development sectors.
How can African countries become more competitive in today's global fragmented business world with the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area? In
Geopolitics of AfCFTA
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Jean Narcisse Djaha Ph.D.
, International Market & Competitiveness Authority and one of the global rising thinkers on geopolitics of trade, strategy, and economic diplomacy, provides a groundbreaking explanation of why and how AfCFTA is a highly geopolitical project for African nations and corporations. He reviews the foreign policy, projection of political influence, and economic power behind the African Continental Free Trade Area implementation. While AfCFTA presents a major opportunity for economic development in Africa, it can also create losers, and Dr. Djaha explains why this project must not be sold to a global bureaucracy outside the African continent.