Transport Services Trade within the African Continental Free Trade Area Framework

With the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) lowering regulatory and financial barriers to trade, cross-border trade gains can only be optimized if there is a well-functioning transport service sector on the continent as well as adequate infrastructure networks. But Africa’s economic growth is being hampered by weak infrastructure—particularly cross-border infrastructure—that compromises physical connectivity, a major component of regional integration. In part, Africa’s connectivity reflects its geography and its position in the global structure of transport and logistics networks.

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