{"id":2731,"date":"2019-06-26T18:16:42","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T22:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africaglobalnews.com\/?p=2731"},"modified":"2019-06-26T18:16:42","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T22:16:42","slug":"afcfta-creation-to-set-africa-as-global-economic-power-par-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/afcfta-creation-to-set-africa-as-global-economic-power-par-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"AfCFTA\u2019s creation to set Africa as \u201cglobal economic power par excellence\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Samuel Abuya<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Algeria\u2019s Minister of Trade Said Djellab said on Tuesday that the importance of the <a href=\"AfCFTA\">African Continent Free Trade Agreement,<\/a> commonly known as AfCFTA, in achieving the continent\u2019s integration and the exploitation of all human and natural resources will likely set Africa as \u201ca global economic power par excellence\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While chairing a round-table meeting in Dakar, Senegal, on the sidelines of an African Forum on the implementation of AfCFTA, Djellab presented an outline of the state of business and investment climate back in his country, Algeria, underscoring the need and importance of opening and intensifying business meetings to establish \u201ca real partnership on the ground and exploit a market of some <a href=\"https:\/\/africaglobalnews.com\/goodnews-africa-moving-closer-to-single-market\/\">1.2 billion consumers in Africa<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting which brought together several African businessmen and large companies across Africa, saw Djellab highlighting Algeria\u2019s pivotal role as a \u201csafe gate\u201d not only to but from Africa as well. 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