The development was announced on Wednesday, August 16 by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Jean-Chrysostome Ngabitsinze, during the official opening of the Golden Business Forum in Kigali.
Minister Ngabitsinze said the AfCFTA is not just another trading bloc. It is a wish that has come to pass and a concept that was once envisioned and is now a reality. "The AfCFTA is meant to create a single continental market for goods and services, with free movement of businesspersons and investments, and thus pave the way for accelerating the establishment of the Continental Customs Union."
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