Video: Watch this Institute of Economic Affairs explainer where Alexander Hammond, director of the Initiative for African Trade and Prosperity, speaks about the future of African trade.

In this video, Alexander discusses the potential offered by an African Continental Free Trade Area and the benefits that such a free trade area would bring not only to different sectors of the African economy, but to countries across the world.

Podcast: The IATP’s Director, Alexander Hammond, recently sat down with David Ansara from the Centre for Risk Analysis to discuss how free trade can help reduce poverty across Africa.

In the podcast, Alexander and David discuss the link between free trade and prosperity, the barrier to trade that exists on the continent, and the economic potential of the newly-created African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

Shorter clips from the webinar can be found on the CRA YouTube channel.

Launch Event: Watch the IATP’s official launch event, which was broadcast on May 19th at 6pm BST on the IEALondon YouTube Channel.

In the webinar, the IATP’s Director, Alexander Hammond was joined by Franklin Cudjoe, Douglas Carswell and Ibrahim Anoba, three esteemed members of the IATP’s advisory council. As well as introducing the initiative, they discussed what the future holds for African free trade and if the new AfCFTA really can revolutionise the continent’s economy.