East and West African Trade Blocs Show What Success and Failure Looks Like for AfCFTA
The contrast between the Kenya–Tanzania and Mali–Burkina Faso borders demonstrates that AfCFTA is neither self-executing nor immune to political shocks.
Tag: Free Trade
What Zambia’s Soweto Market Shows About Trade and Trust
Every morning before sunrise, the tin roofs of Soweto Market rattle awake with activity. The scent of dried fish, theContinue Reading
The Impact of Trump’s Tariffs on the DRC
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country rich in soil and subsoil resources, renowned for its natural wealth butContinue Reading
A Case Against Wealth Taxes
And Suggestions for Alternatives During 2024’s G20 in Brazil, the host nation led an effort to impose a global wealthContinue Reading
How New US Tariffs Could Reshape Zambia’s Exports
The United States implemented a new system of reciprocal tariffs on August 1, 2025. While Zambian exports to the UnitedContinue Reading
Trump’s Tariffs Send a Clear Signal to South Sudan
South Sudan is the world’s youngest nation, having gained independence in 2011. Since then, its economy has been heavily dependentContinue Reading
Trump’s Tariffs to Disrupt Kenya’s Growth
With Donald Trump’s administration allowing a self-imposed trade deadline to expire on August 1st, a cascading effect of new tariffsContinue Reading
Liberty in Burundi
Work is underway to bring freedom and prosperity to one of the poorest countries in the world. The Whetstone Freedom FundContinue Reading
by Alexander C. R. Hammond, Alexander Jelloian, Chris Hattingh, Franck Ndorukwigira, Dr Steve Davies and Franklin Cudjoe
November 6, 2024
Africa’s Free Trading Future: A Comprehensive look at the AfCFTA
New research for the Initiative for African Trade & Prosperity highlights the transformative potential of free trade in Africa.