While it was supposed to be operational since 2021, the African Continental Free Trade Area is still struggling to go on stream. To accelerate the process, the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) pledged support for the project. The information was made public via a March 10 press release published on the ECA website.

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