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AfCFTA, Burundi chart roadmap to accelerate continental trade integration
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AfCFTA, Burundi chart roadmap to accelerate continental trade integration

Published August 6, 20262 min read

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and the Government of Burundi have agreed to develop a joint country implementation roadmap aimed at accelerating Burundi's participation in Africa's single market and expanding opportunities for the country's private sector.

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