Cameroon assures ECA it will ratify Africa’s Free Trade Area Agreement

Abstract

The African Continental Free Trade Area is more than just a trade agreement – it is a recipe for engendering domestic growth, Ms. Songwe iterated to Cameroon’s Head of Government. ECA’s Executive Secretary catalogued further advantages of ratifying the continental common market agreement, saying it would be a lever of investments, job creation and tax revenue. Ms. Songwe’s maiden visit to Cameroon is intended to improve cooperation ties with the country on development issues with focus on macroeconomic policies for poverty reduction, job creation and economic diversification, the African Continental Free Trade Area and programs of the African Union’s Agenda 2063.