AfCFTA: Envoys Harp On Value Addition To Africa’s Natural Resources As Key To Economic Development

They also urged international partners to consider setting up factories for manufacturing in Africa rather than buying raw materials only to help reduce unemployment of young people in the continent. 

Speaking in Lagos on Friday at the launch of Ecofairs Lagos 2024, with the theme, ‘Economic Potential of AFCFTA on Commerce and Trade in Africa’, the Consul-General of Ghana to Lagos, Ms. Samata Bukari, said that African countries must go beyond selling their raw material to adding value to them.