President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged African nations to take advantage of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to increase trade among themselves to ensure the prosperity of their respective countries.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He said the trade area would lead to an increase in intra-African trade by $35 billion and reduce external imports by $10 billion yearly.<\/p>\n

It would also create more opportunities for the growth of small businesses, with the potential to lift some 30 million people out of extreme poverty.<\/p>\n

President Akufo-Addo was addressing the 7th African Leadership Forum in Accra yesterday, which also coincided with the 60th-anniversary celebration of the creation of the AU.<\/p>\n

The forum is a not-for-profit organisation founded in 1988 by former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, to help improve the quality of leadership in Africa while training the next generation of leaders for the continent.<\/p>\n

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