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Mahama Wants to Pull the Caribbean Into Africa’s Free Trade Area

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Mahama Wants to Pull the Caribbean Into Africa’s Free Trade Area

Ghana · TRADE Key Facts —The proposal: On August 3, 2026, President John Dramani Mahama said he would push for Caribbean inclusion in the African Continental Free Trade Area when he becomes chair of the African Union. —Market size cited: Mahama described the AfCFTA as a market of 1.3 billion people with a combined gross […] The post Mahama Wants to Pull the Caribbean Into Africa’s Free Trade Area appeared first on The Rio Times .

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