Cairo: president Sisi launches African free trade zone

Egyptian president Abdel Fatah el-Sisi

Egyptian president Abdel Fatah el-Sisi Source: AP/Pavel Golovkin

Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al Sisi launched the African free trade zone in the extraordinary African Union summit in Niger.


This free trade zone will be the largest worldwide as it includes 55 African states.

More is in the SBS Arabic24's Cairo correspondent Mohamed Alshazly.


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