African youth urged to leverage AfCFTA to access market, economic opportunities


ADDIS ABABA, March 15 (Xinhua) -- African youth have been urged to leverage the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement to tap into broader continental market and economic opportunities.

Experts and policymakers made the call on Saturday during a continental youth-themed meeting organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) under the theme of "Making the African Continental Free Trade Area work for African young people: opportunities, challenges and the way forward," at the UN Conference Center in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa.

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