Abstract

The adoption of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) has raised a lot of hope and enthusiasm for the take-off of African economies. Theoretically, it is a great step forward in stimulating intra-African trade and developing local industries by giving preference to African goods. Certainly, some feared the effects of such an agreement and lobbied their governments not to sign it, but globally almost everybody applauds its adoption. Yet despite this fervour, the implementation of the AfCFTA and so its expected effects might not be effective. Indeed, in the past, African ...