Trade can be an important catalyst for economic growth and poverty reduction. However, Africa as a continent has yet to fully capture the growth-enhancing benefits of trade. Today, the continent’s shares of global GDP and trade stand at only 3 percent, yet it accounts for 11 percent of the world’s population. A correction of this anomaly is possible if we work to remove the constraints to trade. And there are quite a number. The infrastructure deficit that has for long inhibited regional and international trade is well known.
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