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SourceDr Dan | Development . Infrastructure . People · first published 2025-09-07Watch on YouTube

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Africa Unites! A $3 4 Trillion Free Trade Area in Human History

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Dr Dan frames AfCFTA as the largest free trade area in human history, a 3.4-trillion-dollar market, and walks through the integration story behind the continent uniting to trade.

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