Regional and multilateral integration through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and WTO membership can help to “knit together an African continent that has been forever fragmented,” Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff said on 4 March. Speaking at the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development, DDG Wolff said AfCFTA and the WTO “share a common goal and a common heritage — the use of trade for peace.” His remarks are below.
