Secretary general: AfCFTA, if done right, can show trade deals benefit more than big companies

The African Continental Free Trade Area offers an opportunity to show that trade agreements can benefit more than “large corporations,” the AfCFTA secretary general told House lawmakers on Thursday during a hearing on how U.S. support can help. Wamkele Mene, the first ever secretary general for the 54-nation deal that went into effect early last year, testified before the House Foreign Affairs Africa, global health and global human rights subcommittee during the hearing, titled “Understanding the African Continental Free Trade...