NEPAD Chief Says African Continental Free Trade Area Must Become a Reality

Nardos Bekele-Thomas, chief executive of the NEPAD agency, said the African Continental Free Trade Area must be turned into a tangible reality.

Her remarks focused on the need to translate the continental trade initiative into practical progress.

Bekele-Thomas said the real purpose of the Alamein Forum was to strengthen partnerships between financial institutions and the private sector.

She placed that cooperation at the heart of the forum’s objective, linking its discussions to the broader ambition of making continental free trade a reality.