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African free trade area lifts off
The first consignments of goods under the plan have been despatched.
The first consignments of goods to be traded under the African Continental Free Trade Area have been despatched. Our business editor Zawadi Mudibo explains.
Voters go to the polls in Lesotho’s parliamentary elections.
Plus, our Resident Presidents discuss mass military mobilisations.
(Photo: Stock photo of a cargo plane being loaded. Credit: Getty Images)
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