Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and President Patrice Talon of Benin have signed a landmark African trade pact at the African Union Summit in Niger .
They signed the agreement on Sunday in Niamey, the Nigerien capital.
The African Continental Free Trade Area is expected to be officially launched later today in what the AU commission chairman Moussa Faki said would be a “historic” moment.
Fifty-four of the 55 African Union member countries signed onto the deal, with Eritrea the only holdout.
Public Affairs Analyst, Ademola Oshodi speaks more on this development.
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