Gambia became the 22nd African Union member to ratify the AfCFTA after its parliament members approved the agreement on Tuesday. The AfCFTA trade agreement was signed by African Union countries on the 21st of March 2018 in an AU summit in Kigali, Rwanda. Gambia’s approval yesterday means that the AfCFTA can now be put into action by the African Union. The Parliament of The Gambia has APPROVED ratification of #AfCFTA Agreement making us meet the minimum threshold. Presently, Nigeria, Eritrea, and Benin are the only countries yet to sign the AfCFTA agreement.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 03, 2019 16:30 UTC