he Moroccan Cabinet Council adopted Thursday at its weekly meeting Bill 11.19 ratifying the agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), signed in March 2018 in Kigali, capital of the Rwanda. The announcement was made by the Government Spokesperson Mustapha El Khalfi at the press briefing that followed the meeting. The agreement aims to facilitate integration between African markets, El Khalfi said, adding that the agreement considers regional economic communities as the pillars of AfCFTA’s establishment. The council reiterated the same interpretation that Morocco had made when it signed the agreement establishing the African CFTA. The AfCFTA’s stated goal is the creation of a single market followed by free movement and a single currency.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 22, 2019 16:18 UTC