A main focus of the two-day African Union (AU) meeting will be on trying to achieve ceasefires in the Sahel and the eastern DRC. The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is billed as the biggest in the world in terms of population, gathering 54 of 55 African countries, with Eritrea the only holdout. African nations currently trade only about 15 percent of their goods and services with each other, and the AfCFTA aims to boost that by 60 percent by 2034 with the elimination of almost all tariffs. However, diplomats of the three Sahel nations are in Addis Ababa to push for readmission. “Military coups for the African Union are considered over the line,” he added.

Source: Ethiopian News February 19, 2023 03:06 UTC