Video News Release: Message from the Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat

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The Directorate of Information and Communication of the African Union Commission (AUC/DIC), would like to share with you the Message from the Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, on the Operationalisation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): AU Web Site @ https://au.int/en/videos/20200518/message-secretary-general-afcfta-secretariat-operationalisation-african-continental YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPDsjRPu7ks

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