国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Africas free trade zone key move toward continental economic, trade integra
<p><span word="CAIRO">CAIRO</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 9-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operational">operational</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Continental">Continental</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Area">Area</span> (<span word="AfCFTA">AfCFTA</span>) <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="milestone">milestone</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="integration">integration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>, <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="AfCFTA">AfCFTA</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 12<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Extraordinary">Extraordinary</span> <span word="Summit">Summit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="AU">AU</span>) <span word="Heads">Heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Niamey">Niamey</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Niger">Niger</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="accord">accord</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 21 <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kigali">Kigali</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 30, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deposit">deposit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="of">of</span> 22 <span word="instruments">instruments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ratification">ratification</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="AU">AU</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AU">AU</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>.</p><p><span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="instruments">instruments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ratification">ratification</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="deposited">deposited</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Gabon">Gabon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Equatorial">Equatorial</span> <span word="Guinea">Guinea</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="deposited">deposited</span> <span word="theirs">theirs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="deposited">deposited</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="AfCFTA">AfCFTA</span> <span word="ratification">ratification</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AU">AU</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="to">to</span> 27.</p><p><span word="Ghana">Ghana</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="secretariat">secretariat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AfCFTA">AfCFTA</span>, <span word="prevailing">prevailing</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="AfCFTA">AfCFTA</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="integration">integration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>," <span word="Hanan">Hanan</span> <span word="Fahmy">Fahmy</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Hiwar">Hiwar</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Political">Political</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Media">Media</span> <span word="Studies">Studies</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AfCFTA">AfCFTA</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="united">united</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prosperous">prosperous</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="prospects">prospects</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signatory">signatory</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p>
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