Lomé recently hosted the third edition of Biashara Afrika, a panafrican economic forum where ambitious talks on integration collided with ground-level realities. The event, held on Monday, May 18, 2026, began with high expectations for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and its promise of a unified market of 1.4 billion consumers. Yet, the opening ceremony quickly turned into an unintended case study on the continent’s unresolved border challenges.
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