AfCFTA launches guided trade initiative for seven countries

STORY: AfCFTA launches guided trade initiative for seven countries DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:41 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a group photo 2. various shots of participants 3. various shots of AfCFTA conference 4. various shots of AfCFTA trade exhibition 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WAMKELE MENE, Secretary-General of the AfCFTA 6. various of AfCFTA conference 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALAN KYEREMATEN, Ghanaian Minister for Trade and Industry STORYLINE: The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat based in Accra, the capital of Ghana, late Friday launched a guided trade initiative for seven member countries. These seven countries which have signaled their readiness to start trading under AfCFTA were Tanzania, Mauritania, Kenya, Egypt, Cameroon, Rwanda, and Ghana. Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Wamkele Mene said at least 96 different products from the seven countries could be freely traded under the rules of AfCFTA. Products approved to trade u