President Buhari, others awarded for contributions to AfCFTA
By Modupe Shodeinde
President Muhammadu Buhari, with nine other African leaders were awarded for contributions to the start of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
The President, African Development Bank (AfDB), Nigeria’s Dr Akinwumi Adesina, was also awarded.
The event held virtually at the Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The African Union presented awards to African leaders including, Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, Akufo-Addo of Ghana, Felix Tshekedi of Congo, Ahmed Fattah Al-Sisi of Egypt, Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger, President Alpha Conde of Guinea, Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and Chairperson of the AU, and Paul Kagame of Rwanda.
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, alongside King Mswati III, Ngwenyama of Eswatini and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia were also awarded.
Mrs Saratu Aliyu, President, Federation of West Africa Chambers of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (FEWACCI) thanked African leaders and private stakeholders for making the AfCFTA implementation possible and expressed hopes that the agreement would boost e-commerce and e-business infrastructure, and develop a roadmap for the development of a digital economy to support the growth in member states.
