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Countries affected by the regional internet blackout

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Countries affected by the regional internet blackout A severe internet outage that is now plaguing several countries in the region is interfering with e-commerce and connection in those countries. This unplanned interruption has hurt both individuals and businesses by raising questions about the reliability and consistency of the internet network in the affected countries. The following nations are impacted by this network outage: Ivory Coast (Severe) Liberia (Excellent) Benin (Excellent) Ghana (Excellent) Burkina Faso (Excellent) Cameron (Medium) and Togo (Medium) Gabon (Middle) Namibia (Middle) Niger (Middle) Nigeria (Deep) Lesotho (Min)…

Because additional nations are trading outside of Africa, the AfCFTA is unable to increase Africa’s contribution to world trade above 3%

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Because additional nations are trading outside of Africa, the AfCFTA is unable to increase Africa’s contribution to world trade above 3% Africa continues to participate in less than 3% of world commerce, with merchandise trade accounting for the majority of this involvement in 2023, according to a report by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on the evaluation of regional integration efforts in Africa.  Even though the AfCFTA agreement was formally launched in 2021, intra-African commerce has not improved as anticipated. Instead of interacting among themselves, African nations still trade…