The ABC triangle: Putting the AfCFTA, Brexit, and COVID-19 to work for Africa

“The entry into force of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) on May 30, 2019, the official withdrawal of the U.K. from the European Union (Brexit) on January 31, 2020, and the COVID-19 pandemic in which we are currently mired. If policymakers act fast to seize the opportunities that this ‘ABC’ triangle of events offer and reset U.K-Africa trade relations, a win-win partnership can emerge.”