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Reporting Africa on Industrial Policy? Enter the Trailblazers of the DTI Media Network

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Reporting Africa on Industrial Policy?  Enter the Trailblazersof the DTI Media Network by E K Bensah Jr Now that Africa's Continental Free Trade Area is operational, its merits evidently transcend what benefit it would inure to African countries, such as Ghana, the country-host of the Afcfta Secretariat. Far too many Ghanaians remain oblivious of the AU, and what AfCFTA really is about, and have doggedly sought to question the benefits for Ghana. That few are talking about how it will transform the AU into a global player is a source of concern. In this country, we are still not connecting the dots on what projects like these seek to do in amplifying the appetite of the AU as an assertive and global player within the context of Agenda 2063. So, while many Ghanaians can identify with Agenda 2063, they remain unconvinced that what looks like a mere trade agreement could boost Africa to a place the world has never seen it go. AfCFTA is uncharted territory – a sea wit...