Africa needs to improve governance, build infrastructure, and reduce trade barriers to achieve inclusive growth

African leaders have signed a historic agreement to create the continent’s largest common market, encompassing 26 countries.

Nations in southern and eastern Africa are progressing towards an agreement on a free trade area that wil comprise of nearly 600-million people.

South African President Jacob Zuma on Sunday launched Africa’s biggest free trade bloc aimed at enhancing cooperation between 26 nations.