The Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, has said that for Africa to achieve a multi-million dollar digital economy by 2035, it must implement the “protocol on digital trade”.
Speaking at a round table in Abuja, Mene said, “In this regard, we have agreed to work together to mobilise investment in Africa’s digital economy.
“The protocol on digital trade is the first of its kind around the world. It will be the first time that we as Africans will be creating a single digital economy, a single digital market, marketplace for a range of different investors, including FinTech, the creative industries,” Mene said.
“In the protocol, we have made a number of commitments. I’ll mention just a few, establishing an inclusive environment for SMEs to be part of Africa’s digital economy. So, digital and financial inclusion is a very, very important objective…
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