The President, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote and Donald Duke, a former Governor of Cross River State, have laid complaints about the infrastructural shortage and policies that have created blockage for trade among African countries.

“The greatest problem that we have in Africa, which we don’t understand, is the intra-[African] trade issue,” said Dangote. According to him, the lack of proper understanding of how African trade works, and frustrating trade and immigration policies were major problems. Hence, it costs more to export to African countries than to send goods to countries outside the continent due to the presence of several borders where duties are expected to be paid.

“Common sense says birds of the same feather flock together. We ought to trade with each other. Currency is a problem. I should be able to buy pharmaceuticals in Ghana and pay in naira,” said Duke.

Donald Duke further said that the rejection of currencies of other African countries by their counterparts was hindering intra-continent trade.

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