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Ruto cajoles neighbours to get 800m-consumer free-trade zone over the line

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Kenyan President William Ruto in Nairobi, in September 2022.
Kenyan President William Ruto in Nairobi, in September 2022. © Tony Karumba/AFP

An agreement to establish a free trade area among member states of the EAC, COMESA and SADC was signed in 2015. Just three more states need to ratify it before it finally comes into effect.

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