African Continent Free Trade Area Development Strategy Analysis

Abstract

The establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will promote the agglomeration of industries in the African region, the extension of the industrial chain and the growing economies of scale, and promote the participation of African countries in the global supply chain. From the perspective of how Africa should deal with the difficulties in the development process of the free trade area, this paper discusses how the development strategy and strategy of the free trade area on the African continent can help its stable development from the aspects of the construction of the free trade area on the African continent should learn from China's experience, promote the development of African port economy, help the development of agriculture and industrialization in Africa, increase and improve the investment in infrastructure, and connect the development of urbanization in Africa.