ACFTA (African Continental Free Trade Area)

[SOMALI GENERAL]

The Sahara is pretty much like a massive ocean.

Africa really is two continents.

Worlds apart in every sense.

Will be interesting to witness how North Africa & SSA will interact within this continental framework in the coming decades.

 

[Apollo]

They have had a better economy for a very long time and still no en masse migration of Sub Saharans. There are no opportunities for Black Africans in North Africa and most blacks dont want to live amongst North Africans in their countries. Even Somalis who can be found everywhere in the world are barely in NA (besides some in Egypt)

But there are visa restrictions now, this thread is about when those restrictions are removed. Things could change drastically.

 

[SOMALI GENERAL]

They have had a better economy for a very long time and still no en masse migration of Sub Saharans. There are no opportunities for Black Africans in North Africa and most blacks dont want to live amongst North Africans in their countries. Even Somalis who can be found everywhere in the world are barely in NA (besides some in Egypt)

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[Tukraq]

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is North Africa really much better than west Africa?

 

[SOMALI GENERAL]

is North Africa really much better than west Africa?

Excluding Mauritania & Libya(Civil War), North Africa is more developed.

Nigeria is the only West African economic powerhouse.

 

[Shariif]

Tbh this is Bantu expansion season 2.

 

[Tukraq]

Excluding Mauritania, North Africa is more developed.

Nigeria is the only West African economic powerhouse.

true, but I don't think west is too far behind, but they are defiantly behind North Africa, Nigeria is a powerhouse although I feel Congo has the most potential out of the continent, we need to get in early for resources sake if nothing else especially with Brazil destroying their rainforest, they can easily be taken advantage of

 

[Apollo]

The Bantu countries (Central, South, Southeast) have more potential than West Africa.

Better climates, less population density, fewer ethnic / religious tensions than West Africa.

 

[911]

The Bantu countries (Central, South, Southeast) have more potential than West Africa.

Better climates, less population density, fewer ethnic / religious tensions than West Africa.

If the Horn got its shit together we would be the best part of Africa imo.

 

[911]

A borderless Africa is a very bad idea imo until every African country has its shit together

 

[Tukraq]

If the Horn got its shit together we would be the best part of Africa imo.

maybe only Somalia if the oil is as good as advertised, rest of the horn not so much

 

[911]

maybe only Somalia if the oil is as good as advertised, rest of the horn not so much

Ethiopia definately would be there are many historical sites and people are fascinated by the culture. If Ethiopia improves it will become a huge tourist destination trust me.

 

[Tukraq]

Ethiopia definately would be there are many historical sites and people are fascinated by the culture. If Ethiopia improves it will become a huge tourist destination trust me.

the tourism would be so little for Ethiopia lol, there historical sites are of little intreats to most people outside their own inhabitants, its not Egypt or Rome or something, they will also be out competed by other African countries safaris and beautiful coastal lines by countries like Kenya, even Somalia has tenfold the tourism potential, even so tourism isn't that big of a money maker anyways, Ethiopia dosent really have the resources to give its insanely large population much potential in my eyes tbh

 

[RedStar]

Freedom of movement should be the last measure of African integration. If this project is to succeed, then we'll have to look at how the EU gradually increased integration over a long period of time, before suggesting FoM and a monetary union.

One of the first issues for the AU to address should be relaxing trade barriers within Africa. The amount of fake license papers, officials you have to bribe, paperwork you need to acquire just to move goods from one African country to another is one of the main reasons why Africans don't trade with each other.