Borderless Africa: Why Accelerating the AfCFTA Matters. | Andrew Mold | TEDxKigali

In this TEDx talk, Andrew Mold explores how the African Continental Free Trade Area can transform Africa into a single market of over 1.3 billion people. He argues that accelerating its implementation is urgent to boost intra-African trade, drive industrialization, and position the continent competitively in a rapidly shifting global economy. Andrew Mold is the Director at the office for East Africa of Economic Commission for Africa. He has a PhD. in economics (Complutense University, Madrid) and has worked for the United Nations in Costa Rica, Chile, Ethiopia, Chile and Rwanda. He was also a Senior Economist at the OECD in Paris. His work has focused on international trade, multinational corporations and regional integration. He is co author (with Francis Mangeni) of the book ‘Borderless Africa - A Sceptic’s Guide to the Continental Free Trade Area’ (Hurst & Company/Oxford University Press, 2024). Longer Version. Andrew Mold is the Director at the office for East Africa of the Economic Commission for Africa in Kigali. He has a Masters in Economics and Politics of Development from Cambridge University, and a Ph.D. in Economics from the Complutense University of Madrid. His Ph.D. thesis was on the role of American multinationals in processes of regional integration. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx