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Africafé: Africa’s Post Covid Recovery at the continental level: Non-tariff Barriers

26
January 2023
Youssef Tobi & Dennis Njau

In this episode, Dennis Njau describes and analyses how non-tariff barriers are impacting the recovery of the SADC and the African continent post-covid. He explains the economic impact of those barriers and describes what they refer to and how can we leverage the African continent new Afcfta to bolster free trade.

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