African Continental Free Trade Area and Consideration for Environmental Protection
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2020-05
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AAU
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Members of the African Union have adopted AfCFTA in 2018. The thesis analyses how and to
what extent the agreement has integrated environmental matters. It argues that the members
have followed a short-sighted path of economic growth which neglects environmental
consideration in a continent which is suffering from severe ecological stress. To that end the
study recommends the amendment of the agreement itself and the adoption of environmental
cooperative agreement within its framework with the objective of making it greener.
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AfCFTA, Africa, Economic Growth, Environmental Protection, Sustainable Development