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Equatorial Guinea trains customs officers on AfCFTA rules

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Equatorial Guinean customs and trade officials took part on 2 and 3 November in Ebibeyín in a workshop on harmonising procedures related to the African Continental Free Trade Area. The training, funded by the United Nations Development Programme, focused on trade facilitation and companies’ access to African markets, according to Radio Macuto.

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