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Njeri Wagacha talks to Jackwell Feris

On this month’s podcast Njeri Wagacha talks to Jackwell Feris, Director in the Dispute Resolution practice and Head of the Industrials, Manufacturing & Trade Sector on re-thinking industrialization in Africa, the bottlenecks preventing the development of intra-Africa trade, the protocol on the free movement of people and the potential for Africa's self-determination as a result of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement.

8 Nov 2021 35:19 Minutes Podcast
Njeri Wagacha talks to Jackwell Feris

Njeri Wagacha talks to Jackwell Feris

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On this month’s podcast Njeri Wagacha talks to Jackwell Feris, Director in the Dispute Resolution practice and Head of the Industrials, Manufacturing & Trade Sector on re-thinking industrialization in Africa, the bottlenecks preventing the development of intra-Africa trade, the protocol on the free movement of people and the potential for Africa's self-determination as a result of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement.

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