 The Secretary-General of the African Continent of Free Trade Area, AFCFTA Wamkele-Mini, says 38 countries have now deposited the instrument of ratification of the agreement established in the AFCFTA. The 55 member states of the Africa Union established the AFCFTA to create a single continent-wide market for goods and services and to promote the movement of capital and natural persons. Ben said, though ratifying an international instrument involved a lot of processes, governments were encouraged to be fast for full AFCFTA implementation and benefits across the continent. On January 1st, AFCFTA implementation officially came into force to deepen economic integration and promote single market of goods and services on the continent.