African superpower Nigeria has signed an agreement which aims to increase trade between African countries. This leaves Eritrea as the only African country not to be part of the trading bloc. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari signed the landmark agreement at the African Union (AU) summit in Niger.

The first step is to cut tariffs for goods from countries within the bloc but the time frame to do this is yet to be announced. The AU says that the African Continental Free Trade Area - called AfCFTA - will create the world's largest free trade area.

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Hoping for tangible economic benefits.