Economics
African Free-Trade Deal on Track Despite Coronavirus
- Travel restrictions have slowed some progress on Africa pact
- South Africa due to host AU summit on free-trade deal in May
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The coronavirus pandemic is unlikely to scupper a July 1 target for the first commerce under an African-wide free-trade deal, even if meetings to iron out details are being canceled, according to the zone’s most senior official.