Hundreds of Trucks Parked At Borders Stall African Trade Pact
- Nigeria, Ghana at odds over border closures, retail curbs
- African free-trade accord set to come into effect from 2021
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Hundreds of trucks have been parked at Benin’s border for more than a year since its eastern neighbor Nigeria abruptly curbed imports. To the west of Benin, officials in Ghana’s capital have shut Nigerian-owned stores to comply with a law that curbs foreign participation in its retail trade.