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EconomyLeadership·14 June 2026

Cargo Spends 17 Days On Lagos-Abidjan Route Amid 37 Checkpoints

Reported by Leadership on 14 June 2026. Read the summary below, then continue to the full story.

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Yusuf Babalola
Leadership
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The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), has raised concerns over persistent logistical and policy barriers hindering intra-African trade, revealing that goods can take as long as 17 days to travel the 1,080-kilometre route between Lagos and Abidjan. Speaking on the challenges facing the implementation of the AfCFTA, the Secretary-General, Wamkele Mene said excessive border []

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