Aid-for-trade organisation TradeMark Africa plans to take a step towards pan-African scale by setting up operations in West Africa, CEO Frank Matsaert tells The Africa Report.

The secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) asked TradeMark to look at West Africa, and it has secured an initial grant from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Matsaert says. TradeMark will be seeking to get further grants and private-sector funding, he adds. “Our aim is to become a pan-African trade facilitator.”

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