{"id":28690,"date":"2021-03-06T18:29:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T17:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/?p=28690"},"modified":"2021-10-07T00:24:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T00:24:22","slug":"nidcom-partners-with-africa-nation-on-afcfta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/old\/nidcom-partners-with-africa-nation-on-afcfta\/","title":{"rendered":"NIDCOM partners with Africa nation on AfCFTA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) is working to strengthen partnership with other African countries in the face of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairman and chief executive officer, NIDCOM, said this while delivering a keynote address at BusinessDay virtual \u2018Diaspora Today\u2019 event.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Commission intends to focus a lot more on Africa South-South cooperation. We have a huge population even in Africa and with the AfCFTA coming on board, it is an area to focus on,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>She noted that Nigerians were excelling everywhere in the world, adding that \u201c70 percent of black doctors in America are Nigerians. I don\u2019t think any country has the number and impact of the Nigerian diaspora anywhere in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The proposed South-South cooperation is expected to promote knowledge and expertise exchanges through programmes, projects and initiatives that have helped solve specific problems in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>It will also encourage countries and partners to publish their successful policies, initiatives and activities that have led to the achievement of their development goals.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The AfCFTA is a free trade treaty that is intended to galvanise borderless trade among 54 of the 55 African nations. 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