Author: Abdulateef Ahmed

Digital News Editor | Research Lead Abdulateef is a self-driven Researcher renowned for his exceptional editorial skills. He is a literary bon vivant with a keen interest in greener energy, macroeconomics, big data, efficient systems, Africa's political economy, aviation, and pan-African dialogues. His innovative thinking extends even into his dreams, where he crafts solutions,in his sleep, to nonexistent problems.

According to the World Customs Organisation (WCO), inconsistent and obsolete laws and regulations, and resistance to change and lack of transparency in Customs administration operations in most African countries are major challenges to ensuring that the free trade takes off and continues uninterrupted in the operational phase starting this month.