Barack Obama has called for an increase in intra-African trade alongside a renewed economic engagement with the United States, arguing that countries on the continent can do much more to build links with neighbouring states.
"The biggest markets for your goods are often right next door. You don't have to just look overseas for growth, you can look internally... it shouldn't be harder for African countries to trade with each other than it is for you to trade with Europe and America," he said.
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