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Oyo Govt, AfCFTA meet, deliberate on collaborative initiatives  by Olawale Ogunbusola Oyo State Government has met with the leadership of the African Continental Free Trade Area in Ghana to discuss collaborative initiatives as the state begins the full implementation of the AfCFTA Strategy. This followed a Training the Trainers Workshop held in Ibadan last week, with the Special Adviser on International Trade and AfCFTA, Ms Neo Theodore Tlhaselo, stating that the deliberation in Ghana, which was the first in 2026, was held to “set the tone for the collaborative initiatives intended between Oyo State Government and the AfCFTA Secretariat, as the full rollout of implementation begins.” According to her, the discussion centred on the 2026 Action Plan of the Oyo State Government on AfCFTA, following the allocation of funds to the AfCFTA in the 2026 Budget to drive the initiative and support the Oyo State AfCFTA Strategy rollout. At the meeting, the AfCFTA Secret...