Paper Tiger: Why West Africa's Duty-Free Pledge Keeps Failing Its Traders
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Paper Tiger: Why West Africa's Duty-Free Pledge Keeps Failing Its Traders

Daniel Kojo HOLLIE
Published July 8, 20269 min read

Forty-five years after its creation, the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme has registered 50,000 products for duty-free access, yet intra-regional trade barely clears 12 per cent. A hard look at the levies, legal obligations and political will standing between aspiration and market reality.

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Daniel HOLLIEJULY 10, 2026

A hard look at the levies , legal obligations and political will standing between aspiration and market reality.

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