Chikodi Okereocha

Chikodi Okereocha

Chikodi Okereocha is an assistant editor at The Nation, a news outlet in Nigeria. He emerged winner in the Special Covid 19 reporting category. The winning story titled COVID-19: Uncertainties over AfCFTA’s Delayed Implementation’, looks at how the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and measures put in place by Nigeria and other African countries to contain the spread of the virus forced delay in the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Intra-African trade and the continent’s economic integration suffered huge setback, as border closure, travel bans and other containment measures put the implementation of the trade liberalization deal on hold. The story also looks at options to get the deal back on track, including building a robust digital economy. Click https://thenationonlineng.net/covid-19-uncertainties-over-afcftas-delayed-implementation/ to read the story.