Nairobi, Dec. 22 -- The world's largest trade bloc in terms of participating countries, is on the move. Years of over-reliance on exporting raw materials and importing finished goods have taught the continent a powerful lesson: to build wealth, Africa must start at home.

Today, under the AfCFTA, 'Made in Africa' tags are emerging on fashion in Johannesburg, coffee in Ethiopia and linen in Ghana.Africa is awakening to the agreement's potential to boost the continent's GDP by 10 percent and lift over 32 million from extreme poverty by 2043.

This, however, must not drown the persistent complexities threatening this dream. While goods move faster, the continent's vital transport corridors, the arteries of trade, are still inept on capacity ...