Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, is calling on local young entrepreneurs to take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

Nandi-Ndaitwah made the remarks during a public lecture on the 60th anniversary of the African Union in Windhoek.

Nandi-Ndaitwah believes that the AfCFTA has the potential to lift Africans out of poverty, ultimately bringing about the continent's prosperity.

Namibia has launched its national strategy for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area.

This comes amid the question of whether the country has addressed infrastructure bottlenecks, a crucial aspect for the free trade area to work optimally.

By joining the African Continental Free Trade Area, Namibia has unlocked access to a market of 1,3 billion people, providing opportunities for local entrepreneurs and the private sector to trade goods and services in a larger and more dynamic African market.

The Chairman of the Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers, Piter Musariri, said the African Continental Free Trade Area has presented an opportunity for African countries to increase production and do business with one another.

Musariri said this during a week-long benchmarking engagement between dairy farmers from Namibia and Zimbabwe in Harare.