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5、nt in Africa Report 2024Unlocking Africas trade potential:Boosting regional markets and reducing risksiiiAcknowledgementsEconomic Development in Africa 2024:Unlocking Africas Trade Potential Boosting Regional Markets and Reducing Risks of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development(UNCTAD

6、)was prepared by Habiba Ben Barka(team leader),Christine Awiti,Grace Gondwe and Anja Slany,under the overall supervision of Paul Akiwumi,Director of the Division for Africa,Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes,and Junior Davis,Head of the Policy Analysis and Research Branch.Research supp