Nigeria says its borders will only reopen if neighbors properly enforce existing rules of origin, to many an admission that Nigeria’s corrupt, underfunded customs service is unable to control Nigeria's notoriously porous frontiers, @neiLmunshi writes https://www.ft.com/content/ce7abd04-0d10-11ea-bb52-34c8d9dc6d84

"The problem with Nigeria's current tactics of border closure is that it captures both legitimate and illegitimate trade," says @nevinomics of @pwc_nigeria. Sales have fallen by 70% for one trader who runs a shop in the border town of Seme. https://www.ft.com/content/ce7abd04-0d10-11ea-bb52-34c8d9dc6d84

Nigeria's actions is a worrying signal for AfCFTA's prospects. "Closing borders is such a blunt instrument and as long as it remains in the repertoire of states trying to form a continental agreement you can see the challenge it poses," says @gyude_moore https://www.ft.com/content/ce7abd04-0d10-11ea-bb52-34c8d9dc6d84