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& #39;s notoriously porous frontiers, @neiLmunshi writes https://www.ft.com/content/ce7abd04-0d10-11ea-bb52-34c8d9dc6d84">https://www.ft.com/content/c...

"The problem with Nigeria& #39;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">https://www.ft.com/content/c...

Nigeria& #39;s actions is a worrying signal for AfCFTA& #39;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">https://www.ft.com/content/c...