Using the creatives to boost intra-African trade.

• Date: 30 September 2023

Free movement of people and goods is one of the anticipated benefits of AfCFTA.

So far, Mr. Maina has realized how little young people know about the AfCFTA, which came into effect in May 2019. He also discovered that countries have varying laws and regulations, some quite prohibitive.

Still, the situation is not as bad as people think, said Mr. Maina. He is director of Youth Motion Kenya, an organization he founded during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. On his new organization's platform, he engages with other young people online on the AfCFTA.

Under Youth Motion's auspices, Mr. Maina launched the AfCFTA Kazini Caravan (Swahili for 'AfCFTA at work'), a mobile advocacy initiative to raise awareness of the AfCFTA among Kenyan and other African youths.

Creating art across borders

The Kazini Caravan travels across borders overland to prove that young people can move across Africa and...