The East African Business Council (EABC) has urged businesses to increase value addition in the leather sector to take advantage of opportunities under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

Adrian Raphael Njau, Trade and Policy Advisor at the EABC, said East African countries should focus on processing hides and skins locally rather than exporting raw materials. He noted that EAC Partner States exported raw hides and skins worth US$33 million (€28.4 million) in 2023.

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