Obiageli Ezekwesili, the World Bank vice president for Africa, has invited policymakers and leading private sector representatives to discuss how to accelerate trade among African countries. Intra-Africa trade has long been viewed as the key to unlocking the continent’s growth potential. But in spite of the development of economic blocs such as custom unions and common markets, as well as improvements in inter-continental transport, only about 10 per cent of trade on the continent takes place among African countries.