Memory of the day: Activating African Continental Free Trade Agreement in 2019

CAIRO – 7 July 2021: On July 7, many important events took place.

Important world events: 

1930 - Construction of the Hoover Dam begins in the United States.

1951 - The beginning of color television broadcasting in the United States.

2005 - A terrorist attack in London on the Underground and a bus kills 52 civilians and wounding nearly 700 others.

2009 - The funeral of pop singer Michael Jackson in a solemn ceremony in Los Angeles.

2019 - The Brazilian national football team wins the 2019 Copa America, achieving its ninth title in the tournament, after defeating Peru by three goals to one.

2019 - Activating the African Continental Free Trade Agreement aimed at creating a single African market followed by freedom of movement and a single currency for member states.