Areeba Arif Khan

The fundamental goal of Pakistan’s international strategy is to advance foreign relations through economic diplomacy. Regardless of difficulties, there is extraordinary potential within East African nations.

With a shift from geopolitics toward the geo-economics of the AfCFTA, the agreement comes in tandem with Pakistan’s Engage Africa policy’ which revolves around economic engagement with the continent - with the aim to boost its trade with Africa more than two-fold by 2025.