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Chair: Fergus Randolph QC, Brick Court Chambers Alastair Sutton, Brick Court Chambers Jeremy Gauntlett SC, Brick Court Chambers Robert O’Donoghue, Brick Court Chambers José Costa Pereira, Adviser Policy and Communication, Africa Department, European External Action Service, European Union; former Head of the Task Force Africa in the General Secretariat of the Council, European Union; former Deputy Head of Mission for Portugal in Washington and Tokyo. This session discusses the development of single and common markets and currencies in Africa to underpin cross-border trade, including issues of free movement, competition law (both M&A and anti-trust), state aid and the environment. The session considers lessons to be learnt from EU and US experience, having regard to initiatives in the African Union and in regional economic communities.