{"id":1031682,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1031682/?format=json","text_counter":104,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"c","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"This agreement brings the 54 African nations under one common market with a population of 1.2 billion and a combined Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of more than US$3 trillion. As a champion of Africa’s integration, I am elated that this agreement has officially entered into force and became operational from 1st July, 2020."}