Cairo: president Sisi launches African free trade zonePlay08:51Egyptian president Abdel Fatah el-Sisi Source: AP/Pavel GolovkinSBS ArabicView Podcast SeriesGet the SBS Audio appOther ways to listenApple PodcastsYouTubeSpotifyListnrDownload (16.23MB) Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al Sisi launched the African free trade zone in the extraordinary African Union summit in Niger.This free trade zone will be the largest worldwide as it includes 55 African states.More is in the SBS Arabic24's Cairo correspondent Mohamed Alshazly.ShareLatest podcast episodes'Forced to drink sewage water': Melbourne resident recalls harrowing time in Syrian prison'When I eat here, I feel guilty': Gaza doctor reflects on new life in Australia and those left behind'Tears are not a sign of weakness': How a cancer-surviving boxing champ is redefining the meaning of toughMohammed lost his hand during the war in Gaza. Sama says teaching him the violin gives them both 'hope'