Beatrice Chaytor is an international trade lawyer who specializes in providing advice and support to African governments in their engagement with regional and international trade policy processes. She is currently a senior expert – Trade in Services in the Department of Trade and Industry at the African Union Commission where she works on negotiations for the establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). From 2004 to 2008, Chaytor was a Senior Trade Policy Advisor in the Ministry of Trade and Industry in Sierra Leone, on assignment by the Commonwealth Secretariat. She has undertaken assignments for DFID, the European Union Commission, and the UN FAO. About African Experts features Sierra Leonean Journalist Vickie Remoe in conversation with African researchers, practitioners, and entrepreneurs.