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After seven rounds of voting characterized by intense diplomatic battle, at the last AU Summit, South Africa’s Wamkele Mene emerged the first-ever Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area …
President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa has assumed the chairpersonship of African Union at the ongoing 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and …
Last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa (RSA), addressed a gathering of his country’s ambassadors and heads of mission accredited to African countries, cabinet ministers and …
In collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt and the UN Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC), the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) recently held a two-day experts’ meeting …
William Carew, principal coordinator of the newly established African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU ECOSOCC) Secretariat, based in Lusaka, Zambia, speaks about his plans for the AU’s advisory …
Africa has taken three significant steps in recent months on its journey to a stronger economic future. In March, the African Union launched the African Continental Free Trade Area …
Mansur Ahmed, the interim president of the newly formed Pan African Manufacturers Association (PAMA), the umbrella body of manufacturers in Africa, spoke on the sidelines of the 2019 Africa Industrialization …
The African Union InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources` (AU-IBAR) has hosted a 3-day continental forum themed: “Accelerating intra-African trade and boosting Africa’s trading position in the global animal commodity market,” …
Dr Souleymane Abdallah is an economist at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), in charge of industrialization and trade diversification issues; he spoke on the Third Industrial Development …
Since 1990, 20th November of every year has been celebrated as Africa Industrialization Day; this year’s was aimed at raising awareness on the challenges and opportunities for Africa’s industrialization, in …