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Africans Rising, a pan-African movement of people and organizations, working for unity, justice, peace and dignity in Africa, recently launched its People’s Petition for a Borderless Africa Campaign, aimed at the abolition of visa requirements for intra-African travel for Africans through the implementation of the AU Free Movement Protocol (AU-FMP).…

African leaders at last week’s 2nd Dakar Financing Summit for Infrastructure Development (DFS-2) proffered various strategies for accelerating the continent’s infrastructural development.     The 2nd Dakar Financing Summit for Africa’s Infrastructure Development (DFS-2) was hosted by the Chairperson of the African Union, Senegalese President Macky Sall under the theme…

The African Union Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals (ETTIM), Amb. Albert Muchanga, on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 2022 YouLead Africa Summit, launched the Afrikan Youth Business Council (AfYBC), a continental apex body for youth-led private sector entities advocating for a youth-friendly business policy environment…

The tralac Annual Conference 2022 which coincides with its 20th anniversary, focused on how African governments can leverage the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to find solutions to varied crises ravaging the continent.      Founded in 2001, the Trade Law Centre (tralac) is Africa’s leading trade capacity-building think-tank…

The long-awaited commercially meaningful trade has now commenced under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), as stakeholders gathered on Friday evening at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, to launch the AfCFTA Guided Trade Initiative.     The Guided Trade Initiative, which seeks to test AfCFTA’s operational, institutional,…

The 2nd African Forum on Mining (AFM2022) commenced on Monday, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which also marks the launch of the second phase of the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC). AMDC is the AU’s specialized agency mandated to provide strategic operational support and coordination for the implementation of the African…

The Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC), an advisory organ of the African Union, recently launched the 2nd edition of its Young Africans Writing Contest (YAWC22) as well as a Policy Booklet on the Migration Policy Framework for Africa (MPFA).         By Stephen Enoch YAWC22 was launched…

The launch of the African Union on July 9, 2002, was met with great optimism. The AU has since accomplished much to unlock Africa’s potential and secure prosperity, but there is more to do.     The African Union marks its 20th anniversary on Saturday. In the two decades since…

Ahead of the 41st Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council and the 4th AU – Regional Economic Communities (RECs) Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (MYCM), to be held July 17 in Lusaka, Zambia, which coincides with the 20th anniversary of the AU, the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) has…

Between June 27 and July 1, the Department of Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry, and Minerals (ETTIM) of the African Union Commission, in collaboration with the Africa Business Council (AfBC) and All Africa Association for SMEs (AAASME), hosted the first-ever African Union Annual SME Forum, in Cairo, Egypt.    …