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Migration experts at a recent webinar by the African Union Economic, Social & Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), have dispelled the notion of securitization of migration, arguing that the fears are more imagined than real. Migration governance experts at a recent webinar on balancing…

Research findings on African migration governance by the New South Institute’s (NSI) Migration Governance Reform Project (MIGRA) reveal new patterns and realities as well as dispelling long-held myths and prejudices about migration in Africa.      The Johannesburg-based New South Institute (NSI) is a think-tank which provides evidence-based policy and applied…

Rwanda exported its first consignment of goods to Ghana, on September 30, 2022, under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Guided Trade Initiative aimed to kick off commercially meaningful trade across the continent.     The first AfCFTA Certificate of Origin for Rwanda was issued to Igire Coffee –…

Africa faces numerous security threats, from terrorism and insurgencies to political instability and transnational crime, hence the necessity for African countries to come together to create a peaceful and prosperous continent as envisioned by the African Union’s Agenda 2063.     Africa’s security issues are both complex and complicated! Therefore,…

Last week, the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC) held the third edition of its National Dialogue Series (NDS) on the Free Movement Protocol (FMP), to create awareness and accelerate the ratification of the Protocol in Nairobi, Kenya.     The National Dialogue Series (NDS) is being held…

In May, the African Union (AU) Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC), in partnership with Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmBH hosted the second edition of their National Dialogue Series (NDS) on the AU Free Movement Protocol (FMP) in Port-Louis, Mauritius.     Migration in Africa is synonymous with…

The now-defunct Organization of African Unity (OAU), which was relaunched as the African Union (AU) in 2002, was created by a charter signed by 32 heads of independent African states on May 25, 1963, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.     While Article I of the Charter says the OAU shall…

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, in partnership with the Republic of South Africa, hosted the inaugural AfCFTA Business Forum, a platform for creating awareness on the business and investment opportunities created by the AfCFTA market for intra-Africa trade.     The AfCFTA Business Forum (ABF), which seeks…

The African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) Thursday hosted the inaugural session of its five-part expert webinar series to foster civil society dialogue on the AU Free Movement Protocol (AU-FMP) as well as unpack myths about labour migration and free movement in Africa.   The expert webinar series…

Hunger Relief Africa (HRA), a non-profit which seeks to eliminate food insecurity in African communities by empowering food-insecure and vulnerable households, recently launched its flagship program, which seeks to provide 3.5 million meals to its target communities across Uganda and Kenya.      One in five Africans goes to bed…