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The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement aims to create the world’s largest free trade area, increasing intra-African trade by between US$50 billion to US$70 billion, by 2040.  Likewise, the African Union identifies Agenda 2063’s Goal 17 (full gender equality in all spheres of life) as a priority goal.…

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the African Electronic Trade Group (AeTrade Group) Thursday signed a new partnership agreement aimed at enhancing MSMEs’ access to digital marketing and the One African Market under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).     Press Release The Sokokuu digital marketplace will…

The African Union Commission and African Electronic (AeTrade) Group have unveiled a list of 150 youth startups selected to participate in the forthcoming African Union Youth Start-Up Pavilion, taking place as part of the 2021 Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2021), holding from 15th to 21st November 2021, in Durban, South…

Since the official commencement of trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on January 1, 2021, the AfCFTA has been reshaping African economies, creating a single market for goods and services thereby gradually repositioning Africa’s status in global trade agenda.   By Stephen Enoch To this end, trade…

President Lazarus Chakwera of the Republic of Malawi cum chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Tuesday delivered the keynote address (via video conferencing) at Series 2 of the Africa Private Sector Summit (APSS), holding between 19th and 22nd of October in Accra, Ghana.   By Adam Alqali…

An African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) delegation is currently in Uganda for the conduct of a targeted review in the country focused on three thematic clusters, namely Underdevelopment of Agriculture; Unresponsive Civil Service; and Underdevelopment of Infrastructure.     Other than its mandated reviews, APRM conducts targeted reviews on specific…

Series 2 of the Africa Private Sector Summit (APSS) is set to hold between 19th and 22nd of October in Accra, Ghana, under the theme: “Awakening Africa’s Sleeping Giants in the Implementation of Regional Economic Commissions (RECs) and the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and Leveraging Strategic Opportunities for…

Emmanuel K Bensah Jr. is head of media and communications for the Africa Private Sector Summit (APSS), focused on fostering private sector-academia relations under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)     By Adam Alqali   Newspage: Series 1 of the Africa Private Sector Summit (APSS) was themed: “Doing…

To foster intra-African electronic trade amongst women and youths under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the COMESA Federation of Women in Business (COMFWB) and the African Electronic Trade (AeTrade) Group last week, jointly launched Sokokuu, Africa’s premier e-commerce portal, to traders in COMESA region.     By Stephen…

DEADLINE: September 16, 2021.   The AfCFTA Continental Youth Essay Competition is intended to Amplify Continental Mobilization, Awareness, Engagement, and Participation of African young people between the ages of 18 and 35 years in the Popularization and Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA).     As part…