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AU ECOSOCC’s 4th General Assembly holds Dec 5 – 9, in Nairobi
The African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU ECOSOCC) is set to hold its fourth Permanent General Assembly (PGA) in Nairobi, Kenya, December 5 to 9, to be attended by delegates representing Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) from across member states of the AU. The ECOSOCC is an…
Read More »AIW2022: AfCFTA, ITC launch AfCFTA glossary
As part of activities for the 2022 Africa Industrialisation Week (AIW2022), the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secreteriat, in partnership with the International Trade Center (ITC), on Thursday launched the AfCFTA glossary, alongside a private sector mapping of firms and the business ecosystem that supports them. Mr…
Read More »Ahead of AU’s 17th extraordinary summit, Executive Council meets in Niamey
Preparatory to the 17th Extraordinary Summit of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union on Industrialization and Economic Diversification, as well as the Assembly’s Extraordinary Session on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on Friday, a session of the Executive Council held Wednesday in…
Read More »AIW2022: AUDA-NEPAD push for inclusive industrialization in Africa
As part of the ongoing 2022 Africa Industrialisation Week (AIW2022), currently underway in Niamey, Niger, the African Union Development Agency Monday (AUDA-NEPAD) hosted a side-event on accelerating Africa’s inclusive and sustainable industrialization. Stakeholders at the high-level gathering underlined the importance of Africa’s industrialisation and economic diversification through homegrown…
Read More »AU industrialization, AfCFTA summits to convene Nov 25 in Niamey
The African Union Summit on Industrialization, Economic Diversification and the African Union Extraordinary Session on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), alongside the commemoration of the 2022 Africa Industrialization Week (AIW2022), are set to be held November 20 – 25 in Niamey, Niger. AIW 2022 is billed…
Read More »tralac’s 20th anniversary conference holds October 13-14 in Nairobi
The Trade Law Centre (tralac), Africa’s leading trade capacity-building think-tank assisting countries to improve trade governance and achieve inclusive trade policy processes, is set to hold its annual conference which also coincides with its 20th anniversary on the 13th and 14th of October, in Nairobi, Kenya. The conference,…
Read More »AfCFTA Guided Trade Initiative set for launch Friday
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat will on Friday at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, launch the AfCFTA Guided Trade Initiative, to enable commercially meaningful trade and test AfCFTA’s legal and trade policy environment, intended to send a positive message to Africa’s economic operators. The…
Read More »Inaugural AfCFTA women and youth conference underway in Dar es Salaam
The Tanzanian government is currently hosting the inaugural conference on women and youth in trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), billed to last between September 12th – 14th, poised to position women and youth as drivers of intra-African trade. Themed ‘Women and Youth: The…
Read More »3rd APRM youth symposium underway in Kampala
The Ugandan Government is hosting the third youth symposium of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), under the theme ‘Repositioning the Youth Agenda for a Transformative Continent,’ in Kampala, the Ugandan capital. By Stephen Enoch The symposium which is being held July 4th – 9th has in attendance…
Read More »APRM concludes sensitization mission to Lesotho
The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), an autonomous entity of the African Union, has concluded a weeklong sensitization mission to Maseru, Kingdom of Lesotho, which lasted from 27 June to 1 July 2022. By Muhammad Usman APRM is mandated by Heads of State and Government of the African…
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How PLANE’s Inclusive Education Approach is Tackling Nigeria’s Out-of-School Children Crisis
Nigeria’s education system is under severe strain, especially in the north. To address this, …
