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The Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat Mr Wamkele Mene Friday said the Secretariat was working on a mechanism to facilitate the free movement of business persons around Africa, as part of efforts to address barriers to free movement of people under the landmark AfCFTA…

As part of activities at the ongoing 2nd Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2021) happening in Durban, South Africa, the African Union Commission Tuesday hosted a high-level panel on entrepreneurship and innovation aimed at creating a supportive environment for youth-led African startups to thrive.     By Adam Alqali The IATF…

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…

By Muhammad Usman   As part of efforts to integrate trade and logistics activities in the AfCFTA era, Ethiopian Airlines Group and the African Electronic Trade Group (A-e Trade Group), a social enterprise focused on digitalizing intra-and inter-African trade, have signed an agreement to establish the East African Smart Logistics…

By Muhammad Usman   The African Electronic Trade (AeTrade) Group is set to host a high-level session on the role of SMEs, youth and women in the implementation of the AfCFTA at the forthcoming 2021 African Integration Forum cum commemoration of African Integration Day, holding physically at the African Union…