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Barely one month to the commencement of the dreamed liberalization of the African market, courtesy of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement, Africa’s biggest economy cum biggest market, Nigeria, will be ratifying the Agreement – after a many months of deliberations and consultations.     The Federal Executive…

In the build-up to the commencement of trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), slated for January 2021, the People’s Republic of Angola on Wednesday deposited its instruments of ratification for the AfCFTA Agreement, having signed it on March 21, 2018, making the central African nation the 30th…

Stakeholders at the concluding leg of Trade Law Centre (TRALAC’s) three-part weekly AfCFTA workshop series, held Thursday and focused on outstanding issues of Phase I and Phase II of the AfCFTA Agreement implementation negotiations, have urged African countries to adopt trade and safeguard measures.     Trade remedies (TR) are…

In continuation of its three-part weekly AfCFTA workshop series, Trade Law Centre (TRALAC), the South Africa-based public benefit organization focused on improving capacity in trade governance in Africa, Thursday hosted a high-level discussion, themed: “The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Regional Economic Communities; and trade agreements with…

High-level stakeholders in Africa’s peace and security space on Monday converged virtually to discuss existing and potential opportunities offered by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); it was the first day of the weeklong (October 19 – 24) 9th Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa under the theme:…

Findings of a recent study by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Cameroon, under the Enhancing Capacity to Apply Research Evidence (IITA-CARE) project, shows young female maize farmer-marketers pay more for farm labour than their male counterparts, contributing more to the local economy.   The study, which explored…

Ahead of the forthcoming 9th Tana Forum scheduled for October 19 – 24, the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS), Tuesday hosted a joint virtual multi-stakeholders forum on the topic: “The AfCFTA and Private Sector: Unlocking potentials beyond the Pandemic.”     The meeting, which was jointly organized with…

The African Railway Roundtable, focused on advocacy for accelerated implementation of Africa’s Integrated High Speed Railway Network Project (AIHSRN), has tasked President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, the newly elected head of the 15-nation Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS), to leverage his chairmanship of the block to revive the…

Mansa Media, in partnership with Afrochampions and Africa Development Solutions Group (ADS), is organizing a virtual conference to discuss the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on Africa, and how the continent can navigate this ‘new normal’ to come out stronger.     Mansa Media is focused on reporting business…

Two major African public bodies are promoting a new technology that could connect the continent’s Covid-19 testing centers and ease a reopening of travel across the region.     The African Union and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention are encouraging member states to integrate the mobile-based PanaBIOS…