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The secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in collaboration with the African Union Commission Friday, virtually launched the Start of Trading under the much-awaited Free Trade Area (FTA), the world’s largest free trade zone since the formation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 1994.    …

A coalition of African community activists, artists, victims of war, and youths Monday launched a pledge to end all forms of violence and set in motion a grassroots civil society campaign to promote peace on the continent. This was in support of the African Union’s #MyPledgeForPeace campaign which mobilises grassroots…

African Heads of State and Government, private sector leaders, and other stakeholders Friday convened for a virtual commemoration of the AfCFTA Business Forum 2020, ahead of the virtual 13th Extraordinary Summit of the African Union on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) holding Saturday.   While speaking at the…

The Nigeria chapter of the nonprofit New Faces, New Voices (NFNV Nigeria) is set to hold its regional stakeholders roundtable for 2020, virtually between December 2nd and 3rd, focused on strengthening the capacity of business women on innovative ways to overcome the various challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.  …

Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Mr Li Young, has described multi-stakeholder partnerships and putting in place effective coordination mechanisms, as critical for attaining inclusive and sustainable industrial development in Africa.   Mr Young made the call while speaking Friday at a virtual high-level session in…

In continuation of the ongoing Africa Industrialisation Week (AIW) 2020, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Thursday hosted a parallel session under the theme: “Towards a sustainable, equitable and resilient industrialization for Africa,” focusing on the over-arching efforts of the African Union on climate-friendly industrialization in Africa.    …

The African Union’s Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) are currently holding consultations with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Zambia, to enhance partnerships and collaboration in peace and security initiatives.     The weeklong consultations, which will last from November 16 to 21, are meant to strengthen ECOSOCC’s and…

Building a resilient and self-reliant Africa is one of the key objectives of Agenda 2063, hence the continent is anxiously awaiting the first day of free trade under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), January 1, 2021. Ahead of that auspicious day, between 16 and 20 November, the African…

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…