Cryptocurrencies make headlines for shaking up the financial world, but they are also gaining ground in less developed countries. In Kenya, an American economist, who introduced blockchain technology for low-income urban customers, has extended the cashless system to the countryside. Will Ruddick, through his Kenyan nonprofit, Grassroots Economics, recently introduced Sarafu coins to rural areas […]
The Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PACCI) presents its compliments and writes to invite you to the upcoming EU Africa Business Forum on the theme: High Level Green Talk on Accelerating the EU-Africa Partnership for Green Transition in Africa scheduled to hold virtually 16 April 2021, followed by a Digital Exhibition and Side […]
By Rédaction Africanews International trade is set to grow a bit faster this year than previously predicted, the World Trade Organization said Wednesday. The volume of global trade contracted by 5.3% in 2020, less than expected as the pandemic hit. According to WTO Managing Director, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, trade is set to grow 8 % […]
source: afcta.au.int The AfCFTA Secretariat and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) today have signed a strategic partnership to promote trade as a stimulus for Africa’s socioeconomic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, and as a driver of sustainable development particularly for women and youth in Africa, in line with the SDGs and Agenda 2063, Africas’ development […]
by David Luke, Judith Ameso, Mahlet Girma Bekele / in Op-ed New trade agreement involves country and regional economic community actions On 1 January 2021, Africa officially started trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement. As of February, 54 of the 55 African Union Member States have signed on. Thirty-six countries (including 19 African least developed countries, […]
It is my real pleasure to invite you to join us for The High Level Event of Lighting the Africa Trade Torch (ATT) and The start of the Africa Trade Convoy (ATC) In Operationalization of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Under the Theme of From Cairo to Cape , From Lagos to Mombasa […]
On January 1st, 2021 Africa will start to really trade with Africa. It’s a historic moment for our continent as the world’s largest free trade area opens its doors to traders both large and small. The AfCFTA Business Forum is the African Union’s premier multi-stakeholder platform for Heads of State and Government, private sector leaders, […]
On behalf of the Chairperson of the Interim Executive Bureau of the African Business Council (AfBC), Dr Amany Asfour, your participation is requested at a Side Event which is being held on the margins of the ongoing African Industrialization Week (AIW) organized by the African Union. The details of the Side Event including a link to the […]
Theme: “Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialisation in the AfCFTA Era” What: The annual commemoration of Africa Industrialization Day commemorated through a weeklong event. The event will be held virtually through a series of webinars covering a range of topics and themes relevant to Africa’s industrialization agenda. When: 16 – 20 November 2020 Time: 10:00 – 19:00 Addis Ababa (GMT+3) […]
Galvanizing Partnerships for Promoting Resilient Agriculture and Food Systems in Africa in the Shadow of the Covid-19 Pandemic Cultivate Africa is an event organized by the Africa Union Commission in partnership with Hallpax. The main objective of Cultivate Africa is to unlock a concerted multi-stakeholder partnership toward a sustained and effective response leading to averting potential adverse effects of the […]
