PACCI is collaborating with UNDP on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment (GEWE) Programm

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The Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PACCI) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme Regional Service Center for Africa (UNDP-RSCA), and with the support of the Government of Canada, is carrying out a Regional…

UK government to support AfCFTA with £35 million

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United Kingdom’s International Trade Secretary, Anne-Marie Travelyan, has announced a new UK government programme to support the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Through the AfCFTA Support Programme, the…

Wamkele Mene: AfCFTA must set agenda on intellectual property and subsidies

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The removal of tariff and non-tariff barriers is as essential for the growth of African trade as creating better infrastructure and connectivity, says the AfCFTA's Secretary-General. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)…

Afreximbank launches 4 billion US dollar Ukraine Crisis Adjustment Trade Financing Programme for Africa

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The Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) on 31 March 2022 approved the launch of the Ukraine Crisis Adjustment Trade Financing Programme for Africa (UKAFPA), a programme of credit facilities that the Bank has developed…

2022 Africa CEO Trade Survey – what does the AfCFTA mean for African business

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The Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (PAFTRAC) has announced today the launch of the 2nd edition of its Africa CEO Trade Survey. The focus this year will be on the opportunities being created by the African Continental…

ECOWAS holds consultative meetings on Regional AfCFTA Implementation Strategy

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The ECOWAS Commission continued its consultations with State and Non-State Actors on the formulation of the ECOWAS Regional Implementation Strategy for the Agreement of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on 22 March 2022. With…

Leverage AfCFTA to promote pharmaceutical industry

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The Secretary-General of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, Mr Wamkele Mene, has urged regulatory bodies in Africa to leverage the AfCFTA to promote the pharmaceutical industry. He said the pharmaceutical industry…

Africa Economic Summit holds 30th March 2022

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The Africa Economic Summit Group is bringing senior decision-makers in government and businesses from around Africa together for the 2022 edition of the Africa Economic Summit at the Four Points by Sheraton Victoria Island in Lagos, Nigeria. Africa…

The Business in Africa Narrative Report

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  Last year, African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi Adesina told an audience of African Ambassadors in Washington that a concerted effort to change the narrative on Africa in the United States was necessary to attract increased…

Togo holds Africa’s first cyber security summit

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Africa is growing exponentially in terms of internet connectivity but at the same time lags behind on cyber security. This is a major concern and was the main theme during the first Africa’s cyber security summit organized in Togo’s capital…