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The Commissioning and Handing Over of the African Continental Free Trade Area (Afcfta) Secretariat
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, commissioned and handed over the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to the African Union (AU) Commission,marks a historic milestone in the road to fullfil the vision of our Founding Fathers for Continental Integration, that dates back to the inaugural session of the OAU in 1963, articulated most strongly by then President Kwame Nkrumah in his landmark speech .Africa is now the world’s largest free trade area since the formation of the World Trade Organisation, and we must make it count.
Address by the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at the Commissioning and Formal Handing Over of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat Building, in Accra, to the African Union Commission
Address by the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at the Commissioning and Formal Handing Over of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat Building, in Accra, to the African Union Commission
Statement Delivered on Behalf of the AU Chairperson, President Cyril Ramaphosa on the occasion of the handover ceremony of the AfCFTA Secretariat
Statement Delivered on Behalf of the AU Chairperson, President Cyril Ramaphosa on the occasion of the handover ceremony of the AfCFTA Secretariat
Statement By The Secretary-General H.E. Wamkele Keabetswe Mene Official Commissioning And Handing Over of the African Continental Free Trade Area (Afcfta) Secretariat
On this occasion of the official commissioning and handing over of the AfCFTA Secretariat, let me express deep humility for having been elected by the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of States & Government of the AU, to the position of the first Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat. A mission to be at the services of Africa, which I shall undertake with resolute determination.
Statement by H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission Delivered at the Handover Ceremony of the AfCFTA Buildings to African Union
H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Republic of Ghana,
H.E. Isssouffou Mahamadou, President of the Republic of Niger,
H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of Republic of South Africa and Chairperson of the African Union,
H.E. Wamekele Mene, AfCFTA Secretary General,
Honourable Ministers,
Ladies and Gentlemen
Im honored to be here to witness the handover of the headquarters of the AfCFTA Secretariat by the Republic of Ghana to the African Union.
The Official hand over and Commissioning of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat Building
WHAT: The Official hand over and Commissioning of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat Building
WHEN: Monday,17th August, 2020
TIME: 1400h East African Time
WHERE: Register here: https://bit.ly/30Y8aja
WHO: The Africa Union Commission, African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat hosted by the Republic of Ghana,
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23rd Weekly Press Briefing on the Coronavirus disease outbreak
WHAT:
Africa CDC weekly engagement with members of the media to provide critical update on the coordinated efforts by African Union Member States to implement the joint continental strategy in response to COVID-19. It also highlights key steps taken to support the PACT initiative across countries and other countermeasures by Africa CDC and other partners to minimize social harm caused by the disease outbreak in Africa.
AUC Chairperson urges authorities in Zimbabwe to uphold the rule of law and protect human rights
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