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Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
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WHAT: Virtual High-Level Launch of the Futures Report: Making the AfCFTA Work for Women and Youth
WHEN: Thursday, 3 December 2020,
Time 15.30 – 16.30 GMT
WHO: The African Union (AU) Commission, The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Keynote Speakers:
Son Excellence Monsieur Nana Akufo-Addo, Président de la République du Ghana,
Monsieur Albert Muchanga, Commissaire chargé du Commerce et de l'Industrie de l'Union Africaine,
Monsieur Secrétaire Général de la Zone de Libre-Echange Continentale Africaine,
Mesdames, Messieurs les Ministre en Charge du Commerce de la Zone de Libre-Echange Continentale Africaine,
Distingués invités, Mesdames Messieurs,
STATEMENT OF MS. AHUNNA EZIAKONWA
ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL, ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR AND DIRECTOR UNDP REGIONAL BUREAU FOR AFRICA
Meeting of African Union Council of Ministers
Delivered by Dr. Joy Kategekwa – Strategic Advisor on Africa - UNDP
Distinguished Ministers; The Secretary General of the AfCFTA Secretariat; The Commissioner for Trade and Industry of the AUC, Senior Trade Officials, Representatives of the Diplomatic Corps, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen.
• Honorable Minister Diatta, Chairperson of the Council of Ministers of the AfCFTA;
• The Bureau of the Council of Ministers;
• honorable Ministers;
• Your Excellences Ambassadors and High Commissioners,
• Distinguished Senior Trade Officials;
• Chief Negotiators;
• Ladies and Gentlemen
What: Preparatory Meetings for Commencement of Trading
Who: The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat
When: 16th – 20th November 2020
• Meeting of the Committee on Trade in Goods jointly with Sub-committee on Trade Facilitations Customs Cooperation and Transit, 16th November, 2020
• Meeting of the Directors- General/ Heads of Customs 17th November
• Meeting of the Senior Trade Officials 18th November 2020; and
• Meeting of the AfCFTA Council of Ministers 20 November 2020
WHAT: Pre-iBoot Camp Youth Virtual Summit
Theme: Beyond COVID-19: Leveraging the Benefits of the AfCFTA to Spur Africa’s Growth
WHEN: 12 November, 0900hr – 17:30hr
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
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.
