Trade and Industry
Commissioner
H.E. Albert M. Muchanga, born on May 21, 1959, a Zambian national was elected as the new commissioner for Trade and Industry of the African Union Commission. Mr. Muchanga was the Permanent Secretary in the Cabinet Office in charge of Parliamentary Affairs in Zambia.
Structure
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) mandate is to contribute towards making Africa a significant and competitive industrial and trading partner in the global economy.
Activities
Over the past decades, Africa has been experiencing unprecedented growth and has been remarkably resilient to the global economic crisis. The continent ranked the second fastest growing region of the world after East Asia.
The Africa Industrialization Week Celebrations kicked off on Monday, 18th and closed on 22nd November, 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
This year’s celebrations also focus on exploring tools; and business instruments that strengthen industry’s capacity to compete and innovate
The African Union Commission (AUC) Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) successfully hosted a High-Level Stakeholders Validation Workshop for a Study it undertook early this year titled “Financing Africa Industrialization”.
The Commissioner for Trade and Industry, H.E. Albert Muchanga, in collaboration with the State Minister of Trade and Industry, H.E. Ambassador Mesganu Arga Moach, State Minister of Trade and Industry of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and a Representative of the International Trade Centre, Mr. Vittorio Cammarota briefed the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) on the upcoming Africa Industrialization Week to be held from 18th to 22nd November, 2019 at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa.
AfroChampions Initiative and African Union open consultations to elaborate a platform to support AfCFTA-enabling
WHAT: Africa Industrialization Day 2019:
Highlights for the media:
o Official opening ceremony
MEDIA ADVISORY
Media Orientation Workshop in preparation of the Africa's Industrialization Week 2019
Media
