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
Joint Press Release
The Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2020) Postponed due to COVID-19
The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis that is both unprecedented and with many ramifications.
Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector signs MoU with the A-eTrade Group to advance Africa’s economic transformation under Agenda 2063
African Leather and Leather Products Institute and African Electronic Trade Group sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost trade and competitiveness of “Made in Africa Leather”
The COMESA Business Council (CBC) and the African Electronic Trade Group (AeTrade Group) are joining forces to advance the interests and concerns of business, cooperating on matters related to technical skills development, digital business facilitation, trade partnerships and private sector development.
The Swearing in of the Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat to be based in Accra, Ghana where the AfCFTA will be headquartered, is a very important event, which represents an important milestone in the history of the African Union Commission.
Media Advisory
What: SIDE EVENT: HIGH LEVEL MEETING ON AFRICA’S BLUE ECONOMY
WHAT: Africa Industrialization Day 2019:
Highlights for the media:
o Official opening ceremony
Media
