In order to feed the predicted 2050 global population of 9.1 billion, the agricultural sector will have to produce 70% more food than current levels. A new report from the World Economic Forum's Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution, in collaboration with PwC India, outlines how

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Following Moderna's rather spurious blame on Africa and Africa CDC for their lack of vaccine sales in Africa, it is important that the record about the role of certain manufacturers during the pandemic is set straight.
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The #AfCFTA Protocol on #DigitalTrade , adopted by the AU Heads of State & Govt in Feb. 2024, establishes harmonised rules & #standards to enable and support digital trade in #Africa . It creates a transparent, predictable & reliable ecosystem for African businesses & #consumers .

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'With ATG we want to be able to share information on what is available in Africa. We want to empower African businesses to trade and source with African businesses. As it stands today, we are exporting trade and jobs to other non-African countries.'
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Mr. Emeka Uzomba, Senior Advisor-Finance at the AfCFTA Secretariat/Afreximbank is presenting on the Africa Trade Gateway (ATG).

He explains that it is a set of tools that are being developed with Afreximbank in support of the implementation of the #AfCFTA .

It

The Fifth (5th) Meeting of the AfCFTA Committee on Digital Trade is underway in Accra, Ghana to kickstart the negotiations of the Annexes on the Protocol on Digital Trade.
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Ms. Yafika Chitanda, Project Management Officer from the Secretariat expounded on the National Implementation Committees and the role of the private sector. She shared that:
- 32 countries have national strategies informing trade between the different countries.

It is worth emphasising the participation of members of the diaspora on the 1st day. They can contribute immensely to #Africa 's dvlpmt through their unique expertise, interpersonal connections with foreign investors & possession of funds for #investments or #remittances .
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Thank you for joining us today for our virtual Private sector workshop! Day 1 was filled with insightful information about how the private sector can leverage on #AfCFTA operational tools to fully benefit from the Agreement! Here is a snapshot of the highlights!

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The #AfCFTA is a project designed for the #African private sector, creating a new era of doing business on the continent. It needs to be demystified through this type of workshop and other awareness-raising and training activities.

To register: zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Thank you for your participation and hope to see you tomorrow for another informative session which will cover more Operational tools including Africa Trade Gateway #PAPSS , the AfCFTA Hub and briefings on the #digital #trade protocol as well as the protocol on #Women and #youth

We are live at the AfCFTA Secretariat Official Private Sector Awareness and Information Sharing Workshop learning about the latest developments of this important initiative to establish a single, common Pan-African market of 1.4 billion people trading amongst each other.

On 4/10, the Africa Growth Initiative at Brookings Global had the honor of hosting H.E. Wamkele Mene to discuss: achievements of the #AfCFTA , recent challenges, & the opportunities for U.S. businesses to invest in Africa. Below is a link to the recording
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E-commerce in #Africa grew by 38 per cent last year, reaching $40 billion. The recently adopted #AfCFTA protocol on #digital trade is a lever for increasing African #ecommerce .

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