3rd and last stop for our West African tour dedicated to the AfCFTA in Dakar. Our partners – the pan-African group ADS and Sy Investments – have gathered representatives from a good number of sectoral and general professional federations. The debate, launched by the Director of Trade Mrs Assome Aminata Diatta, is very fruitful: beyond…
The AfroChampions tour on the ZLECA continues in Abidjan, where we are this time hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Côte d’Ivoire, whose organization is perfect, and Mr Diomande, Advisor to the Minister in charge of the Trade H.E. Mr. Diarassouba. The debate, interestingly, focuses particularly on small and medium-sized businesses and…
The AfroChampions AfCFTA roadshow starts in Accra, where we are welcomed, together with AU Trade and Industry Commissioner Albert Muchanga, by the Association of Ghana Industries, represented by Dr. Yaw Adu-Gyamfi. A productive discussion, focusing in particular on the issues of the free movement of goods and services, the need to better explain the AfCFTA…
This pioneering study conducted by Konfidants, in partnership with the AfroChampions Initiative and the strategy firm PG and Partners, will be released on June 1, 2018 at the African Sovereign Fund Summit. Join us in Accra for a high-level debate under the patronage of His Excellency Mr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President of the Republic of…
Launch of the AfCFTA awareness-raising campaign: the AfroChampions Initiative and representatives of the African Union will soon begin a West African tour to meet local entrepreneurs, introduce them to the AfCFTA Agreement but also collect questions, concerns and suggestions from them. The tour, organized in partnership with the Association of Ghana Industries, the Côte d’Ivoire…
How can we mobilize the $ 300 billion needed to deploy ICTs and the Internet on the African continent? To discuss ways to achieve this ambitious goal, several personalities met on 9 May at one of Transform Africa 2018 panels: H.E.M. Bruno Nabagné Kone, Minister of Communication, Digital Economy and Post, Côte d’Ivoire, H.E.M. Clare…
L’équipe de l’Initiative AfroChampions se réjouit de discuter à cette occasion du rôle des TIC pour soutenir le déploiement de la Zone de Libre-Echange continentale africaine #SmartAfCFTA.
What is worth highlighting after the AU’s Extraordinary Summit in Kigali is the alignment between the public and private decision-makers on the urgency to implement the African Continental Free Trade Area – This is the first time ever that a public-private dialogue on economic policy takes place at continental level. At the AfroChampions Initiative, we…
Wednesday, March 21st, 2018 will be remembered as a historic day for Africa’s economic integration, as 44 states signed the Agreement on the African Continental Free Trade Area, opening the path for the creation of the largest single market in the world. It is an incredible milestone for the continent, especially as signatories include both…
