Tag: African Union
Morocco flexes muscles as it seeks AU reinstatement
12 Jan 17 NewsThe North African country seeks to leverage its economic weight in sub-Saharan Africa
Slowly and steadily, Morocco has been establishing itself as a major economic force in sub-Sa...
African trade and integration
04 Jan 17 Themestralac’s primary aim is to help build capacity for government officials, policymakers, and regional organisations to more adequately address the most pressing trade matters facin...
Fast-tracking the Continental Free Trade Area: Regional economic communities as building blocks
02 Dec 16 NewsExtracts from the presentation made by Mr. Prudence Sebahizi, Chief Technical advisor on the CFTA and Head of the CFTA Negotiations Support Unit, during the Africa Trade Forum at A...
African Civil Society Statement on the Continental Free Trade Agenda at Africa Trade Week 2016
28 Nov 16 NewsFrom 26 to 27 November, 2016, civil society organisations from Africa met under the umbrella of the Africa Trade Network in Addis Ababa, in advance of the Africa Trade Week and the...
On Africa Industrialization Day, Ban urges financing ‘engines of development’ to realize continent’s potential
21 Nov 16 NewsIn his message on Africa Industrialization Day, United Nations Secretary-General has called on African countries to adopt policies that encourage growth of the private sector and f...
The African Union Commission’s Africa Business Directory: Toward the facilitation of growth, partnership and global inclusion
15 Nov 16 NewsThe African Union is rapidly increasing its partnerships with global regional and leading country partners, while simultaneously developing and promoting strategic sector plans for...
UNDP Africa Cluster Meeting: SDGs implementation within the framework of the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063
03 Nov 16 NewsSpeech by Helen Clark at the Opening Session of the UNDP Africa Cluster Meeting, 2 November 2016
Welcome to the 2016 cluster meeting of UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Africa. Our th...
A Continental Free Trade Area to support Africa’s industrial development objectives? tralac Roundtable, 17-18 November 2016
01 Nov 16 Eventtralac hosted a roundtable in Cape Town to consider Africa’s quest for industrial development and diversification, and the implications for the continent’s integration agenda. ...
Africa Trade Week 2016: The Continental Free Trade Area and trade facilitation
27 Oct 16 NewsAdvancing Socio-Economic Structural Transformation through Intra-Africa Trade
Africa Trade Week 2016 will be held at the African Union Head Quarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from...
African Union Commission Services Sector Development Workshop – Addis Ababa, 1 October 2016
12 Oct 16 EventOn 1 October 2016, tralac Research Advisor Ashly Hope presented to the African Union Commission’s Workshop on the AU Services Sector Development Programme 2016-2020. The presenta...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
10 Oct 16 NewsCOMESA’s Intergovernmental Committee starts Policy Week proceedings (COMESA)
The Intergovernmental Committee that brings together Permanent/Principal Secretaries was the first t...
MDG Transition Report: Reliable statistics and integrated policy approach key to successful SDG and Agenda 2063 implementation
26 Sep 16 NewsThe 2016 Transition Report highlights the need for countries to strengthen capacities for evidence-based policy-making and to improve institutional coordination
African countries ...
tralac in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 16-20 May 2016
01 Jun 16 EventWorkshop on trade related matters: African Trade Policy Centre
During the week of 16-20 May, the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) and partners held a week-long workshop on trade...
Integrating Agenda 2030 and 2063 for development will require re-engineering of development strategies
19 May 16 NewsThe second Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development opened on 18 May 2016 under the theme: “Ensuring inclusive and integrated implementation and follow-up of the 2030 Age...
AU hosts Stakeholders’ Engagement Workshop on the capacity needs assessment and critical skills required for implementation of Agenda 2063
17 May 16 NewsThe African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) held a two day meeting on 12 and 13 May 2016, with key stakeholders representing various capa...
2016 Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
16 May 16 NewsThe Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will convene the second session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD 2016) on 17-19 May, in Cairo, Egypt.
The AR...
Promoting Investments in African Agriculture: Agenda 2063 to enhance the socio-economic transformation of the continent over the next 50 years
10 May 16 NewsThe importance of Africa’s agriculture in contributing to food and nutrition security, poverty reduction and overall economic growth is well documented. However, the task of tran...
Launch of the MoveAfrica Initiative
09 May 16 NewsThe NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency on 11 May, 2016 announced the launch of the MoveAfrica Initiative that aims to support the transformation of Africa’s trade by add...
Third Africa Think Tanks Summit: Communiqué
12 Apr 16 NewsCreating a Sustainable Future for African Think Tanks in Support of Agenda 2063 and Sustainable Development Goals
Preamble
We, the African think tanks, have met in Victoria F...
Illicit Financial Flows and Africa’s path to development
11 Apr 16 NewsThe Panama Papers shed crucial light on how illicit financial flows work. It’s essential for Africa’s development, but any hope of change is still distant.
When African Union ...