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AfCFTA National Implementation Committees: Scoping options and support mechanisms
Welcome to this installment of the DevDispatch Podcast! In this episode, Olusegun Olutayo - a member of the technical team that supports the National Action Committee in Nigeria, delves into the intricacies of establishing and operating National Implementation Committees within the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The reference publication for the discussion is "AfCFTA National Implementation Committees: Scoping Options and Support Mechanisms," released in 2023 by the ...
28 Jan 2025
Implications of the AfCFTA for the manufacturing sector in Ghana
In this episode, we are joined by Labor Activists Prince Asafo-Adjei and Florence Taruvinga to discuss implications of the AfCFTA for the manufacturing sector in Ghana.The discussion draws from Chapter 5 and 6 of the report 'Implications of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement for the manufacturing sector in Ghana,' published in November 2021 by the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa). It focuses on the potentia...
11 Jan 2025
Digital Trade Policies in African Countries
AfCFTA's Emily Mburu-Ndoria and host Rumbidzai Venge dissect African countries' digital trade policies, highlighting the crucial role of domestic regulations in creating a favorable digital trade environment.
12 Nov 2024
The Engine of Trade
This podcast episode features Susan Nakaleya, a business analyst at the Uganda Revenue Authority. The discussion centers on Chapter 4 of the publication The Engine of Trade in Africa Report: Amplifying the Voices of Women Across Africa, which focuses on the challenges facing women in trade.It is a joint publication of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Women. The objectives of this episode include:To contex...
14 Oct 2024
Opening up Africa for Africans
This episode focuses on a 2023 policy brief from the School of Transnational Governance at the European University Institute, titled 'Movement of person opening up Africa for Africans: A proposal in support of the protocol for the free movement of persons.' The policy brief examines significant obstacles to implementing the Free Movement of Persons Protocol (FMP) in Africa. Guests include co-author of the brief, Silindile Nanzile Mlilo and Kachi Madubuko, Senior Policy and Liaison Offic...
6 Aug 2024
Trade Facilitation for Women in the Agri-food Sector
This edition of the DevDispatch AfCFTA Podcast is centred on the publication "Making the AfCFTA Work for Women in the Agri-food Sector (https://www.fao.org/3/cc5866en/cc5866en.pdf)." The AfCFTA aims to boost economic growth and development by creating a single market for goods and services across Africa. However, for success to be realised, the Agreement must be inclusive and responsive to the needs of all, including women and youth.
Our host Rumbidzai Venge is joined by Customs and International Trade Expert Edna Mudzingwa, and co-author of the publication and an expert in trade and gender issues, Asmita Parshotam to break down:
Trade facilitation provisions under the AfCFTA and how they can support and improve trade regimes for women in the Agri-food sector.
Policy recommendations to promote and strengthen gender-responsive negotiation and implementation of trade facilitation under the AfCFTA, to meet the needs of and boost opportunities for African women in the agri-food sector.
The featured report was produced by International Trade Centre, and the Food and Agriculture Organization and can be downloaded at the link below:
https://www.fao.org/3/cc5866en/cc5866en.pdf
2 Jul 2024
AfCFTA: A New Era for Global Business and Investment in Africa
In this podcast episode, our guests Dr. Bruce Byiers (Head of African Economic Integration at ECDPM) and Prachi Agarwal (Senior Research Officer at the International Economic Development Group, ODI) discuss the global business and investment landscape in Africa, under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Broadcaster and Lawyer Rumbidzai Venge serves as the moderator for the episode.
The discussion draws from the publication 'AfCFTA: A New Era for Global Business and Investment in Africa.' by the AfCFTA Secretariat and the World Economic Forum.
The publication is available for download at the link below:
https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Friends_of_the_Africa_Continental_Free_Trade_Area_2023.pdf
20 May 2024
Guidelines for developing AfCFTA national strategies (Focus on Malawi)
This episode is centered on a discussion on the Guidelines for developing AfCFTA national strategies with a focus on Malawi's AfCFTA implementation strategy. Featured guests include Entrepreneur, Strategist and Business analyst Charles Henry Nyekanyeka, and Batanai Chikwene who is a Programme Management Officer at the African Trade Policy Center, with Tanatsiwa Dambuza from the DevDispatch serving as the host.
The discussion draws from the publication "AfCFTA National Implementation Committees: scoping options and support mechanisms," by the AfCFTA Secretariat and ODI.
You can access the report here: https://media.odi.org/documents/ODI-AfCFTA-Report-18Apr23-FINAL.pdf
13 Oct 2023
AfCFTA Prospects for UK investors
We invited Director of ODI's International Economic Development Group Dr Dirk Willem te Velde to share his insights on UK trade investment in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area ( AfCFTA) with our host Rumbidzai Venge. The discussion is centered on the ODI publication titled Africa’s economic integration and prospects for UK investors, which he co-authored.
You can access the publication here (https://cdn.odi.org/media/documents/Briefing_FDI_and_AfCFTA__.pdf)
We hope you enjoy this episode!
13 Feb 2023
Success Conditions for AfCFTA Implementation
In this episode, Cynthia Nyam from the DevDispatch hosts Trade Policy, Regional Integration and Digital Economy expert Beru Lilako, and Trade Law and Policy Advisor for GIZ Ethiopia and Djibouti, Biruh Gemeda Gage, to break down the report titled Conditions for Success in the Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement by AUDA-NEPAD.
On Success Conditions for AfCFTA Implementation, they discuss:
Political Leadership
Tariffs under the AfCFTA
Harmonizing with RECs and the WTO
Monitoring and Measuring the AfCFTA for Successful Implementation.
You can access the full report here (https://au.int/sites/default/files/documents/38076-doc-afcftaenglishfinal20200123-2.pdf)
15 Aug 2022
Discussion on the Trade and Environment Review 2021.
In this episode, SADC Trade Facilitation expert Tshengi Ndlovu, Country Engagement Specialist for Anglophone-Africa at the NDC-Partnership John Kasiita Ssemulema and International Trade Analyst and Development Economist, Eugene Schneider Ornella Jernigan -episode moderator- discuss UNCTAD's Trade and Environment Review 2021 focusing on Trade-climate readiness for developing countries.
You can access the report at: https://bit.ly/3JULaGx
11 May 2021
AfCFTA Protocol on trade in Goods/SMEs and youth episode
On 1 January 2021, trading under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) took effect. The Protocol on the Trade in Goods is aimed at creating a liberalised single market for the free flow of goods within the African continent but SMEs have are struggling to understand what the Agreement means to them.
In this episode, Ivan Ojakol, a legal consultant at LECTRAD-Africa (Uganda) and Juliet Aigbe, owner, creative head, T. V Chef, Bakery and Sugarcraft Coach at Cakeflair (Nigeria), breakdown the Articles in the #AfCFTA's Protocol on Trade in Goods and discuss how each of them relates to African SMEs. Listen if you are an SME owner with questions about the AfCFTA's Protocol on Trade in Goods, how it affects you and how you can position yourself to take advantage of the trade agreement. This episode was recorded on 13 March 2021.
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