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Africa’s Development Through Value Chains: The Way Forward
Imagine a continent where value chains thrive, people can trade freely across borders, businesses can access new markets and opportunities, where farmers can earn significant income from their produce, consumers can enjoy a variety of high-quality goods and services, and where poverty, unemployment and inequality are reduced. This is the AfCFTA’s promise to spearhead economic transformation in Africa.
3 Minutes with…..Customs and Trade expert Veronica Maoresa Zuze
In this special interview, Adebayo Abubakar speaks with customs and trade expert Ms. Veronica Maoresa Zuze. She bares her mind on what Africa needs to do to ease most, if not all, of the customs-related barriers to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Industry: A Mixed Fortune for Africa
Africa may still have to live with carbon energy as part of the energy mix in the continent, until such a time when green energy will have taken a firm root on the continent.
3 Minutes with…..author and publisher Nomawele Njongo
Adebayo Abubakar caught up with South African author and publisher Nomawele Njongo to bare her mind on how upbeat she is about the AfCFTA’s prospects.
The AfCFTA as a Gateway to Green Innovations and opportunities for entrepreneurs in Africa
The AfCFTA can serve as a catalyst for Africa’s green transformation and de-carbonization, while also creating economic and social benefits for African businesses and consumers.
Embracing the Power of African Entrepreneurs: Celebrating MSMEs and Their Impact on Intra-African Trade
As we celebrate MSME Day 2023, it’s time to recognize and celebrate the resilience and ingenuity of African MSMEs. Their unwavering commitment to promoting intra-African trade and regional integration deserves our admiration.
3 Minutes with…..Zimbabwean Entrepreneur Gugulethu Siso
In this interview, our contributor Adebayo Abubakar converses with Zimbabwean business executive, Gugulethu Siso, who is a seasoned entrepreneur with a significant portfolio in Fintech and Logistics.
3 Minutes With…..Dr Levious Chiukira, International Trade Researcher and Managing Consultant at Gleam Consultancy
DevDispatch contributor Oluwatobi Ojo spoke with Dr Levious Chiukira on the challenges delaying the ratification of the Protocol of Free Movement of Persons.
AfCFTA and Cashless Economy: How Ready Are Member Countries?
There is need to focus on synergising, synchronising, and integrating various countries’ efforts into the existing platform of PAPSS, for the AfCFTA to run seamlessly on a machine of cashlessness.
Industrialisation is critical to the success of the AfCFTA
To realise the intended gains of the AfCFTA, Africa must prioritise production over consumption by empowering the manufacturing sector for self-sufficiency and onward export.