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Towards Africa Agenda 2063 and Agenda 2030


Towards Africa Agenda 2063 and Agenda 2030

 ACfTA : Unlocking Africa’s Potential In The Post
COVID-19 Era :
Towards Africa Agenda 2063 And Agenda 2030 .

 Conference Room 11, United Nations HQ, New York

 Thursday, September 15th, 2022.           3.00pm -6.00pm ET

Towards Africa Agenda 2063 and Agenda 2030
H. E. Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande,
Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations
 Khalifa Muhammad Sanusi
His Highness Khalifa Muhammad Sanusi 11,
 14 Emir Of Kano / UN SDG Advocate.


Dr. Ugoji A. Eze, Esq ,
CEO and President of Renew Our Earth
Mr. Yurdi Yasmi, FAO Deputy Regional Representative For Africa.
Mr Yurdi Yasmi
FAO Deputy Regional Representative for Africa
Mr. Taffere Tesfachew,
Mr. Taffere Tesfachew,
Acting Managing Director,
 UN Technology Bank For LDCS .
 
Sunandan Roy Chowdhury
Dr. Sunandan Roy Chowdhury,
Founder and Director,
Sampark and Editor Eastern Review, Kolkata, India .
Mariama Camara
Ms. Mariama Camara ,
Founder , There is No Limit Foundation
And Mariama Fashion Production
 Gbenga Omotayo,
Mr. Gbenga Omotayo,
 Executive Director, USAfrica Trade and Business Network
Michael Llorenz
H. E. The Chevalier Dr. Michael Llorenz,
 Executive Director,
Center For Economic Innovation And Technology.
TKhalifa Muhammad Sanusi
His Highness Khalifa Muhammad Sanusi 11,
 14 Emir Of Kano / UN SDG Advocate.
Meriem El Hilali,  
Meriem El Hilali,  Counsellor
Permanent Mission of Morocco to the UN
Patricia Hall
Reverend Patricia Hall ,
 Conference and Retreat Center Director,
Fellowship Deaconary Ministries, Basking Ridge, New Jersey.
Wellesley A Broomfield
Wellesley A Broomfield
Executive Director
Fellowship Deaconry Ministries
Abul Hossain
 Mr. Abul Hossain
 Founder And President, Diplomacy For World Peace .
Towards Africa Agenda 2063 and Agenda 2030
Mr. Ruben Luna ,
 Diplomacy For World Peace
Olivia Nantongo,
Olivia Nantongo,
US Diaspora Coordinator on Trade and Investment, Diaspora Unit
The Republic of Uganda, Office of the President
Towards Africa Agenda 2063 and Agenda 2030
Dr. Ugoji A. Eze, Esq ,
CEO and President of Renew Our Earth

Ms. Mariama Camara ,
Founder , There is No Limit Foundation
And Mariama Fashion Production


 
Govind Vanzana,
Govind Vanzana, Solar Specialist
Towards Africa Agenda 2063 and Agenda 2030
Dr. Ugoji A. Eze, Esq ,
CEO and President of Renew Our Earth

Meriem El Hilali,  Counsellor
Permanent Mission of Morocco to the UN
Olivia Nantongo, Meriem El Hilali
Olivia Nantongo,
US Diaspora Coordinator on Trade and Investment, Diaspora Unit
The Republic of Uganda, Office of the President

Meriem El Hilali,  Counsellor

Permanent Mission of Morocco to the UN
Ms. Sabita Rani  Sutar.
Ms. Sabita Rani  Sutar.
Ms. Farida Yesmin, Founder American Azani International TV , Ms. Christina Petrakis, , Selina Sharmin and Ms. Sabita Rani Sutar .
Ms. Farida Yesmin
Founder American Azani International TV

Ms. Christina Petrakis,

Selina Sharmin

Ms. Sabita Rani Sutar

 

ACfTA

In 2018 Africa Heads of State signed an agreement that brought in the AfricanContinental Free Trade Area ( ACfTA )
 – a game-changer in African regional and international trade.

ACfTA

covers a market of more than 1.2 billion people and a combined GDP of $3trillion, with the potential of augmenting intra-African trade by over 50 %. The saidagreement is projected to add $75 billion in income to the rest of the world.

The ACfTA

 has been geographically the largest free trade area in the world since theestablishment of the World Trade Organization. With its coming into force in 2021, it hasput African economies and all African countries on a better economic footing globally.

The said agreement will enhance competitiveness and stimulate innovation, investment, and economic growth by augmenting efficiency and eradicating trade barriers.

 The removal of tariffs on goods is projected to increase the value of intra- Africa trade by 15-25 %;
projected to be $50 billion and $70 billion in dollar amount.

The ACfTA
 to succeed and deliver on its promises,
 the African continent will need to improve its infrastructure
 and internet connectivity.

 Implementation of ACfTA in 2021

The world in which the ACfTA came into force was a markedly different one from whichit was conceived.

The economic destruction caused by COVID 19 manifestedunprecedented health and financial crisis, which has reversed developments and slowedthe region's growth prospects.

For years to come, Africa will derive more significant benefits from diversification of trade and indeed moving up the value of the chain instead of free trade as the bulk of African exports are agriculture, raw materials, and mineral products.

Africa's challenges are underdeveloped infrastructure, lack of electricity, labor force, and sparse agro-processing capacity.

There is a need for Africa to diversify its products and have a functional infrastructure network that will also include food, transportation, and power.

The success or otherwise of ACfTA will be contingent on a rapid recovery post-COVID -19 global pandemic.

Key Objectives of this ACfTA event
 

●Highlight challenges Africa faces with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on Trade and ACfTA.

●Articulate possible solutions to unreliable infrastructures
 and their impact on E-commerce

● Reflect on how to ensure that the effect of COVID-19
 on SMEs is not permanent.

●Make connections among various development frameworks, including Africa Agenda2063, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ( in particular Goals 8, 9, 11, 12,and 17 )

 

Questions addressed at ACfTA Conference

●How can Africa develop and implement more commercial activities within the region,with a more flexible trading arrangement suitable for the unique circumstances of countries in Africa?

●How can we raise Africa's voice and negotiating power
 in world trade engagements?

●What international support does Africa need in capacity,
 knowledge, access to the latest science and technology, and financing instruments to develop infrastructures?

●How can Africa counterbalance the rising trade costs, improve the capacity of African Countries to better benefit from the reorganization of GVCs, and strengthen RVCs

– thus mitigating the economic and social impact of the crisis through new business opportunities, counterbalancing the deflating pressures on production and salaries?

●How can we ensure that the continent's ambitious food security policy has a substantial impact on intra- African Trade in agriculture, food, petroleum, and chemicals sectors and that lack of implementation of which the disruption of supply chains could affect
African food security and sovereignty?

 Expected Outcomes

It is expected that the side event would :

●Raise awareness, augment commitment, and deepen dialogue among the Member States, including representatives of Africa as well as key stakeholders, on Trade and e-commerce in the COVID-19 recovery and rehabilitation plans; and

● Synthesize views expressed by participants and present the key messages as possible policy recommendations for
 Trade, E-Commerce, Fintech, Bitcoin, and Global Health.

●A virtual "Africa and Asia "Concert after the program.

 Participants

●Representatives of the UN Member States ;

●Representatives of relevant UN entities and
other international organizations ;

●Representatives of African regional and sub-regional organizations.

●Representatives of significant development partners ;

●Representatives of major Civil Society Organizations (CSOs),
 the private sector, Academia, Media and interfaith communities.

 

Ugoji Adanma Eze, Esq, Ph.D.

 Email: ugojiaeze@gmail.com

Tel: 929-3710884

 

 

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