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Statement by the Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, H.E. Wamkele Mene
Thank you very much and Good afternoon to Africans all over the length and breadth of the African Continent.
Truly

Survey reveals 95 percent of African SMEs did not receive government aid during COVID-19 pandemic
Following the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration of the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic, the African Union, UNDP and AfriLabs worked

The Futures Report: Making the AfCFTA Work for Women and Youth
The Futures Report: Making the AfCFTA Work for Women and Youth is a groundbreaking UNDP Flagship Initiative produced in collaboration

Pan African University Institute for Life and Earth Sciences (PAULESI) PhD Students Graduate
On Tuesday, 17 November 2020, was organized the Graduation ceremony of the fourth batch of PhD students of the Pan

Final five winners of youth innovation challenge on democracy and governance unveiled.
Five young innovators have been named winners of the Youth Innovation Challenge on Democracy and Governance in Africa. The winners

AU CELEBRATES OUTSTANDING EDUCATION INNOVATIONS ACROSS AFRICA, CROWNING 3 WINNERS
Three (3) outstanding education innovations were awarded grants of USD 60,000, 40,000 and 20,000 at the Innovating Education in Africa

Top 20 Youth Innovation Challenge winners Announced
The African Governance Architecture (AGA), AU Department of Political Affairs has released the list of the Top 20 selected winners of

Africa Youth Day Statement by H.E. Prof. Sarah Anyang Agbor, AU Commissioner,
The month of November is a special one for us in Africa. Fourteen years ago, the African Heads of State

AUC Chairperson,H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat Statement on Africa Youth Day
We celebrate Africa Youth Day this year in extraordinary circumstances forced upon us by the global Covid19 pandemic. As the