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Demystify. Unpack. Explain #SaveTheDate An interview about #AfCFTA on Johannesburg-based radio station * Kaya FM * @9am GMT...on 4 June, 2019 ...with *E K Bensah Jr*, Independent ECOWAS & AU Policy Analyst /AU Service provider The Ghana National Bureau has resolved to celebrate the " ECOWAS Brown Card Day '', an insurance scheme protocol signed on 29th May, 1982 in Cotonou. The scheme was designed to aid free movement of persons and goods and services across national boundaries of ECOWAS member states. 3. This Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is originating its Regional Competition Authority , on the 31st of May 2019 , in Banjul, The Gambia. The ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA) is organised to perform the Regional Competition Rules affirmed by the ECOWAS Authority in 2008 . The Rules are fundamental to develop, manage and support competition and enhance economic efficiency in production, trade and commerce at the r...

The ECOWAS Commission has announced the appointment of Mrs. Henrietta Uzoamaka Didigu, as the first Executive Director of the ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA). According to a statement by the ECOWAS Commission on Monday in Abuja, the appointment, which is at the instance of the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, is for an interim period of 12 months, allowing the appointee to undertake crucial establishment activities that would lead to the full operationalization of ERCA in the shortest possible time. Prior to her appointment, Didigu, was the Technical Adviser on Institutional Reform to the President of the Commission. She brings on board, over 28 years' experience in regional integration and chaired, during the period, numerous high level negotiation missions, meetings and projects for country and region. Before joining the Commission in 2000, Didigu, who holds a Master's Degree in Law (LLM) from the prestigious Duke University of Law, N...

Demystify. Unpack. Explain Head of AIF Research & Comm's Unit Visits Association of African Universities on "Agenda2063 Youth Engagement Series" Although Agenda2063 remains a working African vision since  2013, African activists continue to reference the UN's SDG in their discussions at the expense of Agenda2063 . Failure to do so now will affect how young people appreciate the document as helping shape a better future for them, including the important role the AU has in the prosecution of this . It is to this end that the Accra-based Association of African Universities , an agency of the AU, has resolved to change the script with the creation of "Agenda2063 Youth Engagement Series". The series will involve educational tours of Agenda2063 around selected educational institutions all over Ghana. The format will be three-fold, and will include a training; a plenary showcasing Agenda2063's aspirations with a moderator; and a pitch to.explore which stu...

Demystify. Unpack. Explain #OPPORTUNITY: AU Launches Call for Proposals on Consultancy Services to undertake Gender Mainstreaming Study in the Energy Sector in Africa ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Monica Maduekwe < MMaduekwe@ecreee.org > Date: Mon, 6 May 2019, 11:39 Subject: AU Launches call for proposals on Consultancy Services to undertake Gender Mainstreaming Study in the Energy Sector in Africa To: Forwgender < gender@ecreee.org > Dear All, The African Union (AU) has launched a call for proposals for Consultancy Services to undertake Gender Mainstreaming Study in the Energy Sector in Africa. The study will inform the development of a Harmonised Policy for Gender & Energy in Africa, as well as guide the AUC in designing a Programme for Mainstreaming Gender in Energy. Kindly find attached the bid document. More information can be gotten here: https://au.int/en/bids/20190423/terms-reference-consultancy-services-undertake-gender-mainstreaming-study-energy...