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  Media Advisory AFRICA PRIVATE SECTOR SUMMIT (APSS) SERIES 2 Theme: Awakening Africa's Sleeping Giants in the Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)  What:     The inaugural Africa Private Sector Summit (APSS) was held in March 2020 under the theme "Righting the Wrongs of Doing Business under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement." The conversations focused on the collaborative role of the private sector, governments, international bodies, academia, and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in creating an enabling environment for facilitating intra-African trade in readiness for the AfCFTA I n light of the success of Series 1, the organizers are organizing Series 2 of the APSS. The theme of the Summit is: 'Awakening Africa's Sleeping Giants in the Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)". The High-Level Summit will convene stakeholders for a unique collaboration that is exp

8 October, 2021 ATTENTION: all Media houses Dear Media partner,,         RE: MEDIA INVITATION TO THE 2 ND SERIES OF THE AFRICA PRIVATE SECTOR SUMMIT (APSS), 19-22 OCTOBER 2021, ACCRA, GHANA The Africa Private Sector Summit (APSS) is a Pan-African Think Tank organization, with headquarters in Ghana and membership across Africa and the diaspora.  The inaugural APSS Conference was held in March 2021 under the theme " Righting the Wrongs of Doing Business under the African Continental free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement ." The conversations focused on the collaborative role of the private sector, governments, international bodies, academia and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in creating an enabling environment for facilitating intra-African trade in readiness for the AfCFTA. In light of the success of series 1, the organisers have partnered UNECA to host Series 2 of the APSS to be held on 19-22 October, 2021 , at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra, Ghana.  The theme of the Sum

📌 * OCTOBER IS AFCFTA POLICY MONTH * _ a service from the Office of Deputy Executive Director, *Afcfta Policy Network* outlining meetings APN is participating in and/or involved in organising _ *_ #SaveTheDate _* 1. 🗒️ 12 October -- *_Connecting African Markets & Peoples_* : *AfCFTA, Free Movement of People* _...panel of three experts would discuss the objectives of the AfCFTA in rationalising RECs and facilitating the movement of people on the continent, from different perspectives._ Venue: ONLINE, (ECDPM) 2. 🗒️ 13 October -- *_Young Entrepreneur's Roundtable Exchange; _Presentation on AfCFTA -- by E K Bensah.Jr, AfCFTA Policy Network_*  Venue: *Nairobi*; ONLINE, Accra, Ghana (All Africa Conference of Churches) 3. 🗒️ 14 October -- *_Virtual Strategy Session on Re-designing Investment Governance_*  Venue: ONLINE 4. 🗒️ 14-15 October -- *_Technical & Policy Dialogue on Climate-Smart Agriculture_*  Venue: ONLINE, Accra, Ghana (FARA) 5. 🗒️ 19-22 October -- *_Africa P

Accountability Music Awards opens nominations for 2021 Arusha, 29 September 2021 - Nominations have officially opened for the 2021 Accountability Music Awards (AMAs). The 2021 AMAs are a collaboration between Accountability Lab, the ONE Campaign and the African Union to honour African musicians whose music calls out the vice of corruption or advocates for good governance through the fight against corruption.. By providing a platform for conscious musicians, the AMAs aim to galvanise citizens in demanding greater transparency and accountability from institutions, corporations and the African citizenry. The campaign also recognises the critical role that music can play in getting citizens involved in anti-corruption reform by shifting norms and behaviours. Nominations can be submitted before October 18, 2021 via the campaign website, www.accountabilitymusicawards.org , www.au.int andhttps://www. anticorruption.au.int/en . Five finalists will be selected for a continent-wide, public vote