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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...

* CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR APSS MCU PARTNERS PANEL & APSS MEDIA NETWORK * The * Media & Communications Unit (MCU) * of * Africa Private Sector Summit (APSS)* is charged with the responsibility of reaching out to media and communication outlets working on Africa-related issues, with a specific focus on AfCFTA, Regional Economic Communities; and the African Union and its agencies.  Its primary objective is to promote the work of APSS within its partners, stakeholders, including the AU & UNECA; and the general public.  To this end, the APSS MCU is issuing a * Call for Expression of Interest * to identify communications, and media outlets interested in supporting and amplifying the APSS' work and its messaging. Selected media and communications outfits will be registered in * APSS MCU Partners Panel *, which will be made available to all APSS Planning Committee Members and partner institutions as a valuable information resource.  Selected media will also populat...

Accra, 22 August, 2021 * ACCESS TO FINANCE *: CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE NEED TO ENGAGE RESPECTIVE GOVERNMENTS  FOR AFRICAN TRADE INSURANCE (ATI) Ahead of the two-day roundtable on "Single Currency and Fintech to Boost Intra-African Trade and Enhance AfCFTA Implementation" scheduled to be held in Dakar, Senegal from 23-24 August, think-tank Africa Private Sector Summit (APSS) wants to take the opportunity to remind stakeholders about the importance of the African Trade Insurance (ATI) in the conversation on AfCFTA and financing. APSS believes that ATI is not sufficiently-engaged by Chambers of Commerce (the business community at St large), and that the Chambers of Commerce need to engage their respective governments to become members of ATI. If all 55 countries were members of ATI, this would help celebrate the Boosting Intra-African Trade (BIAT), as it would enable them access direct financing for the business community backed by ATI through insurance risk. If access to finance is...

#FreedomOfMovement #freemovementinAfrica on @apniom by E K Bensah Jr Deputy Executive Director -- AfCFTA Policy Network / Country Champion -- Agenda 2063 Media Network     Proposed tweets will be referring to articles 2, 3, 5 and 6 in a THREAD over two tweets for coming week.   Acc 2 Article 2 of AU FMP, Objective of Protocol is to facilitate implementation of African Economic Community (AEC) by providing for progressive implementation of free movement of persons, right of residence and right of establishment in Africa. As per article 3, it shall be guided by principles guiding AU provided in article 4 of AU's Constitutive Act. It shall be guided by non-discrimination; transparency. Acc 2 Article 5 of AU FMP, Free Movement of Persons, right of residence and right of establishment shall be achieved progressively through 3 phases:  @NicholeEsparon @IOMatAU @UNmigration @_AfricanUnion @AU_HHS @AmiraDSA @mashanubian @KojoAbroba @afcftapolicyGH   phase 1: during which State Parties sha...