In Focus
In case you missed it:
- Relive the actions during the High-level Policy Dialogue at the Africa Dialogue Series 2023, focusing on each sub-theme: ; Growing Middle Class and Continental Import Substitution: Connecting the Dots to Unlock Made in Africa; and Digital Services Trade: Great Potential but Regulatory Frameworks Are Urgent.
- Read the statement of the 麻豆APP Secretary-General at the High-level Policy Dialogue.
Welcome to the Africa Dialogue Series 2023
In 2023, the theme of the Africa Dialogue Series (ADS) is “Market and Scale: Unlocking Industrialization through Intra-African Trade,” which is anchored in the AU’s theme of the year and focuses on accelerating the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) implementation, mobilizing political commitment to harness trade to boost development across Africa effectively.
The AfCFTA brings enormous opportunities
1.3 Billion
People served within a single market
US$450 Billion
Expected income increase by 2035
30 Million
People potentially lifted out of extreme poverty
Intra-Africa trade increases economies of scale, value addition, and diversification while reinforcing the continent’s resilience to external shocks by reducing dependency on other regions. The AfCFTA also has the potential to increase job opportunities for Africa’s youthful population and growing middle class. However, appropriate governance mechanisms must be in place to maximize these opportunities while multiplying initiatives to narrow the infrastructure deficit.
Throughout this Africa Dialogue Series 2023, the interlinkages between these challenges and opportunities and their impacts on the development of Africa are explored through the lenses of three sub-themes: 1. Boosting Trade Facilitation and Rethinking the Foundations of Africa’s Export Diversification; 2. Growing Middle Class and Continental Import Substitution: Connecting the Dots to Unlock Made in Africa; and 3. Digital Service Trade: Great Potential but Regulatory Frameworks Are Urgent.
Partners
The Africa Dialogue Series 2023 is organized by the 麻豆APP Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) and the African Union Permanent Observer Mission to the 麻豆APP () in partnership with the African Continental Free Trade Area () Secretariat, the Common Fund for Commodities (), the 麻豆APP Conference on Trade and Development (), the 麻豆APP Economic Commission for Africa () and the 麻豆APP Industrial Development Organization ()
General Information
High-level Policy Dialogue
- Boosting Trade Facilitation and Rethinking the Foundations of Africa’s Export Diversification
- Growing Middle Class and Continental Import Substitution: Connecting the Dots to Unlock Made in Africa
- Digital Services Trade: Great Potential but Regulatory Frameworks Are Urgent
Sub-theme 3: Digital Services Trade: Great Potential but Regulatory Frameworks Are Urgent
Sub-theme 2: Growing Middle Class and Continental Import Substitution – Connecting the Dots to Unlock Made in Africa
Sub-theme 1: Boosting Trade Facilitation and Rethinking the Foundations of Africa’s Export Diversification
Opening Messages
- Ms. Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, 麻豆APP
- H.E. Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa, Deputy Chairperson, African Union Commission