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African leaders adopted the Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community Relating to Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Right of Establishment in 2018 to demonstrate the imperative of the free movement of persons for continental integration, particularly for the effective implementation of the AfCFTA.

What: The African Regional Round of the 21st edition of the John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition (2022-2023) on WTO LawWho: The European Law Students Association (ELSA), World Trade Organisation (WTO), and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa When: 8 to 11 March 2023Where: University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) Law SchoolThe John H. Jackson Moot

Addis Ababa, 12 December 2022 - Ethiopia signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement in Kigali on the historic day of 21 March 2018. Exactly a year to the day, on 21 March 2019, the Ethiopian Parliament – the House of People’s Representatives (HPR) – ratified the AfCFTA Agreement, a significant landmark in the long history of Ethiopia.

The Agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) signed in Kigali, Rwanda, on 21st March 2018 is a key milestone in Africa’s integration agenda. Almost all (seven out of eight) of the IGAD Partner States signed the Agreement establishing the AfCFTA. Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda have ratified the Agreement while Somalia has committed to

Tangier, 27 October 2022: The first African Union (AU) Policy Conference on Promoting the Peace, Security, and Development Nexus concluded yesterday, in Tangier, Kingdom of Morocco, with the reaffirmation of the unwavering commitment to addressing the linkages between the Peace, Security and Development nexus.

Tangier, 25 October 2022: The first African Union (AU) Policy Conference on Promoting the Peace, Security, and Development Nexus kicked off today in Tangier, Kingdom of Morocco, amidst reiterated calls for accelerated synergies between the triple nexus to contribute to long-term peace and stability in the African continent.Dubbed “Promoting the Peace, Security, and Development