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Lammy’s Maiden Tour of Rising Continent Aims to Reset UK-Africa Relations

8 November 20248 November 2024 gbc AfCFTA, AU, ClimateAction, ClimateChange, ClimateFinance, DigitalTansformation, EarthShotCapeTown, EmergingAfrica, ETIP, EzulwiniConsensus, FDI, FTA, GlobalGovernance, GreenFinance, GreenGrowth, IoT, NationalSecurity, RenewableEnergy, SPA, UNSC

On 3 November 2024, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy embarked on his maiden visit to Africa since the Labor government

France and Morocco Seal Deals Worth €10 Billion During Macron’s State Visit in Rabat

30 October 20242 November 2024 gbc AfCFTA, ClimateChange, EnergyTransition, EV, FTA, GH2, P2P

The French President Emmanuel Macron led a large delegation to Morocco from 28 to 30 October 2024. The delegation comprised

ODK Group Invests in Tractor Assembly Plant in Nigeria

25 October 20244 November 2024 gbc AfCFTA, FDI, FoodSecurity, industrialization, LVA

On 22 October 2024, a groundbreaking ceremony for the Nortra Tractors Assembly Plant and Service Center took place in Enugu

Putin Touts BRICS as New Global Economic Engine Just Ahead of BRICS Summit 2024

19 October 202424 October 2024 gbc AfCFTA, Blockchain, BRICS, BRICS2024, Connectivity, digitalization, EMDC, FinTech, G7, GDP, GlobalSouth, industrialization, SEZ, SME, SWIFT

In preparation for the 16th BRICS Summit (#BRICS2024), the BRICS Business Forum took place in Moscow on 18 October 2024.

EU Pledges €1.1B to Support AfCFTA and Enhance EU-AU Economic Cooperation

15 October 202416 October 2024 gbc AfCFTA, AfricaCDC, GGI, SingleMarket

On 14 October 2023, during a high-level dialogue in Addis Ababa co-chaired by Jutta Urpilainen, EU Commissioner for International Partnerships,

AfCFTA is Contributing to Double Africa’s GDP to Over $6T by 2035

12 October 202416 October 2024 gbc AfCFTA, AfricaRising, BA2024, GDP, GoodGovernance, GTI, LVA, NTB, SME, TradeFacilitation

The #AfCFTA Business Forum has been rebranded as Biashara Afrika 2024 (#BA2024), where Biashara is a Swahili word for business,

Benin is 1st African Country to Host WTO’s World Cotton Day

8 October 202424 October 2024 gbc AfCFTA, electrification, FDI, GVC, industrialization, LVA, PPP, SEZ

Each year, the 7th of October marks the World Cotton Day. In 2024, Benin became the first African country to

SA President Ramaphosa Endorses Elevation of Africa-China Ties to Realize SDG at FOCAC Summit 2024

6 September 202423 October 2024 gbc AfCFTA, Agenda2063, CriticalMinerals, FOCAC, FOCAC2024, GeopoliticalRivalry, SDG

Your Excellency, Mr Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China,Your Excellency, Mr Mohamed Ghazouani, Chairperson of the African

FOCAC Summit 2024 Action Plan

5 September 202423 October 2024 gbc AfCFTA, Agenda2063, AgriculturalModernization, AI, AIDA, AMA, AMV, AU, AUDA, BNC, BRI, BRICS, CADFUND, CAETE, CDC, ClimateChange, CommonProsperity, DarEsSalaamConsensus, ECOSCOCC, FOCAC, G20, GCI, GCR, GDI, GlobalGovernance, GlobalSouth, GSI, LDC, MultipolarWorld, NGO, P2P, PandaBonds, PIDA, SDG, SharedFuture, SME, ThinkTank, UNSC, Vision2035, WTO

1. PREAMBLE 1.1 The Beijing Summit and Ninth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (#FOCAC) was held in

Joining Hands to Advance Modernization and Build a Community of Shared Future

5 September 202414 October 2024 gbc AfCFTA, Agenda2063, BRI, FOCAC, GCI, GDI, GlobalSouth, GreenDevelopment, GSI, LDC, Modernization, P2P, PandaBonds, SME

Keynote Address by President Xi Jinping Opening Session of the 9th FOCAC Summit 5 September 2024 Your Excellency President Bassirou

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