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AfCFTA Chief Ends Tunisia Visit with New Plan to Expand Trade Across Africa
By CTV Africa The Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, has concluded a two-day official visit to Tunisia with a renewed commitment to deepen the country’s trade engagement across Africa through a targeted action plan…
Banjul North NAM Demands Immediate Operationalization of Anti-Corruption Commission
By CTV Africa The National Assembly Member (NAM) for Banjul North, Hon. Modou Lamin B. Bah, has called on the government to immediately operationalize The Gambia’s Anti-Corruption Commission, warning that continued delays are undermining accountability, public confidence, and the country’s…
Korea and AfCFTA Launch First Business Roundtable to Deepen Economic Cooperation
By CTV Africa SEOUL, South Korea — The Republic of Korea and Africa have taken a significant step toward strengthening trade and investment relations following the launch of the first Korea-Africa Economic Committee (KAEC) Business Roundtable in Seoul. The landmark…
Mayor Lowe Calls for Stronger Role of Local Governments at World Urban Forum 13
By CTV Africa Mayor of Banjul, Rohey Malick Lowe, delivered the official closing statement on behalf of Local and Regional Governments at the closing session of World Urban Forum 13 in Baku, urging global leaders to confront inequality, weak decentralization…
AfCFTA Pushes Lifeline for Smaller Economies Like Gambia as Wamkele Mene Calls for Inclusive African Trade
By Pa Modou Cham The Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, Wamkele Mene, has stressed that the success of the AfCFTA will depend on whether ordinary Africans, especially small businesses, can feel its impact in their…
Biashara Afrika 2026 Closes in Lomé With Bold Push for Visa-Free Africa and AfCFTA Action
By Pa Modou Cham The 3rd Edition of the Biashara Afrika Conference closed in Lomé, Togo, on Wednesday with a powerful call for African governments and businesses to accelerate the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), as…
Togo Pushes for Borderless Africa as AfCFTA Leaders Call for Stronger Competition Laws
By Pa Modou Cham The inaugural conference on competition policy and law under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) opened in Lomé, Togo, with African leaders, regional institutions and international partners calling for stronger competition frameworks to accelerate continental…
Afreximbank Chief George Elombi Pushes Africa From “Vision to Execution” Under AfCFTA
By Pa Modou Cham Dr George Elombi, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank, has declared that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is no longer merely a political aspiration but a continental project…
Africa Rallies Behind AfCFTA as Leaders Push Vision of a Stronger Continental Economy
LOMÉ, Togo- 18 May 2026- President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé on Monday presided over the opening of the 3rd edition of the Biashara Afrika Forum in Lomé, as African leaders, ministers and business executives rallied behind a renewed push to accelerate…