Olivia
Online
Demain, de 09h30 à 12h00 GMT :
cinq Sociétés commerciales de la ZLECAf expliquent comment elles aident les entreprises à commercer au-delà des frontières africaines.
En ligne, avec interprétation dans plusieurs langues officielles.
Inscription : https://t.co/rOs316zwNV
#ZLECAf #SociétésCommerciales
Are you an insurance service provider?
Here is an opportunity to work with the #AfCFTA Secretariat.
The Secretariat invites proposals for Motor Fleet, Public Liability and Asset All-Risk insurance services.
Ref: AFCFTA/AHRMD/NC/003
Deadline: 15 Dec 2026, 11:00 GMT
RFP: https://t.co/WOfYvHqzHX
#AfCFTA #Procurement
تحتاج السوق الأفريقية الموحدة إلى حدودٍ تربط بين الدول، لا تفصل بينها.
احفظ الموعد | #CPACT2026
11 - 9 ديسمبر 2026. ستعقد أمانة منطقة التجارة الحرة القارية الأفريقية "الشَراكات الجمركية من أجل التعاون الأفريقي في التجارة 2026 " (C-PACT 2026) بهدف تعزيز تفعيل المراكز الحدودية ذات الشباك الواحد، والتحول الرقمي، وتحقيق التوافق بين الأنظمة الجمركية، وتطوير حلول مبتكرة في إطار مشروع تحديث الجمارك التابع لمنطقة التجارة الحرة القارية الأفريقية. كما ستتناول المناقشات نظام العب��ر المتكامل ونظام الضمان الموحد التابعين للمنطقة، لدعم حركة أكثر كفاءة للبضائع في جميع أنحاء أفريقيا. منظم من طرف أمانة منطقة التجارة الحرة القارية الأفريقية، واستضافة هيئة الجمارك النيجيرية، وبالتعاون مع بنك التصدير والاستيراد الافريقي وشركة بيرغمانز لاستشارات ومستلزمات الأمن المحدودة.
#CPACT2026 #AfCFTA #CreatingOneAfricanMarket #TradeFacilitation
O mercado único africano precisa de fronteiras que unam, e não que dividam. 🌍
📢 RESERVE A DATA | #CPACT2026
📅 9 a 11 de Dezembro de 2026 | 📍 Abuja, Nigéria 🇳🇬
O Secretariado da #ZCLCA vai realizar a C-PACT 2026 para impulsionar a operacionalização dos Postos Fronteiriços de Paragem Única (PFPU), a digitalização e a interoperabilidade dos sistemas aduaneiros, bem como a implementação de soluções inovadoras no âmbito do Projecto de Modernização Aduaneira da ZCLCA.
Os debates irão também destacar o Sistema Integrado de Trânsito da #ZCLCA e a Garantia Única, que contribuem para uma circulação mais eficiente de mercadorias em toda a África.
Organizado pelo Secretariado da ZCLCA e acolhido pelo Serviço Aduaneiro da Nigéria, em colaboração com o Afreximbank e a Bergmans Security Consultant and Supplies Limited.
#ZCLCA #CreatingOneAfricanMarket #TradeFacilitation
Who to follow
Wamkele Mene
@MeneWamkele
Secretary-General, @AfCFTA Secretariat one of New African Magazine’s 100 most influential Africans 2022
African Union 
@_AfricanUnion
Official account of the African Union Commission. For an integrated, Prosperous and Peaceful Africa
AfCFTA Youth Advisory Council
@ICOYACA
Independent Continental Youth Advisory Council on AfCFTA - an affiliate initiative of @OneYoungAfrica under @YouthAfCFTA to galvanize youth inclusion in AfCFTA
Le marché unique africain a besoin de frontières qui relient, et non qui divisent. 🌍
📢 MARQUEZ VOS CALENDRIERS | #CPACT2026
📅 9–11 décembre 2026 | 📍 Abuja, Nigéria 🇳🇬
Le Secrétariat de la #ZLECAf organisera la C-PACT 2026 afin de faire progresser l’opérationnalisation des postes-frontières à guichet unique, la numérisation et l’interopérabilité des systèmes douaniers, ainsi que les solutions innovantes du Projet de modernisation des douanes de la #ZLECAf.
Les discussions mettront également en avant le Système de transit intégré de la ZLECAf et la caution unique, pour une circulation plus efficace des marchandises à travers l’Afrique.
Organisée par le Secrétariat de la #ZLECAf et accueillie par le Service des douanes du Nigéria, en collaboration avec Afreximbank et Bergmans Security Consultant and Supplies Limited.
#ZLECAf #CreatingOneAfricanMarket #TradeFacilitation
Africa’s single market needs borders that connect, not divide. 🌍
📢 SAVE THE DATE | #CPACT2026
📅 9–11 December 2026 | 📍 Abuja, Nigeria 🇳🇬
The AfCFTA Secretariat will convene C-PACT 2026 to advance the operationalisation of One-Stop Border Posts, digitalisation and interoperability of customs systems, and innovative solutions under the AfCFTA Customs Modernisation Project.
Discussions will also highlight the #AfCFTA Integrated Transit System and Single Bond, supporting more efficient movement of goods across Africa.
Organised by the AfCFTA Secretariat, hosted by the Nigeria Customs Service, in collaboration with Afreximbank and Bergmans Security Consultant and Supplies Limited.
#AfCFTA #CreatingOneAfricanMarket #TradeFacilitation
🎮 That’s a wrap from Lagos! 🌍
From gamers in action to conversations about the industry’s future, the AfCFTA Esports and Gaming Pavilion brought fresh energy to #CANEXWKND2026.
Highlights included “The State of Play: Esports in Africa”; discussions on governance, regulation and grassroots-to-professional talent pathways; the @CreativesAfrika 2026 Roadshow; and a fireside chat on investment in the creative sector.
The wider story is trade in services.
Gaming, esports and digital creative content offer opportunities for African businesses to develop intellectual property, deliver services across borders and reach new markets.
The #AfCFTA Protocols on Trade in Services, Digital Trade and Intellectual Property Rights are part of that conversation.
Thank you to our collaborators, speakers, gamers and everyone who joined us!
#AfCFTA #TradeInServices #EsportsAfrica #CreativesConnectAfrika
Tomorrow, 09:30 to 12:00 GMT:
five AfCFTA Trading Companies share how they help businesses trade across African borders.
Online, with interpretation in several official languages.
Register: https://t.co/WLvt77JK8i
#AfCFTA #AfCFTATradingCompanies
🌍 Africa’s innovation and creativity can drive trade and industrial transformation.
H.E. Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the #AfCFTA Secretariat, will attend the 7th All Africa Intellectual Property Summit (#AAIPS2026) in #Nairobi, Kenya, from 11–13 November 2026.
Under the theme “Mainstreaming IP for Africa’s Trade, Industrial & Creative Economy Transformation”, the Summit will examine intellectual property’s role in supporting African innovators, creators and businesses.
The #AfCFTA Protocol on Intellectual Property Rights is an important part of advancing this agenda across the single market.
#AfCFTA #IntellectualProperty #CreatingOneAfricanMarket
🌍🇷🇼 The future of African trade cannot be built without our MSMEs.
On #AfCFTA Day, at the closing ceremony of the 26th EAC MSME International Trade Fair in #Kigali, Ms. Nomalanga Gule, AfCFTA Regional Advisor for Eastern and Southern Africa, called for moving from commitments to action, and from capacity-building to actual trade.
The AfCFTA SME Booster Programme is equipping women- and youth-led MSMEs and Business Support Organisations to trade competitively across borders.
#AfCFTA #AfCFTADay #MSMEs #CreatingOneAfricanMarket
🇬🇭🇳🇴On 4 November 2026, H.E. Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the #AfCFTA Secretariat, hosted H.E. Dr @KvistadMikal, Ambassador of Norway 🇳🇴 (Norwegian Embassy in Accra) to Ghana, for a meeting at the Secretariat in #Accra.
The Secretary-General briefed the Ambassador on the progress of the #AfCFTA agenda. He pointed to the sustained political commitment of State Parties, reflected in 50 ratifications as at September 2026 and in the adoption of the Protocols that underpin the Agreement establishing the #AfCFTA.
Discussions also covered the Secretariat’s work to advance regional economic integration across the continent. The two sides compared experiences, including from Europe, and considered the opportunities and challenges of moving from negotiations to implementation.
#AfCFTA #Norway #CreatingOneAfricanMarket
⚖️ The AfCFTA Appellate Body is now complete with seven Members.
At the 16th Meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body in Accra on 4 November 2026, Prof. Paul Kuruk (Ghana) and Dr. Bett Jackson Kiprotich (Kenya) took the oath of office in the presence of H.E. @MeneWamkele, Secretary-General of the #AfCFTA Secretariat.
The milestone advances a transparent, predictable and rules-based approach to resolving trade disputes, strengthening confidence in Africa’s single market.
#AfCFTA #DisputeSettlement #CreatingOneAfricanMarket
🎮 Day 2 at the AfCFTA Esports and Gaming Pavilion at #CANEXWKND2026 in Lagos brings the industry together for a full programme on governance, talent and investment.
Today’s line-up (GMT+1):
10:30 | Beyond Betting: Governance and Regulation
11:15 | Talent Pathway: Grassroots to Professional
12:05 | Creatives Connect Afrika 2026 mini roadshow
13:05 | Fireside Chat: Investing in the Creative Sector, with Obi Osika and Yahaya Maikori.
The CCA roadshow previews the 30 November–3 December 2026 event in #Accra.
Together, these conversations look at practical ways to grow African esports and creative businesses and connect them to opportunities across the continent.
📍 Block B, Exhibition Hall 2, Wole Soyinka Centre for Cultural and Creative Arts.
#AfCFTA #Esports #CreativesConnectAfrika
🎮🔥 Gamers in action, industry voices on stage and great energy at the #AfCFTA Esports and Gaming Pavilion at #CANEXWKND2026 in Lagos!
Ms. @MburuNdoria delivered opening remarks on behalf of H.E. @MeneWamkele, highlighting African-owned gaming content, innovation and opportunities under the #AfCFTA.
The opening was followed by “The State of Play: Esports in Africa”, moderated by Gabriel Ajala with Ikechukwu Okoye , Ronny Lusigi (@ESF_Kenya) and @KwesiHayford_ . Beyond the stage, gamers and esports enthusiasts are bringing the Pavilion to life. 🕹️
More action and conversations tomorrow. Stay tuned!
#AfCFTA #EsportsAfrica #CreatingOneAfricanMarket
🎮 AFRICA, IT’S GAME TIME! 🌍🔥
Day 1 of the AfCFTA Esports and Gaming Pavilion is here! 🎉 At #CANEXWKND2026, join “The State of Play: Esports in Africa” for a conversation on the people and possibilities shaping the industry, including opportunities in trade in services.
🎙️ Keynote addresses from Director @NdoriaEmily of the #AfCFTA Secretariat and Yahaya Maikori of the Esports Federation of Nigeria.
🎤 Gabriel Ajala moderates a panel featuring Ikechukwu Okoye, Ronny Lusigi (@ESF_Kenya) and @KwesiHayford_.
📅 6 November 2026 | 11:00–12:45 (GMT+1)
📍 Block B, Exhibition Hall 2, Wole Soyinka Centre, Lagos 🇳🇬
Come for the games. Stay for the big ideas! 🕹️
#AfCFTA #AfricanEsports #TradeInServices #CreatingOneAfricanMarket
The #AfCFTA Media Webinar is happening now!
Under the theme “Five Years of Trading: What Is Moving, What Is Blocked, and How to Report It,”
We invite policymakers, academics, business leaders, trade experts, researchers, journalists and all interested stakeholders to join this important conversation.
Don't miss the opportunity to engage, learn and contribute to the discussion.
🔗 Join the webinar now: https://t.co/gKDCFlFIak
#AfCFTA #Media
🌍 7,000+ SMEs reached across 16 African countries!
The #AfCFTA Digital Inclusion & Entrepreneurship Programme (ADIEP), powered by @Google Hustle Academy, marked the close of Phase 1 at the #AfCFTA Secretariat in Accra today. Implemented with UpSkills Universe, the programme is helping African SMEs gain the skills to grow and trade across borders.
Launched in November 2025, its free, one-day bootcamps cover Cross-Border Digital Trade, Cloud for Small Businesses and AI for Productivity, with sessions in English, French, Arabic and Portuguese.
As Chief Technical Advisor Gilberto Antonio noted, AI can help even small businesses create marketing content, understand customers, research markets and connect with business partners.
Phase 2 is now in preparation and will expand to additional countries, extending digital trade opportunities to more African entrepreneurs.
#AfCFTA #ADIEP #DigitalTrade #CreatingOneAfricanMarket
Kigali, Rwanda | Stronger SMEs. Greater market access. A more integrated African market.
The #AfCFTA SME Booster Programme has officially commenced its Eastern Africa Cohort, bringing together SMEs and Business Support Organisations (BSOs) for targeted capacity-building and practical engagement on trading under the AfCFTA.
Through expert-led sessions and practical learning, participants will strengthen their understanding of trade requirements, explore market opportunities and build their readiness to compete across Africa.
The goal is to bridge knowledge gaps, foster meaningful business connections and translate the promise of the AfCFTA into tangible opportunities for African enterprises.
The Eastern Africa Cohort is being implemented through a collaborative partnership between the @AfCFTA;@EUtoAU; @ITCnews; the @BetterThan_Cash; and @UNDPAfrica
#AfCFTA #SMEBooster #AfricanSMEs
Un marché unique ne tient pleinement ses promesses que lorsque ceux qui définissent les politiques publiques et ceux qui font du commerce en maîtrisent les possibilités.
Au National College of Defence Studies d’Accra, le 4 novembre 2026, Mme @CEGEofficiel , Directrice de l’Engagement du secteur privé et de la Communication au Secrétariat de la #ZLECAf, est intervenue au nom du Secrétaire général, S.E. @MeneWamkele.
Les chiffres : 55 États membres de l’Union africaine, près de 1,4 milliard de personnes, un PIB cumulé d’environ 3 500 milliards de dollars américains.
Au 4 septembre 2026, 50 États avaient déposé leurs instruments de ratification. Les échanges ont débuté le 1er janvier 2021 et plus de 12 000 certificats d’origine ont été délivrés.
Les outils : règles d’origine, Livre électronique des tarifs, mécanisme de signalement des barrières non tarifaires, @papss_africa , Fonds d’ajustement de la #ZLECAf.
Le message : les gouvernements créent les conditions, mais ce sont les entreprises qui donnent vie au marché unique.
#ZLECAf #CommerceIntraAfricain #VersUnMarchéUniqueAfricain
A single market only fully delivers on its promises when those who set public policy and those who trade understand what it makes possible.
At the National College of Defence Studies in Accra on 4 November 2026, Ms. @CEGEofficiel E. Gnassingbe-Essonam, Director of Private Sector Engagement and Communications at the #AfCFTA Secretariat, spoke on behalf of the Secretary-General, H.E. @MeneWamkele.
The figures: 55 African Union Member States, about 1.4 billion people, a combined GDP of approximately US$3.5 trillion. As at 4 September 2026, 50 States had deposited their instruments of ratification. Trading began on 1 January 2021 and more than 12,000 Certificates of Origin have been issued.
The tools: Rules of Origin, #AfCFTA e-Tariff Book, the mechanism for reporting non-tariff barriers, PAPSS, AfCFTA Adjustment Fund.
The message: governments create the conditions, but it is businesses that bring the single market to life.
#AfCFTA #IntraAfricanTrade #CreatingOneAfricanMarket
Last Seen Users on Sotwe
Trends for you
Most Popular Users
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
241.4M followers
Barack Obama
@barackobama
118.8M followers
Cristiano Ronaldo
@cristiano
114.5M followers
Donald J. Trump
@realdonaldtrump
111.9M followers
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
107M followers
Rihanna
@rihanna
98.7M followers
NASA
@nasa
92.3M followers
Justin Bieber
@justinbieber
91.8M followers
KATY PERRY
@katyperry
90M followers
Taylor Swift
@taylorswift13
84M followers
Lady Gaga
@ladygaga
75.5M followers
Virat Kohli
@imvkohli
73.4M followers
Kim Kardashian
@kimkardashian
70.8M followers
YouTube
@youtube
68.7M followers
Neymar Jr
@neymarjr
66.4M followers
Bill Gates
@billgates
65.2M followers
Selena Gomez
@selenagomez
63.1M followers
The Ellen Show
@theellenshow
62.2M followers
CNN
@cnn
61.7M followers
X
@x
60.7M followers