Musa Sawaneh 🇬🇲

Father || Husband || Principal Economist @MoTIEBanjul || AfCFTA Enthusiast || Co-founder Impact Youth Africa || YALI RLC6 Fellow ||

[tralac | Trade Law Centre @TradeLawCentre]

❗️Last minute call❗️

tralac’s SheGovernsTrade Development Program takes place from 15 July - 9 Oct 2026

It aims to capacitate and empower women policymakers as they contribute to enhance trade governance in Africa

Applications close today @ 12:00 GMT+2

https://t.co/XMoFbGtiNl

[Musa Sawaneh 🇬🇲 @MusaSawaneh]

Come join us if you are in Geneva!

[WTO @wto]

You're invited!

On 5 July, the WTO is opening its doors to the public to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its home, the Centre William Rappard. Join us for guided tours, live music, fun activities and more!

More about Open Day: https://t.co/eaFmTXSj9V

#PortesOuvertesOMC

[tralac | Trade Law Centre @TradeLawCentre]

❗️Reminder❗️

Applications for tralac’s SheGovernsTrade Development Program close on Monday, 22 June 2026

The overall objective of the program is to capacitate and empower women policymakers as they contribute to enhance trade governance in Africa

ℹ️ https://t.co/XMoFbGtiNl

[WTO @wto]

After MC14: Realistic WTO reform essential for institutional renewal https://t.co/b61RXSGBNj

[AfCFTA Secretariat Official @AfCFTA]

«La ZLECAf n’est plus une négociation : c’est une réalité opérationnelle, et la Tunisie figure parmi les pays qui en font la preuve.» — S.E.M. Wamkele Mene

À Tunis, le SG de la ZLECAf a rencontré le ministre des Affaires étrangères S.E.M. Nafti. La Tunisie : ratification 2020, GTI, +300 certificats d’origine — 4e rang continental.
#ZLECAf #Tunisie #CreatingOneAfricanMarket

[Nahuel Lanzón @nahuelzn]

🇸🇴 Nunca vi algo así. En Somalia hoy se llenó un estadio para recibir como héroe nacional a Omar Artan, el árbitro al que Estados Unidos le negó la entrada al Mundial. Increíble.

[AfCFTA Secretariat Official @AfCFTA]

Speaking at the 2026 Korea–Africa Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, AfCFTA Secretary-General H.E. Wamkele Mene highlighted the growing strategic partnership between Africa and the Republic of Korea, anchored on trade, investment, industrialization, digital transformation, and sustainable development.

H.E. Mene noted the significant progress made in implementing the AfCFTA, including the adoption of key protocols on Investment, Intellectual Property Rights, and Digital Trade, which are laying the foundation for a more integrated and competitive African market.

He emphasized that Africa’s digital economy, customs modernization initiatives, SME development, and green industrialization agenda present major opportunities for deeper Korea–Africa collaboration.

With intra-African trade projected to grow significantly in the coming decade, H.E. Mene reaffirmed Africa’s readiness to work with Korea to unlock shared prosperity through enhanced trade, innovation, and sustainable economic growth.
#AfCFTA #CreatingOneAfricanMarket #RegionalIntegration #IntraAfricanTrade

[AfCFTA Secretariat Official @AfCFTA]

PRESS RELEASE: #BiasharaAfrika2026 concludes in Lomé, Togo, following three days of high-level dialogue, strategic partnerships and implementation-focused discussions aimed at advancing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

The Forum brought together policymakers, business leaders, financial institutions, SMEs, investors, women and youth entrepreneurs from across the continent and beyond to explore practical solutions to barriers limiting intra-African trade, strengthen regional value chains, mobilise investment and accelerate implementation under the AfCFTA.

Read the full Press Release for key outcomes and next steps as momentum continues towards building a more integrated, competitive and prosperous African market.

#BA2026 #CreatingOneAfricanMarket #AfCFTA

[Musa Sawaneh 🇬🇲 @MusaSawaneh]

Step by step....One country at a time

[AfCFTA Secretariat Official @AfCFTA]

The AfCFTA Secretariat and Afreximbank welcome the announcement by the Government of the Republic of Togo regarding measures to facilitate visa-free entry for African nationals holding valid passports, an important contribution towards advancing regional integration and the objectives of the AfCFTA.

#BiasharaAfrika2026 #CreatingOneAfricanMarket

[WTO @wto]

Bridging the investment gap starts with the right conditions.

On 25 March, 128 WTO members came together to advance the Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement, helping make investment more transparent, predictable and accessible where it is needed most.

#WTOMC14

[WTO @wto]

Morocco launches safeguard investigation on certain types of rice https://t.co/tDNmDTtdIP

[WTO @wto]

Attending #WTOMC14 as a civil society representative?

Everything you need to know in one place: https://t.co/qhCHFkmAjQ

[WTO @wto]

WTO economists project global trade growth will slow in 2026, warning that conflict in the Middle East could further weigh on trade by keeping energy prices high and disrupting food supplies and transport. For the full presscon, watch: https://t.co/pOyW8ZAPO8 #GlobalTradeOutlook

[AfCFTA Secretariat Official @AfCFTA]

H.E. Wamkele Mene is on a two-day official visit to the Central African Republic, where he met with Prime Minister H.E. Félix Moloua to discuss AfCFTA implementation progress.

With 50 State Parties having ratified the Agreement and 26 countries gazetting tariff offers, the Central African Republic’s next key step is the gazetting of its tariff offers to enable full participation in the AfCFTA market.

The meeting also highlighted CAR’s comparative advantages, economic diversification priorities, and opportunities for industrial development through instruments such as the AfCFTA Adjustment Fund. The visit includes engagements with government, private sector, women, and youth.

#AfCFTA #RegionalIntegration #Trade #WomenInTrade #YouthEntrepreneurship

[AfCFTA Secretariat Official @AfCFTA]

Press Release: The African Union’s Heads of State Committee on AfCFTA implementation has been inaugurated.
Read more on how this strengthens political leadership to accelerate the Agreement from negotiations to full implementation across Africa.
#AfCFTA

[African Union @_AfricanUnion]

LIVE: Press Conference @AfCFTA Secretariat.

Briefing on the outcomes of the Meeting of the Sub-Committee of Heads of State and Government on the Implementation of the AfCFTA.

More @ https://t.co/yHOujZg5ea https://t.co/dr7OEnF8bI

[William Samoei Ruto, PhD @WilliamsRuto]

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) must now move decisively from negotiation to implementation so that it delivers tangible benefits to Africa’s 1.4 billion people.

By bringing together our markets, the AfCFTA lays the foundation for structural economic transformation, accelerating industrialisation, deepening value addition, and driving broad-based growth at continental scale.

Its potential is immense. Projections indicate that it could increase intra-African trade by up to $3 trillion and raise Africa’s cumulative GDP by about $1.4 trillion between 2021 and 2045.

This promise, however, will only be realised through disciplined execution and sustained political leadership.

Chaired the Inaugural Committee Meeting of Heads of State and Government on the Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

[AfCFTA Secretariat Official @AfCFTA]

The AfCFTA Secretariat participated in a High-Level Dialogue on the New African Financial Architecture (#NAFA), convened by the @AfDB_Group , aimed at strengthening Africa’s capacity to finance inclusive growth and job creation.

AfDB President Dr. Sidi Ould Tah underscored the urgency of strategic, collective action to mobilise resources at scale and build an integrated financial architecture for the continent. In support, H.E. Wamkele Mene emphasised the need to unlock African private capital, close trade-related infrastructure gaps, scale up industrial financing, and ensure value addition from Africa’s critical minerals.

Leaders from AfCFTA institutions, AU-ETTIM, and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) welcomed #NAFA and reaffirmed the importance of stronger coordination, co-design, effective oversight of regional projects and value chains, and complementary regional policies to ensure successful implementation.

[AfCFTA Secretariat Official @AfCFTA]

The AfCFTA Secretariat received a delegation from the Republic of Rwanda’s AfCFTA National Implementation Committee on a peer-learning and benchmarking visit to Ghana.

Discussions focused on national implementation experiences, including governance models, Rules of Origin, Non-Tariff Barriers, customs administration, and private sector participation under the AfCFTA.

#AfCFTA #CreatingOneAfricanMarket

[AfCFTA Secretariat Official @AfCFTA]

🚨 Call for Proposals

The AfCFTA Secretariat, in partnership with the Better Than Cash Alliance (hosted by UNDP), is seeking a Strategic Communications & Public Relations Agency to support the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol.

We are looking for a creative partner to help tell the story of how the Protocol is unlocking opportunities, connecting markets, and shaping Africa’s digital economy.

📍 Duty Station: Accra, Ghana
🗓 Starts: October 2025
⏱ Duration: 100 days spread over 12 months
📌 Submission Deadline: 13 October 2025 at 12:17 PM (New York time)

👉 Apply here: https://t.co/3BtYxH3Tz0

#AfCFTA #DigitalTrade #CreatingOneAfricanMarket