Meraki Afrique

Regional Integration | Youth | Africa. Affiliated with @aloinettpolicy.

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90+ submissions in and more stories rising. ✍🏾✨

Theme: “No Visa, No Problem? Youth Perspectives on Intra-Africa Mobility.”
Deadline is Nov 7 — there’s still time to start and submit your story.
Follow @merakiafrique to stay updated. 🌍

#merakiafrique #writingcompetition

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#MerakiAfrique #GIZ #WritingCompetition #YouthVoices #IntraAfricaMobility #AfricanYouth #CallForEntries

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In Collaboration with the GIZ African Union, we’re proud to present the Meraki Afrique Writing Competition ✍🏾🌍

Theme: “No Visa, No Problem? Youth Perspectives on Intra-Africa Mobility”

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Submit a 900–1,300 word essay, whether a personal story, short fiction, or opinion piece exploring youth migration in Africa.

Email your entry as a PDF or Word document to [email protected] with the subject line: Meraki Writing Competition Entry.

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Afreximbank’s $500M facility for Nigerian manufacturers is more than funding — it’s a test of readiness. If Nigeria fixes infrastructure gaps and strengthens value chains, AfCFTA could turn the country into Africa’s manufacturing powerhouse. #AfCFTA #Manufacturing #AfricaBusiness

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Ghana is accelerating AfCFTA implementation—supporting 2,000+ MSMEs, promoting value-added exports, and gearing up for IATF2025 in Algiers. From trade missions to market training, Ghana is turning policy into opportunity. #AfCFTA #IATF2025 #MadeInGhana #TradeAfrica

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The African Development Bank just entered a new era. Sidi Ould Tah has been elected president, taking over from Akinwumi Adesina on Sept 1. With AfCFTA in motion and free movement still a dream, all eyes are on Tah. Will his tenure finally turn “One Africa” into a lived reality?

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✈️ Africa’s biggest border isn’t physical , it’s mental.

The AU's Free Movement Protocol promised borderless trade + travel.
7 years later? $22B lost annually, 4 countries fully open.
Mobility isn't a policy issue , it's a mindset shift we need now.

#AfCFTA #FreeMovement

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Three days ago, the 11th AUCIL Forum brought Africa’s sharpest legal minds together to tackle trade justice from AfCFTA's operational rollout to WTO reform. At stake? Fairer trade, inclusive systems & a future we help shape. Africa isn't just at the table we're shaping the agenda

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The African Union’s Free Movement protocol is aiming to open borders across Africa making travel, work and trade easier for all. What’s your biggest hope if this goes full throttle?

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Botswana’s AfCFTA game plan is nearly ready. On May 27, a Validation Workshop in Gaborone will bring stakeholders together to finalize the national strategy — a key step toward unlocking trade, growth, and opportunity across Africa. #AfCFTA #Botswana #TradeAfrica

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We’re still accepting contributions for our Roots & Routes Series, a special project that documents the lived experiences of migration—whether across cities, borders, or generations. If you have a story about movement, belonging, identity, or transformation, we’d love to hear it.

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Everyone has a migration story. What’s yours?

Meraki is seeking personal stories on movement, belonging, and home. Share yours with us at [email protected].

#MigrationStories #ShareYourJourney

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AfCFTA’s Digital Trade Protocol goes live May 2025.
It means cheaper e-payments, 1 data law, and protections for e-commerce, great news for startups, traders & investors.
But without full ratification, some countries may fall behind.
#AfCFTA #DigitalTrade

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If Africa fully embraced the Free Movement Protocol, which area would benefit the most?

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Nigeria submitted its ECOWAS tariff offers to the AfCFTA Secretariat, a major step from vision to action!
Trade integration isn’t automatic; it takes commitment like this.
We hope more countries follow suit.
#AfCFTA #NigeriaTrade #MerakiAfrique

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You can open borders.
But if people arrive and still can’t work, have we really moved forward?
The AU Free Movement Protocol must go hand-in-hand with systems that recognize skills across borders.

It’s not just about where we can go, but what we can do when we get there.

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Africa’s talent is ready but borders hold it back.
Coders in Kigali. Designers in Accra. Engineers in Addis.
Why can they move more freely to Europe than across Africa?
The AU’s Free Movement Protocol could change that if we let it.
#MerakiAfrique #FreeMovement #AUProtocol

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Africa is integrating on paper but borders still block its people.
A European tourist often moves freer than an African entrepreneur.
If free movement became reality tomorrow, what would you do first?

#BorderParadox #AfCFTA #FreeMovement #MerakiAfrique