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The Role of South-South Cooperation in Promoting and Deepening Trade and Investment in Africa

Dr. Chukwuka Onyekwena participated at the workshop on “The Role of South-South Cooperation in Promoting and Deepening Trade and Investment in Africa – Promoting Conducive Policy and Legal Environments in Africa” during the 11th African Private Sector Forum. The event was organized by the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the African Union Commission from 5-8 November 2019 in Antananarivo, Madagascar.
The workshop provided a platform for discussions on the relevance and the need for the adaptation of the existing instruments for investment in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).

Dr. Onyekwena participated in the session on “South-South Investment:Public and Private Partnerships and Perspectives within the framework of the AfCFTA”. Discussions focused on identifying opportunities, challenges and risk management for South-South trade and investments in the Africa region within the framework of AfCFTA.

Other workshop sessions included:

South-South Investment and Trade for the SDGs: the discussion focused on regional and national trends with country perspectives and examples of practices and initiatives that worked and did not work, plus future needs and priorities for South-South investment.

Digital Economy and its contribution to South-South Investments and trade: discussions on how digitalization and the range of available digital technologies could facilitate the effective implementation of the AfCFTA. The session addressed risks so that AfCFTA delivers on its goals which include boosting intra-African trade, creating jobs and promoting structural transformation for the implementation of the SDGs.

Dr. Chukwuka Onyekwena participated at the workshop on “The Role of South-South Cooperation in Promoting and Deepening Trade and Investment in Africa – Promoting Conducive Policy and Legal Environments in Africa” on 5 November 2019, in Madagascar, organized by the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the African Union Commission.