“What Do You Know In regards to the AfCFTA ― and Why Ought to the Media Care?” is the theme of an upcoming webinar organised by the APN secretariat, in collaboration with the AfCFTA on Tuesday, 19 December 2023, to assist unpack and talk about points which can be pertinent to the realisation of the AfCFTA’s single-market focus – collective possession by the individuals of Africa, stories a press launch acquired by our editorial workforce.
In accordance with the doc, the dialogue will study the media’s position in mobilising mass engagement and participation with the AfCFTA and the alternatives opened up by it, particularly as it’s of immense profit for the expansion of SMEs in Africa and in addition World Africa (the sixth area of Africa).
The identical supply says that this high-powered webinar will talk about methods of internalizing and normalizing the unfolding actuality of facilitating the free motion of individuals, items and companies amongst Africa’s 1.4 billion individuals. It’s also to immediate each AfCFTA actors and influential media gamers to do extra to influence individuals throughout Africa in regards to the formidable prosperity potential of intra-African commerce.
By the best way, the press launch insists on the truth that a significant query that may emerge will likely be: What can an AfCFTA member states do to assist the media to construct public training in regards to the new, open Africa, and the way severely do African journalists themselves take the duty of spreading the message?
Consequently, the doc put emphasize on position of the media which is basically to get individuals to discover and strategise on information-disseminating companies and the way the media can have interaction and inform individuals throughout the African continent, in addition to international audiences, to take part actively within the AfCFTA and capitalise on the alternatives that it presents.
The press launch assures that the webinar will function panelists with deep data of Africa’s commerce ecosystem in addition to an appreciation of the theme for APD 2024, together with Toma Imirhe, Tsotetsi Makong, Edith Dankwa and Njack Kane. The opposite high-profile audio system embrace Nana Aba Anamoah, Kojo Mensah and George Jahraa.
Amongst invited friends are Elizabeth Ohene, Onyekachi Wambu, Grace Khoza, Petina Gappah, Audrey Gadzekpo, Chiké Frankie Edozien, Joel Kibazo, Liz Gomis and Dele Momodu.
