As a regional engagement strategy, we’re attending the #Biashara Afrika 2024 forum in Kigali, Rwanda which kicks off today.
The second edition of the AfCFTA Business Forum, branded Biashara Afrika 2024 (#BA2024), kicks off today, Wednesday at the Kigali Convention and Exhibition Village (from 9 to 11 October), under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Rwanda Paul Kagame.
ndustry leaders, policymakers, and innovators will gather over three days in Kigali to advance African trade and economic growth under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Biashara Afrika 2024 is co-hosted with the government of Rwanda under the theme: “Dare to Invent the Future of the AfCFTA.”
It will provide an engaging and dynamic platform for continued dialogue between African public and private sectors, multinationals, and key stakeholders.
The dialogue will focus on the challenges and opportunities in building regional and continental value chains and establishing reliable supply chain networks which are essential to unlock the full potential of intra-Africa trade.
Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat Wamkele Mene in a press briefing yesterday highlighted the increase in the number of countries actively trading under the AfCFTA regime as one of the success stories.
“The Guided Trade Initiative (GTI), which facilitates the flow of goods among African states, has expanded participation from seven to 39 countries,” Mene said during the press conference before the forum.
“This rise signals growing commitment across the continent, with an increasing number of small-scale traders, including women, benefiting from new market opportunities,” he added.
As a revolutionary Institute Of Entrepreneurs Zimbabwe we continue to open such doors to our members so that they can become part of the continental trading block.