Egypt

To set Africa firmly on the path towards economic and social transformation, private sector engagement is crucial. The 12th African Private Sector Forum has concluded its three-day meeting in Cairo, Egypt, providing a platform for information exchange, business networking and adopting policy recommendations on Africa’s development priorities, with a focus on Strengthening African private sector’s capacity to respond to disrupted markets and ensure economic resilience in the face of COVID-19 Pandemic.

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, concluded a two-day working visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt yesterday. The Chairperson was received by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, where the two leaders discussed a number of issues including the African Union Summit that will be held on 6 and 7 February 2021, as well as the peace and security situation on the Continent, including in the Sahel, Libya, and the Horn of Africa. They stressed the importance of moving forward on plans for continental integration, notably through trade and cross-border infrastructure.

Joint Press Release

The Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2020) Postponed due to COVID-19

Cairo, 29 April 2020: – In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the African Union (AU) and the Government of Rwanda have decided to postpone by one year the second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2020) initially set to take place from 1 to 7 September 2020 in Kigali, Rwanda.

This decision was endorsed by the IATF2020 Advisory Council during its sixth meeting held virtually on 26 April 2020, after careful assessment of the situation.