Theme: “The Readiness of Industrialization, and Its Productive Capacity for the Start of Trade on 1st January 2020 By The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)”.

What: The 9th AUC-DTI Industry Strategic Stakeholders Retreat. The goal is to strategically discuss how to strengthen partnerships and agree on joint work plans for 2021 and beyond as well as to clarify the roles and responsibilities of Partners and RECs on the continent’s Industrialization Agenda and collectively prepare the Summit on Industrialization and Economic Transformation scheduled to be held in Niamey, Niger in November 2021.

When: 16-17th December 2020

Time: Day 1: 09:00 – 17:30 (GMT+3)
Day 2: 09:00 – 13:00 (GMT+3)

Where: Zoom virtual Platform

Who: The Industry Division of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) of the African Union Commission (AUC).

Objectives:

• Reviewing the activities implemented by the Industry Division in 2020 including milestones made; and challenges;
• Review what the RECs and other development partners have done in 2020 in the area of industrialization;
• Explore areas of mutual interest with the stakeholders and identify areas of cooperation;
• Identify bottlenecks for industrialization on the continent and how these can be addressed going forward;
• Sustain the momentum this far as a build-up to effectively host the Summit on Africa Industrialization and Economic Diversification in 2021.

For further information, please contact Mrs. Ron Osman Omar, Officer in Charge Industry Division, Department for Trade and Industry, Email: OmarR@africa-union.org
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Media Contact:

Patient Atcho |Communication | Directorate of Trade and Industry | Africa Union Commission | AtchoP@africa-union.org