It was a great time to be African as African leaders met on Sunday to launch the Continental Free Trade Area Agreement. If successful, would unite 1.3 billion people, create a $3.4 trillion #economic bloc and usher in a new era of development. After four years of talks, an agreement to form a 55 …
Join us as we have Thought Leadership Lunch with Olugbenga Agboola, CEO, Flutterwave & Most Influential 100 in Payment & FinTECH On the sidelines of the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia “BUILDING PAYMENT INFRASTRUCTURE IN AFRICA” Target Audience: African Governments, Central Banks, Major Merchants, SMEs, CEOs/CTOs/CIOs/Payment Service Providers etc Saturday, Feb 9th 12-2pm Hilton, …
Join us at the AU for the Africa Talks with Tewolde Gebre Mariam, titan of the aviation industry and Group CEO, Ethiopian Airlines. The fastest growing and most profitable airline in Africa. Speaking at MIPAD’s Recognition Week sharing his perspective about Africa and receiving Hall of Fame Awards as one of the Most Influential 100 …
We at #MIPAD congratulate the President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo & President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta on their MIPAD Hall of Fame Recognition and Award on the sidelines of the AU Summit in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, Feb 2019. Click here to view the schedule. For their courage and dedication to the spirit of Pan Africanism …
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Albert Mudenda Muchanga was elected African Union Commissioner for Trade and Industry in January 2017 for a four-year term. He took up his post on 15th March 2017. He previously worked in the Zambian Civil Service at home and abroad, including the Secretariat of the Southern African Development Community. He works with ease at …
With over 35 years of experience in international relations, Dr. Djibril Diallo serves the African Renaissance and Diaspora Network (ARDN) as President and Chief Executive Officer. In this role, Dr. Diallo leads ARDN’s global “Pathway to Solutions” initiative which aims to popularize the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and spread the goodwill of the United …
The CFTA (Continental Free Trade Area) was birthed during the 18th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in January 2012, which they came to a unanimous agreement to adopt or establish so to speak a Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) by …
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Did you know that more than 300 global and African thought leaders, eminent and emerging leaders from Africa and other parts of the Commonwealth, and friends of Africa will converge at the 5th Annual Commonwealth Africa Summit on March 12th – 15th 2018 in London, United Kingdom? MIPAD will be present at the Commonwealth African Summit …
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Africa is a great continent and is blessed with so many talents (Raw) that you won’t believe existed in the first place. In this video, Dr. Sheila Walker shares what Africans are doing to turn the limelight on Africa again. So if you think you know the African Diaspora, THINK AGAIN. Watch the video here . ENJOY!!! We …
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 24 January 2018 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- African Union Permanent Ambassador to the USA, Hon. Dr. Arikana Chihombori Quao, has re-affirmed the decision to establish an African Union Diaspora Headquarters in Accompong Jamaica during the official ceremony to mark the anniversary of the signing of the Peace Treaty between the Accompong Maroons and …
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