The 42nd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council kicks off with the resolve to uphold Africa’s resilience to challenges & achieve a successful implementation of the AfCFTA The 42nd Ordinary Session
The 42nd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council kicks off with the resolve to uphold Africa’s resilience to challenges & achieve a successful implementation of the AfCFTA
The AUC Chairperson said this has contributed to changes in global geopolitics causing more uncertainties, remodeling, structuring and restructuring of international configurations. Notably, the worrying progression of terrorism, the return of non-constitutional changes, declining growth, constantly deteriorating climatic conditions among other challenges are issues which the continent is bent to consistently deal with until they are completely eradicated.
The Chairperson informed the meeting that the African Union also organized an extraordinary session of the Conference on Unconstitutional Changes of Government in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea in May 2022, after the Accra meeting held in March 2022 devoted to the same issue. “In order to enhance the effectiveness of peace support operations, a Common African Position on the financing of peace support operations led by the African Union has been developed.
The Chairperson of the AUC in his speech, saluted the progress made on the way to the acceptance of the AU as a member of the G20. “Such an accession will broaden the scope of our advocacy for the continent and open up real opportunities for Africa to contribute to the solution of the world's problems,” said Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat.
Mr. Antonio Pedro, Acting Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa on his part stressed that, at the ECA, “We believe that the African Continental Free Trade Area can be a catalyst to stimulate recovery, accelerate trade and industrialization, and build resilience into the African economy.