A manifesto for African regionalism - and how to support it

ECDPM, together with United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies and the Trade Law Centre organised an online webinar to discuss how external actors can best support African economic integration.
Given the surge in initiatives around African economic integration - where the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the EU Global Gateway stand out as seeking to build upon existing African regional initiatives - the webinar aimed to explore how to make a success of these.
Panel:
Kathleen van Hove, Senior policy officer, ECDPM (moderator)
Fredrik Soderbaum, Professor, School of Global Studies (SGS), University of Gothenburg
Bruce Byiers, Senior Executive, African Economic Integration, ECDPM
Jean-Bertrand Azapno, Principal Adviser to the African Union Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals, AU Commission
Fabio Di Stefano, Team Leader Economic Integration and Trade, EC INTPA
Trudi Hartzenberg, Executive Director, TRALAC