Regional Integration and Trade Events

Past events

08December2020

Expert Group Meeting: Governing the Interface between the AfCFTA and Regional Economic Communities Free Trade Areas: Issues, Opportunities and Challenges
Online - 14:00 -17:00 pm (EAT)

27October2020

28October2020

AfCFTA-anchored Pharmaceutical Initiative Feasibility Study and Pooled Procurement Framework Validation Webinar
Webinar

14October2020

AfCFTA and COVID19 mitigation in North African trade strategies (webinar)
Online

17September2020

Showcasing the African Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP): Engaging the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Online / 12:30 – 14: 30 (Addis Time)

16September2020

Expert Group Meeting “Governing the Interface between the African Continental Free Trade Area and RECs Free Trade Areas: Issues, Opportunities and Challenges”
Online / 11:00 – 12:30 (Addis Time)

10September2020

ECA Webinar: Facilitating Cross-Border Trade and Transport Amid COVID-19
Webinar: 11:30 am | (UTC+03:00) Nairobi | 2 hrs

22May2020

Webinar to launch of the 2nd Edition of the African Regional Integration Index 2019
Online / 13:00 - 14:30 Addis Ababa time

26February2020

27February2020

National Awareness and Sensitization Forum on the AfCFTA
Raising awareness among stakeholders about the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area
Libreville, Gabon

24February2020

Special Session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

11December2019

12December2019

First session of the Committee on Private Sector Development, Regional Integration, Trade, Infrastructure, Industry and Technology and Expert Group Meetings
Addis Ababa

05December2019

07December2019

13th International Colloquium of Rabat
Rabat (Morocco)

03December2019

05December2019

AfCFTA Trade in Services review for Central Africa (TBC)
Regional Workshop for the drafting of specific lists of commitments for liberalization of trade in services by Central African member States in the five priority sectors under the AfCFTA
Douala, Cameroon

25November2019

28November2019

Trade facilitation in North Africa for enhanced regional economic integration: challenges, opportunities and the way forward (Expert Group Meeting)
Aswan (Egypt)

25November2019

28November2019

34th Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts for North Africa
AfCFTA From an Employment Lens: Impact of Improved Trade Facilitation and Regional Integration for North Africa
Aswan (Egypt)

11November2019

12November2019

Seminar on the Potential Impact of the African Continental Free Trade Area on Maghreb Economies
Rabat (Morocco)

21September2019

27September2019

United Nations High-Level Week , 21-27 September 2019
SDG
New York

02September2019

03September2019

Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting to review the Methodological approach to produce the AfCFTA Country Business Index
ECA Conference Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

29July2019

31July2019

National Forum on the African Continental Free Trade Area
Tunis & Sfax (Tunisia)

27June2019

28June2019

AfCFTA Regional Trade Forum – Horn of Africa
AfCFTA Implementation: Breaking Down Geographical, Logistical and Regulatory Barriers to Trade and Investment in the Horn to Boost Industrialisation: A Focus on the Pharmaceutical Industry”.
Ethiopian Skylight Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

23May2019

24May2019

National Consultative Forum on the African Continental Free Trade Area: Opportunities and Challenges for Zambia
Mulungushi International Conference Centre, Lusaka, Zambia

23March2019

24March2019

The Twentieth Session of RCM-Africa and the Third Joint Meeting of the Regional United Nations Sustainable Development Group
United Nations system support for the African Union in commemorating 2019 as the Year of Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: towards durable solutions to forced displacement in Africa
Marrakech, Morocco

23March2019

Briefing on the Key Messages and Recommendations of ECA’s Regional Integration Flagship Reports
Marrakech, Morocco

27November2018

28November2018

Regional value chains development in North Africa
Rabat, Morocco

16November2018

19November2018

Assessing Regional Integration in Africa IX Report on AfCFTA Phase II issues
Next steps for the African Continental Free Trade Area
UN conference Centre, UNECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

23October2018

Africa Trade Forum 2018
The AfCFTA ratification and implementation: A game changer for African Economies
Lagos, Nigeria

18October2018

Briefing of the African Permanent Representatives in Rome on the implementation of the AU Declaration on Land in Africa
Rome, Italy

09October2018

10October2018

Training on Efficient, Equitable and Sustainable Large Scale Land Based Investments (LSLBIs) as per the African Union Guiding Principles on LSLBI
Capacity Development, Awareness Raising
Lilongwe, Malawi

07October2018

13October2018

Short Course: The Political Economy of Land Governance in Africa
Capacity Development
Cape Town, South Africa

30August2018

Discussion forum at the Global Landscapes Forum-2018
Discussion Forum 18: Improving land governance and land use planning for Landscape restoration in Africa
Nairobi, Kenya

09July2018

13July2018

Consultative Workshop on Market Access Concessions on Trade in Goods for CEN-SAD, ECCAS, ECOWAS and UMA Member States
Abuja, Nigeria

28June2018

29June2018

Communication and Advocacy Training Workshop
Advocacy and Communication Training on land governance issues
UNCC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

19June2018

12July2018

Training on procedures of accreditation to the harmonized ECCAS/CEMAC Preferential Tariff
Procedures of accreditation to the harmonized ECCAS/CEMAC Preferential Tariff
Multiple cities: Libreville, Yaounde, N'Djamena

01June2018

LPI Steering Committee Meeting
Debre Zeit, Ethiopia

30May2018

31May2018

ALPC Partners Meeting
Strategic Planning and Management
Debre Zeit, Ethiopia

13May2018

Railway rolling stock financing: A new solution for Africa
United Nations Conference Centre, Addis Ababa

23April2018

Expert Group Meeting to validate Report on “Training Needs Assessment of Land Policy Makers, Practitioners and other Stakeholders in Africa”
UNCC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

20March2018

AfCFTA Business Summit
Leveraging the power of business to drive Africa’s integration
Kigali Convention Centre, Rwanda

17March2018

21March2018

CFTA and Business Summit
Extraordinary session of the assembly of the African Union on the AfCFTA
Kigali, Republic of Rwanda

28February2018

Zambia National Land Policy Validation Workshop
Intercontinental Hotel Lusaka

12December2017

13December2017

Fourth Consultative Meeting of the Sub-Regional Coordination Mechanism (SRCM-North Africa)
Rabat (Morocco)

10December2017

11December2017

APRM Regional Workshop for North Africa
“Promoting people centered and peaceful Africa: the role of the African Peer Review Mechanism”
Cairo (Egypt)

21November2017

25November2017

North African Development Forum & International colloquium of Rabat
Governance, Structural Transformation and Sustainable Inclusive Development
Rabat (Morocco)

31October2017

02November2017

10th Session of the Committee on Regional Cooperation and Integration (CRCI10)
Implementation of the Continental Free Trade Area and Shared Gains
Addis Ababa

17July2017

19July2017

Regional Workshop with African Land Commissions on Securing Community Land Rights
Securing Community Land Rights
Accra, Ghana

13June2017

14June2017

Validation Workshop of the Study on Land, Ethnicity and Conflict in Africa
United Nations Conference Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

26March2017

Invest in Africa’s Land to Catalyse Economic Growth and Prosperity – A Ministerial Dialogue
Dakar, Senegal

05December2016

Third Consultative Meeting of the Sub-Regional Coordination Mechanism (SRCM-North Africa)
Rabat (Morocco)

29November2016

Facing the Challenges of Land Monitoring in the Framework and Guidelines on Land Policy in Africa – Towards Agenda 2030 and SDGs 2063
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

19October2016

Committee on World Food Security LPI Side Event:
LPI advocates for Strengthening Secure Land Tenure for Women
Rome, Italy

26July2016

28July2016

Validation Workshop of the Assessment Report on Needs and Gaps of Curricula on Land Governance
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

08July2016

Launch of the 30% campaign for women’s land ownership in Africa
Kigali, Rwanda

03May2016

05May2016

Third Capitalization Meeting of the EU Land Governance Programme in Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

26April2016

LPI Steering Committee Meeting
African Union Conference Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

02April2016

Launch of Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA) VII
Innovation, Competitiveness and Regional Integration
Addis Ababa

26February2016

Consultation meeting in support of the establishment of the Network of Excellence on Land Governance in Africa
UN Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

23February2016

Expert Group Meeting on Land and Africa's Sustainable Urbanization
Land Governance
Abuja, Nigeria

10December2015

11December2015

ECA-ECLAC-GIZ-OECD Development Centre Policy Dialogue
Africa and Latin America at a Cross-Roads: Addressing Structural Transformation in a New Global Landscape
Addis Ababa

07December2015

09December2015

Committee on Regional Cooperation and Integration (CRCI)
Enhancing Productive Integration for Africa’s Structural Transformation
Addis Ababa

21July2015

22July2015

Annual General Meeting of the Eastern African Land Administration Network (EALAN)
The State of Land Administration in Eastern African Countries: Comparative Overview.
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

09July2015

10July2015

Third African Road Safety Conference
Mid-Term Review of the African Road Safety Action Plan
Addis Ababa

07July2015

08July2015

ECA-ECE-IARD Workshop: UN Road Safety Conventions and Approaches to Preventing Drink Driving
Addis Ababa

20May2015

21May2015

Experts’ Group Meeting on the study “Gaps assessment on land curricula and institutional mapping”
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

08May2015

LPI Steering Committee Meeting
African Union Conference Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

19April2015

23April2015

Land Policy Initiative participation at the Global Soil Week 2015
Berlin, Germany

24March2015

LPI side event at the 11th CAADP Partnership Platform Meeting
Johannesburg, South Africa

23March2015

27March2015

Land Policy Initiative events at the 2015 World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty
Washington D.C, USA

24February2015

27February2015

Launch of the EU-SDC Programme on Land Governance in Africa, and related events
Niamey, Niger

16February2015

19February2015

Launch of the IGAD-LPI-SDC project “Support to mainstreaming land governance in the IGAD programmes,” and related events
Djibouti

04February2015

05February2015

Experts’ Group Meeting to validate the Gender Strategy for the Land Policy Initiative (LPI)
Entebbe, Uganda

11December2014

12December2014

Workshop to validate the draft report on “Effective land administration in Africa”
Kigali, Rwanda

15November2014

LPI Steering Committee Meeting
Addis Ababa

11November2014

14November2014

Conference on Land Policy in Africa
The next decade of land policy in Africa: ensuring agricultural development and inclusive growth
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

10November2014

Journalists’ workshop on Land Policy in Africa
Addis Ababa

23October2014

24October2014

Experts Group Meeting to prepare the roll out of Land Policy Initiative Monitoring and Evaluation pilots in synergy with the CAADP Results Framework
Addis Ababa

30September2014

01October2014

Working session to finalize the draft proposal to establish the African Centre of Excellence on Land Governance (ACELG)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

29September2014

Inception workshop to initiate the study on land curricula needs assessment and mapping of exiting land training centers in Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

06August2014

07August2014

Inception workshop on the study on “Effective land administration in Africa”
Effective land administration in Africa
Addis Ababa

24July2014

26July2014

Regional Forum on the Implementation of Cross-Border Transport Infrastructure Projects in Africa
Boosting Market Integration and Intra-African Trade through Effective Management of Regional Transport Infrastructure and Services
Addis Ababa

18June2014

20June2014

17th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis
New Challenges in Food Policy, Trade and Economic Vulnerability
Dakar, Senegal

10October2013

11October2013

A validation workshop for the report on assessing large scale land based investments in Africa (LSLBI)
Land Policy Initiative: Large Scale Land Based Investments in Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa

08October2013

09October2013

A validation workshop for the draft capacity development framework on land policy in Africa
Land Policy Initiative: Capacity Development on Land Policy in Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa

02October2013

03October2013

Validation workshop on the reports on mainstreaming land policy and governance
Land Policy Initiative: Mainstreaming Land Policy and Governance in Africa’s Developmental Agenda
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

01October2013

02October2013

Parallel partnership platform meetings for: a) Development partners; and b) Stakeholders/ implementing partners
Land Policy Initiative: Partnerships and Coordination
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

30September2013

Validation workshop on the strategy, business plan and M&E framework for the implementation of the AU declaration on land
Land Policy Initiative: Strategic Planning, Management and M&E
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

09August2013

13August2013

Sustainable Transformation through Trade and Technology - AGOA 2013
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

03July2013

05July2013

Study Visit to the Sèmè- Kraké, Border Post and Technical Meeting on “Enhancing the Mobility of People and Goods at Borders”
Cotonou, Benin