OIBC 2 focuses on supporting African Union member states on the AFCFTA implementation strategies, debt management, and COVID-19 response and recovery. The Co-convenors of this coalition (UNCTAD, UNDP & ECA) are working with several UN agencies and partners in areas related to SDG 1,3,8,9, 12 & 17, to accelerate inclusive socioeconomic transformation and diversification in Africa, and building a network of experts to connect and share knowledge in a Community of Practice (CoP).
OIBC II focuses on the operationalization of the African Continental Free Trade Area, which presents an invaluable opportunity for African countries to deepen regional integration, foster intra-African trade and promote a universal trading system, boosting the exports of developing countries and removing trade barriers for least developed countries. .
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Dr Raymond Gilpin speaks about Africa Credit Ratings Initiative at ECOSOC Special event - UNDP
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ABF 2026 - H.E. Taye Atske Selassie Amde, President of The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
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From Surviving Uncertainty to Designing Certainty | UN Special Adviser on Africa | #FJDAA 2026
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Africa’s Job Engine | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026
| World Economic Forum
