At the Kempinski Hotel on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, representatives from the Ministry of Trade, ambassadors, and multifaceted businesspeople gathered to celebrate the opening of the Africa World Trade Network (AWTN).
The event’s theme was “Showcase Africa’s Industrialization Capabilities.”
AfCFTA Secretary-General H.E. Wamkele Mene, Deputy Minister for Trade Michael Okyere Baafi, High Commissioner of Rwanda to Ghana H.E. Asia Kirabo Kacyira, and other diplomats from Africa, Europe, and Asia were there.
Following the signing of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), AWTN aims to take the initiative in pursuing specialized trade solutions that are in the continent’s best interests.
The Secretary-General of AfCFTA, H.E Wamkele Mene, in his speech lauded the initiative and made an audacious call to African leaders to dissolve barriers to free movement of Africans across the continent.
”It is inconceivable that in 2022, as Africans, we require visas to enter other African countries,” he said.
”The signing of AfCFTA should be accompanied with free movement of persons across the African continent. This will boost trade and immensely benefit the continent,” he added.
The Deputy Minister for Trade, Michael Okyere Baafi, who spoke on behalf of Alan Kyerematen, Minister of Trade and also guest speaker for the launch, pledged the ministry’s unwavering support to AWTN “for our collective good.”
About Africa World Trade Network (AWTN)
AWTN is a pan-African events and networking platform that specializes in multi-sectoral trade-related programmers. The platform provide the perfect framework to scaffold private sector actors, government and development partners onto initiatives to spur Africa’s economic gains with the aim of making the continent globally competitive.
