As global trade fragments and competition for investment and control over supply chains intensifies, Ministers placed the delivery of a single African market at the centre of the continent’s economic priority — and welcomed Nigeria as the incoming Chair of the Council’s Bureau.
Speaking at the HerAfCFTA Regional Conference 2026 in Abuja, Nigeria, the Secretary-General of the AfCFTA, H.E. Wamkele Mene, said that unlocking the full potential of women entrepreneurs — and placing them at the centre of Africa’s trade agenda — is essential to the continent’s economic future.
The Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), H.E. Wamkele Mene, has concluded a two-day official visit to the Republic of Tunisia, held on 11 and 12 June 2026. The visit deepened the partnership between the Secretariat and the Government of Tunisia and concluded with an agreed action plan to translate Tunisia’s advanced standing under the Agreement into expanded trade across the continent.
peaking at the Chartered Institute for Logistics and Transport Africa Forum in 2022, H.E. Wamkele Mene emphasises the critical role
