Rockefeller Foundation: The Africa Trade Forum

The Rockefeller Foundation, a private foundation, generated support for the AfCFTA via its social media campaign across Africa.

Summary

The Africa Trade Forum was held on November 2 &3, 2018 in Lagos, hosted by Nigeria's Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment and co-organised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), The Rockefeller Foundation, and the African Union Commission (AUC). It brought to attention the urgent need for all countries in Africa to ratify the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement to ensure a strong economic future for the 1 billion people of Africa creating a cumulative GDP of USD 3 trillion.

The forum was held in Nigeria, as one of the key economies in Africa,...

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