Kigali, Rwanda – 10 October 2024– H.E. Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, met with two members of the AfCFTA Trade and Industrial Development Advisory Council—Prof. Faizel Ismail, Director of the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance at UCT, and Dr. Rob Davies, former Minister of Trade and Industry of South Africa.

The discussions centered around the Advisory Council’s ongoing work, including the development of an action plan for the clothing and textiles industry, as well as initiatives focused on climate change and green industrialisation.

Established in 2022, the Advisory Council provides strategic guidance to the Secretariat on trade integration and transformative industrialisation under the AfCFTA.

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