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AfCFTA Secretary-General Meets Idris Elba Foundation on Blockchain Solutions for Creatives

November 6, 2025

Accra, Ghana, 6 November 2025. H.E. Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, met with representatives of the Idris Elba Foundation to discuss Akuna Wallet, a blockchain-powered platform designed to enable African creatives to receive global payments and royalties faster, at lower cost, and without the need for a bank account. The meeting also explored opportunities for […]

Statement by the Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, H.E. Wamkele Mene, at the AfCFTA Start of Trading Ceremony Webinar

Thank you very much and Good afternoon to Africans all over the length and breadth of the African Continent.Truly today is a historic day, a […]

January 1, 2021

Statement by the Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, H.E. Wamkele Mene, at the 13th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government on AfCFTA

H.E. Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa and Chairperson of the Assembly;Your Excellencies Heads of States and Government;H.E. Mr. Moussa Faki […]

December 5, 2020

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AfCFTA Secretary-General Meets Idris Elba Foundation on Blockchain Solutions for Creatives

Statement by the Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, H.E. Wamkele Mene, at the AfCFTA Start of Trading Ceremony Webinar

Statement by the Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, H.E. Wamkele Mene, at the 13th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government on AfCFTA

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