UPSA AFRICAN LAW CONFERENCES
International Conference on the Future of African Trade and the AfCFTA
Date: 16th – 17th May, 2024
Location: UPSA Auditorium
(Accra, Ghana)
Under the Distinguished Patronage of His Excellency John A. Kufuor
Former President of Ghana,
Former Chairperson of the African Union
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Message from the Dean
The UPSA Law School is delighted to be able to host Africa and the world on this platform of productive academic exchange on African trade and the AfCFTA. The end of COVID offers not only opportunities for new beginnings, but also the need to reflect anew on the prospects offered by the AfCFTA for the Africa region in terms of unleashing African innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity. Variously described with adjectives of hope and promise, the AfCFTA seemingly contains the seeds of progress and economic development in Africa for this and the coming century and this conference affords an early platform to review the progress made in the implementation of the trade deal.
On behalf of the law school, I look forward to welcoming you to the UPSA campus in May for what promises to be an immersive and engaging experience for key actors and experts of African trade and the AfCFTA.
Professor Kofi Abotsi
Dean – UPSA Law School
Programme
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE FUTURE OF AFRICAN TRADE AND THE AfCTA
Overview
The International Conference on the Future of African Trade and the AfCFTA is an immersive two-day event that presents a diverse range of informative panels catering to various aspects of African trade. The Conference will bring together all key actors in African trade on a common platform to explore the complex angles implicated by trade.
General Panels
- The AfCFTA: Overview
- Trade in Goods & Services
- Implementation Issues
- Trade and IP
- The Way Forward
Thematic Panels
- African Trade, the Environment & Climate Change:
This panel will review the interlinkages between trade, the environment and climate change and explore ways of situating the AfCFTA within the framework of a sustainable environmental agenda.
2. African Trade & Labor & Human Rights:
The trade and human rights panel will examine the intricate patterns in which trade implicates human rights-related concerns and how these can be managed and avoided where necessary during trade.
3. African Trade, The Banking And Financial System (Currency Conundrum & Settlement Systems In Africa):
This panel will review and provide answers to the estimated $5bn annual loss from forex disparities arising out of the diversity of currencies on the African continent and the use of the dollar medium in trade.
Call For Papers
DEADLINE
April 15, 2024
Our Speakers
Prof. Melaku Desta
Coordinator – Africa Trade Policy Center, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
Keynote Speaker
Wamkele Mane
SECRETARY GENERAL, AFRICA CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA ( AfCFTA)
SPecial Guest of Honor
Prof. Caroline Ncube
PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCIAL LAW, UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN
Guest Speaker
Hon. Michael Okyere Baafi
DEPUTY MINISTER OF TRADE & INDUSTRY
Guest Speaker
Dr Fareed Arthur
COORDINATOR, NATIONAL
AfCFTA COORDINATING OFFICE
Guest Speaker
Steering Committee
Professor Kofi Abotsi
Dean – UPSA Law School
Professor Paolo Galizzi
Clinical Professor of Law – Fordham Law School
Gertrude Amorkor Amarh Esq.
Lecturer and center co-ordinator – UPSA LAW SCHOOL
Dr. John Mensah
LECTURER – UPSA LAW SCHOOL
Mr. Gnim Bazim
Secretary
Kweku Attakora Dwomoh Esq.
Lecturer – upsa law school
Georgette Hesse
Global Citizenship Fellow – White & Case
Professor Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Viscount Bennett Professor of Law, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University.
Register Today!
The UPSA Law School is delighted to be able to advance the frontiers of legal education and research through the hosting of the International Conference on the Future of African Trade and the AfCFTA.
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