Prof. Stephen Karingi - Director, Regional Integration and Trade Division, Economic Commission for Africa
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement offers hope of a revival of both regional and intra-African trade to boost trade and development in Eastern Africa.
This was the overarching message during Dr Andrew Mold’s IDS seminar presentation on the potential impact of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in Eastern Africa region and the next steps concerning implementing the agreement.
The Department of Economics and Development Studies, University of Nairobi, in partnership with other institutions, within the framework of an African-Finnish partnership, has launched a new public economics curriculum tailored to African universities. The curriculum offers students and lecturers high-quality teaching materials grounded in African policy realities, institutions, and empirical evidence.
