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CHIEF GADZAMA SAN, CHAIRED THE SESSION ON “AFRICAN CONTINENTAL TRADE AGREEMENT AND TRADE LAW” AT THE ONGOING 2024 AfBA ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN LUSAKA, ZAMBIA

Chief joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN, has at the on going 2024 Annual Conference of the African Bar Association (AfBA), chaired a session on African Continental Trade Agreement and Trade Law.

The theme of the session was “Fashioning a Legal Framework for Intra-African Trade, under the aegis of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCTA): considerations for Public Procurement, Intellectual Property, the Role of Artificial Intelligence, (AI), etc.”

The discourse took place at the Meeting Room (three) 3, Old Wing Building, Mulungushi, International Conference Center, Lusaka, Zambia.

Gadzama remarked, while introducing the speakers and the topic for the session, that Africans must be allowed to trade freely in Africa leading to the overall economic growth and development of Africa. He also noted that it is not all together bad for Africa to copy successful economic plans that have worked in other continents. However, in so doing, Africa should amend such economic plans as necessity demands, in order to meet up the peculiar needs of the African people.

The intellectually engaging session, which was moderated by Mr. Rudolf Ezeani (Executive Director of AfBA), had brilliant speakers which included Professor Amos Saurambe, Ms. Geraldine Mbah, Mr. Charlse Mugaga Mushizi, Ms. Musenge Sukala, Kenneth Ezandu and Ms. Chinelo Ofoegbunam.

This vitally important session on AfCFTA was well attended and had discussions on diverse areas like public procurement, intellectuality and artificial intelligence with a view to promoting intra-African trade in goods and services powered by human capital and came to an end after a commentary, question and answer session.

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