This will be the first major conference on mega-trading blocs in Africa and bring together policymakers and standards-setting bodies to share policy perspectives and insights about mega-trading blocs.
The Commonwealth Secretariat and African Union have held discussions in Addis Ababa on ways to strengthen collaboration in trade advocacy, electoral support and women’s leadership, among other areas.
The Conference on Financing for Development in Small States will bring together senior officials from Ministries of Finance, representatives from national and regional organisations, international financial institutions and UN agencies.
The Commonwealth of Learning has set out a strategy to expand the “efficiency, scale and quality” of education across the 53-nation Commonwealth community.