What: Africa’s governance, peace and security landscape has continued to present a very mixed picture, with progress in some countries and regions, stagnation in others and retrogression in yet others, with grave implication for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Economists, social and political researchers have devoted vast efforts to better understand the causes of civil conflicts. Trade agreements can foster integrated economies and reduce conflict by creating disincentives among states and their actors due to the disproportionate cost of conflict. It is against this background that the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) commissioned a study entitled “Realizing the Triple Nexus And Trade: Towards A New Agenda For Africa” to explore the contribution of trade in the transitions from fragile, unstable and emergency contexts to sustainable development within the framework of the triple humanitarian-development-peace nexus. Using the conflict assessment tools of the Fragile States Index (FSI) collated by the Fund for Peace, it identifies and analyses states with high levels of vulnerability to protracted social conflict due to the complex interplay of political, social and economic factors.
The overall objective of the Policy Dialogue is to enable key stakeholders from AU member states to fully appreciate the findings of the study on “Realizing the Triple Nexus and Trade: Towards A New Agenda For Africa”. First, it seeks to officially launch the study as an ECA knowledge product for public consumption. Second, since the Policy Dialogue takes place on the eve of the “African Union Policy Conference on Promoting the Peace, Security, and Development Nexus”, it also seeks to inform the discussions and deliberations of the Policy Conference during the following days and have the findings and its policy recommendations endorsed for policy action.
Who: The Workshop organized by ECA will convene representatives from member States, Regional Economic Communities, United Nations agencies, pan-African financial institutions, African academic and research institutions, development partners, non-governmental organizations and the private sector.
When: 22 October 2022
Where: Hilton Garden Inn, Tangier, Morocco
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Houda Filali-Ansary
Communication Officer
ECA Office for North Africa
Email: filali-ansary@un.org