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The DevDispatch Podcast is your gateway into the latest and most relevant knowledge and information in the global development and social change sector. With each podcast, DevDispatch aspires to deliver to its listeners carefully curated information and important insight from development publications to advance social change on the continent.

NOV 12

The Engine of Trade

This podcast episode features Susan Nakaleya, a business analyst at the Uganda Revenue Authority. The discussion centers on Chapter 4 of the publication The Engine of Trade in Africa Report: Amplifying the Voices of Women Across Africa, which focuses on the challenges facing women in trade.It is a joint publication of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Women. The objectives of this episode include:To contex...

25 min
OCT 14

Opening up Africa for Africans

This episode focuses on a 2023 policy brief from the School of Transnational Governance at the European University Institute, titled 'Movement of person opening up Africa for Africans: A proposal in support of the protocol for the free movement of persons.' The policy brief examines significant obstacles to implementing the Free Movement of Persons Protocol (FMP) in Africa. Guests include co-author of the brief, Silindile Nanzile Mlilo and Kachi Madubuko, Senior Policy and Liaison Offic...

36 min
AUG 6

Trade Facilitation for Women in the Agri-food Sector

This edition of the DevDispatch AfCFTA Podcast is centred on the publication "Making the AfCFTA Work for Women in the Agri-food Sector." The AfCFTA aims to boost economic growth and development by creating a single market for goods and services across Africa. However, for success to be realised, the Agreement must be inclusive and responsive to the needs of all, including women and youth. Our host Rumbidzai Venge is joined by Customs and International Trade Expert Edna Mudzin...

26 min
JUL 2

AfCFTA: A New Era for Global Business and Investment in Africa

In this podcast episode, our guests Dr. Bruce Byiers (Head of African Economic Integration at ECDPM) and Prachi Agarwal (Senior Research Officer at the International Economic Development Group, ODI) discuss the global business and investment landscape in Africa, under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Broadcaster and Lawyer Rumbidzai Venge serves as the moderator for the episode.The discussion draws from the publication 'AfCFTA: A New Era for Global Business and Investment in ...

27 min
MAY 20

Guidelines for developing AfCFTA national strategies (Focus on Malawi)

This episode is centered on a discussion on the Guidelines for developing AfCFTA national strategies with a focus on Malawi's AfCFTA implementation strategy. Featured guests include Entrepreneur, Strategist and Business analyst Charles Henry Nyekanyeka, and Batanai Chikwene who is a Programme Management Officer at the African Trade Policy Center, with Tanatsiwa Dambuza from the DevDispatch serving as the host.The discussion draws from the publication "AfCFTA National Implementation Comm...

38 min

5 Episodes

The DevDispatch Podcast is your gateway into the latest and most relevant knowledge and information in the global development and social change sector. With each podcast, DevDispatch aspires to deliver to its listeners carefully curated information and important insight from development publications to advance social change on the continent.

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DevDispatch Podcast
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2019 - 2024
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DevDispatch Podcast

DevDispatch Podcast

Episodes

The Engine of Trade

Opening up Africa for Africans

Trade Facilitation for Women in the Agri-food Sector

AfCFTA: A New Era for Global Business and Investment in Africa

Guidelines for developing AfCFTA national strategies (Focus on Malawi)

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