Biennial IBA African Regional Forum Conference: future-proofing the African legal profession
13 Sep - 15 Sep 2023
Session information
Regional integration: prospects for the successful implementation of AfCFTA
Thursday 14 September (0945 - 1100)
Description
• What do new free trade agreements between African states and the UK or US mean for African regional integration?
• Do trends from outside the continent such as Brexit and the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement have any lessons for African agreements?
• The lessons from cross border legal services in regional blocs before the African Continental Free Trade Area (what new approach is expected?)
• What are the experiences of pan-African law fi rms thus far?
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Daniel Omoro Achach | Regiolex , Nairobi, Kenya |
Speakers
| Beatrice Chaytor | African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, Accra, Ghana |
| David Ofosu-Dorte | AB & David, Accra, Ghana; Member, African Regional Forum Advisory Board |
| Michael Sudarkasa | Africa Business Group, Johannesburg, South Africa |