South Africa’s High Commissioner to Ghana, Her Excellency Grace Mason has emphasized the importance of breaking barriers between African countries to promote trade and economic development.

Speaking at the Africa Dialogue & Investment Summit, she stated that Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is the only antidote there is now, it’s a platform for development between our countries.

“It’s a way we industrialize our continent, where we can have free movement of people and proudly African goods. That is the antidote that continent has and we’ll leverage on it and make sure it’s a success in our own interest as Africans to ensure our own development”.

The High Commissioner also highlighted the progress that has been made towards this goal, including the negotiation and confirmation of three investment protocols, with two more to be finalized by July. She further noted that eight African countries are now officially trading African goods.

The summit, organized by Brand South Africa and Rebranding Africa in collaboration with the Faculty of Journalism, UniMAC-GIJ, focused on free trade in Africa, tourism, media, arts, and human rights.

Ghana’s Ambassador on Tourism, Arts, and Culture to South Africa, Mathew Mensah, spoke about the purpose and inspiration for the event, emphasizing the importance of engaging young people in the dialogue around free trade in Africa.

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The summit was graced by two Ghanaian celebrities, Juliet Ibrahim and Okyeame Kwame, and was seen as an important step towards strengthening relationships and creating opportunities for young people to experience different parts of Africa.

The organizers plan to continue promoting dialogue and collaboration between African countries to advance economic development and create a brighter future for the continent.

Edited by: Ishmael Awudi