AFLIGA launches thought leadership series to advance Agenda 2063 and AfCFTA implementation

In Accra, the Africa Future Leaders Institute of Global Affairs has convened its second Thought Leadership Series to confront a challenge as old as the continent's modern ambitions: the distance between a written vision and a lived reality. Agenda 2063, the African Union's blueprint for an integrated and prosperous Africa, turns thirteen this year — yet governance fragility, regional insecurity, and the exclusion of women and youth from trade finance continue to erode its promise. The gathering brings together policymakers, scholars, and small business operators not to draft more declarations,