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O Afreximbank emite uma garantia no valor de 29 milhões de USD para ampliar o Fundo Aduaneiro da Comunidade da África Oriental (CAO), facilitando a circulação de mercadorias na África Oriental

Source: Africa Press Organisation – Portuguese –

O Banco Africano de Exportação e Importação (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) concedeu uma garantia no valor de 29 milhões de USD à BSMART Technology Ltd para apoiar a implementação e expansão da Garantia Aduaneira da EAC, a solução regional de garantia aduaneira baseada em tecnologia que facilita a circulação de mercadorias entre os países da África Oriental.

Com o objectivo de reforçar a capacidade financeira subjacente à Garantia Aduaneira da EAC e apoiar a transição para um ambiente aduaneiro digital e integrado mais harmonioso, esta linha de crédito permitirá à BSMART Technology Ltd reforçar a implementação e a aceitação no mercado da Garantia Aduaneira da EAC

O apoio financeiro assenta na estreita colaboração do Afreximbank com o Secretariado da EAC, que teve início com a fase-piloto da Garantia Aduaneira da EAC em Agosto de 2025 e o subsequente lançamento da Garantia durante a Cimeira dos Chefes de Estado em Março de 2026. Através do Sistema Africano de Garantia de Trânsito Colaborativo (AACTGS) do Afreximbank, o Banco tem assumido um papel de liderança no apoio ao desenvolvimento de garantias aduaneiras regionais e de soluções digitais que facilitam o comércio intra-africano.

O Afreximbank considera a Garantia Aduaneira da EAC um passo significativo no sentido de simplificar e digitalizar os processos aduaneiros em toda a região da África Oriental, uma vez que permite que os agentes de desalfandegamento e de expedição, bem como outros utilizadores elegíveis, como fiadores e autoridades aduaneiras, acedam às garantias aduaneiras através de uma plataforma digital, reduzindo a dependência da documentação física e melhorando a circulação transfronteiriça de mercadorias. A solução foi concebida para eliminar a necessidade de apresentar documentação física relacionada com cauções em cada fronteira para a entrada e saída de mercadorias, promovendo um ambiente de trânsito sem interrupções.

Ao reforçar a capacidade financeira que sustenta o ecossistema aduaneiro digital, prevê-se que a nova linha de crédito conduza à expansão e adopção da Garantia Aduaneira da EAC em toda a região, melhore o acesso à capacidade, reduza os requisitos administrativos e de documentação e facilite uma circulação mais rápida de mercadorias pelas fronteiras. Prevê-se ainda que apoie uma maior digitalização dos processos aduaneiros, contribuindo assim para o objectivo mais amplo de aumentar o comércio intra-africano.

Sublinhando a importância desta linha de crédito, a Sr.ª Kanayo Awani, Vice-Presidente Executiva para o Comércio Intra-africano e Desenvolvimento das Exportações do Afreximbank, afirmou:

“Esta linha de crédito demonstra o compromisso do Afreximbank em desenvolver soluções práticas que eliminem as barreiras ao comércio intra-africano. Com a Garantia Aduaneira da EAC, estamos a apoiar a digitalização e a simplificação do acesso a garantias aduaneiras para as empresas que transportam mercadorias pela região – reduzindo custos e melhorando a eficiência dos procedimentos aduaneiros.

“A Garantia complementa o programa mais abrangente do Afreximbank, AACTGS, destinado a reforçar as capacidades em toda África. Aprofunda a nossa relação com o Secretariado da EAC e outras partes interessadas, incluindo as Comunidades Económicas Regionais. Acima de tudo, esta intervenção está em conformidade com o mandato do Banco de apoiar a implementação da ZCLCA e acelerar a integração dos mercados africanos.”

O Sr. Stephen Teang, Director-Geral da BSMART Technology Ltd, afirmou: “Esta linha de crédito proporciona um apoio importante às ambições de crescimento da BSMART e reflecte uma forte confiança na Garantia da EAC. Agradecemos ao Afreximbank pela sua parceria e apoio.”

O Secretariado da EAC iniciou a fase-piloto da Garantia Aduaneira da EAC no Uganda em 2025. Seguiu-se a adesão e participação do Ruanda e do Burundi em Janeiro de 2026 e o lançamento oficial na 25.ª Cimeira dos Chefes de Estado, em Março de 2026. Através da plataforma digital da Garantia, um agente que transporte mercadorias por vários países pode fazê-lo em formato digital, em vez de ter de passar pelo tradicional processo de apresentação física de documentos em cada posto fronteiriço, reduzindo assim os trâmites administrativos e evitando atrasos.

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Sobre o Afreximbank:
O Banco Africano de Exportação e Importação (Afreximbank) é uma instituição financeira multilateral pan-africana com mandato para financiar e promover o comércio intra e extra-africano. Há mais de 30 anos que o Banco utiliza estruturas inovadoras para oferecer soluções de financiamento que apoiam a transformação da estrutura do comércio africano, acelerando a industrialização e o comércio intra-regional, impulsionando assim a expansão económica em África. Apoiante firme do Acordo de Comércio Livre Continental Africano (ACLCA), o Afreximbank lançou um Sistema Pan-Africano de Pagamento e Liquidação (PAPSS) que foi adoptado pela União Africana (UA) como plataforma de pagamento e liquidação para sustentar a implementação da ZCLCA. Em colaboração com o Secretariado da ZCLCA e a UA, o Banco criou um Fundo de Ajustamento de 10 mil milhões de dólares para apoiar os países que participam de forma efectiva na ZCLCA. No final de Dezembro de 2025, o total de activos e passivos contingentes do Afreximbank atingiu mais de 48,5 mil milhões de USD, e os seus fundos próprios totalizaram 8,4 mil milhões de USD. O Afreximbank tem notações de grau de investimento atribuídas pela China Chengxin International Credit Rating Co., Ltd (CCXI) (AAA), pela GCR (A), pela Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) (A-) e pela Moody’s (Baa2)  e pela S&P Global Ratings (BBB+). O Afreximbank evoluiu para uma entidade de grupo que inclui o Banco, a sua subsidiária de fundo de impacto de acções, denominada Fundo para o Desenvolvimento das Exportações em África (FEDA), e a sua subsidiária de gestão de seguros, AfrexInsure (em conjunto, “o Grupo”). O Banco tem a sua sede em Cairo, Egipto.

Para mais informações, visite: www.Afreximbank.com.

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South Africa’s minibus taxi industry has lessons for policymakers on how informal systems work

Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Siyabulela Christopher Fobosi, Senior Researcher, UNESCO ‘Oliver Tambo’ Chair of Human Rights, University of Fort Hare, University of Fort Hare

Two recent books draw on more than a decade of research into South Africa’s minibus taxi industry. A Fork in the Road? The Formalisation of South Africa’s Minibus Taxi Industry and Blood on the Tar, Hope on the Horizon: South Africa’s Minibus Taxi Industry in Global Perspective examine formalisation, labour precarity, regulation, governance, violence, mobility and social justice. Siyabulela Christopher Fobosi sets out why the two books raise a question: whose knowledge counts when attempting to understand and transform African institutions?

Why do labels matter?

South Africa’s minibus taxi industry is often described through terms such as “informal”, “unregulated”, “illegal” or “difficult to govern”. These descriptions capture some realities. The industry has serious problems, like working conditions, exploitation, violence and conflict.

The labels used to describe the taxi industry can also obscure another reality: that it contains extensive knowledge, organisation and social practices developed by the people who work in and depend on it.

Taxi drivers know their routes. Operators understand the economic pressures of the industry. Marshals, who manage taxi ranks, understand how to coordinate taxis, control queues and direct passenger flows. Commuters understand where the system works and where it fails. Communities know what inaccessible transport means for their everyday lives.

The question is not whether this knowledge should replace scientific, technical or governmental knowledge. It should not. The question is why it is so often treated as less authoritative.

This is where African philosophy and epistemology – the study of knowledge and how it is produced and validated – become particularly relevant.

Take the word “informal”.

In South Africa, the minibus taxi industry is routinely described as part of the informal economy. Yet “informal” can easily become synonymous with being unorganised, backward, temporary or deficient.

An institution can be informal without being disorganised.

What are your books about?

The books span sociology, politics, law, social work and infrastructure. They place the taxi industry within broader questions of mobility, inequality, governance and justice.

In Blood on the Tar, Hope on the Horizon I argue that the problems confronting the industry cannot simply be understood as criminality or disorder but must be connected to historical deregulation, economic pressures and failures of governance.

A Fork in the Road examines the formalisation of South Africa’s minibus taxi industry against its historical development, labour relations and relationship with the state.

Rather than treating formalisation as a straightforward technical process, it raises questions about what is gained, what is lost and whose interests are served when an informal institution is brought under greater state regulation.

The industry has associations, social networks, rules, norms, hierarchies and systems of coordination. Its organisation may not always resemble that of the formal institutions through which the state prefers to govern, but this does not mean that organisation is absent.

This distinction matters.

If policymakers begin with the assumption that informal institutions are simply incomplete versions of formal ones, they may overlook the social systems that already make those institutions work.

What approach would be better?

Instead of asking how to formalise the taxi industry, we might ask what formalisation means in this particular African context. And then, what knowledge already exists within the industry that should inform its transformation.

Formalisation programmes have not always changed what workers experience.

My research into the Taxi Recapitalisation Programme examined its impact on precarious working conditions in the minibus taxi industry in Johannesburg. The programme was designed to phase out old vehicles. It showed that replacing vehicles or introducing formal regulations does not automatically make jobs safer. A policy can change the physical infrastructure of an industry without transforming its social relations.

Institutions are lived and reproduced by people.

Consider a taxi driver who has spent 20 years working in the industry. That driver may not have a university qualification in transport planning, economics or sociology. But they may know a lot from experience.

They may know why passengers choose particular routes, how informal agreements operate, how disputes are managed, how regulations affect work and why certain government interventions succeed while others fail.

A marshal may possess detailed knowledge of how a rank functions. A commuter may know that a technically completed road is still unusable. An operator may understand economic pressures that do not appear in official statistics.

Such knowledge should not automatically be treated as truth. Experience can be partial, contradictory or self-interested. But neither should it be dismissed simply because it was not produced in a university, government office or consultancy.

Recognising people as knowers does not mean accepting everything they say. It means recognising that they have something to contribute to the production of knowledge.

What about the question of invisibility?

Millions of South Africans depend on the industry for mobility, yet the people who make that mobility possible can remain largely invisible in public policy debates.

Workers may be invisible not only as workers, but also as producers of knowledge.

Their experiences become data collected by someone else. Their stories become evidence interpreted by someone else. Their realities become policy problems defined by someone else.

Mobility determines whether people can reach work, education, healthcare and other opportunities. A transport system can therefore reproduce or reduce inequality.

And if we want to understand that inequality, we need to listen to those who experience it.

African philosophy offers another useful perspective through ubuntu, particularly the work of South African philosopher Mogobe Ramose.

Ubuntu is often reduced to the phrase “I am because we are”. Its deeper philosophical significance concerns relationality: the idea that human existence and flourishing are profoundly connected to relationships with others.

This provides an interesting lens through which to understand the taxi industry.

What is the key take-away from your work?

That Africa should not merely be a place where theories developed elsewhere are applied. African realities can also produce theoretical knowledge.

A Fork in the Road? asks us to reconsider how we understand formalisation, informality, labour and the taxi industry’s place in South Africa’s economy and society.

Blood on the Tar, Hope on the Horizon connects the taxi industry to wider questions of mobility, justice, citizenship, governance and structural inequality. Its comparative perspective also demonstrates that the challenges facing informal public transport are not uniquely South African.

Together, the books suggest that the taxi industry is not simply a transport problem waiting to be solved.

It is also a site from which we can learn about South African society.

It reveals the limits of simple distinctions between formal and informal.

It exposes the difficulties of state-centred approaches to governance.

It shows how social networks can simultaneously create resilience and inequality.

It demonstrates how workers can be economically indispensable while institutionally marginalised.

And it shows why lived experience matters when designing policy.

African philosophy therefore has something important to contribute to contemporary debates about South Africa’s development.

– South Africa’s minibus taxi industry has lessons for policymakers on how informal systems work
– https://theconversation.com/south-africas-minibus-taxi-industry-has-lessons-for-policymakers-on-how-informal-systems-work-291033

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Afreximbank organisera à Gaborone, Botswana son premier événement conjoint réunissant le Séminaire sur le financement du commerce et le Forum sur la conformité

Source: Africa Press Organisation – French

  • Ce programme conjoint inédit réunira l’expertise en matière de financement du commerce et de conformité afin de stimuler le commerce intra-africain.
  • Le Forum sur la conformité examinera comment des cadres plus solides et mieux coordonnés peuvent approfondir l’intégration économique africaine et faciliter le commerce international.
  • Le Séminaire sur le financement du commerce réunira des acteurs clés du secteur pour explorer des solutions visant à renforcer les chaînes de valeur régionales, à combler le déficit de financement du commerce en Afrique et à soutenir la mise en œuvre de la ZLECAf.

Pour la première fois, Afreximbank (https://www.Afreximbank.com/) réunira deux de ses programmes annuels phares dédiés au partage des connaissances et au renforcement des capacités — le Séminaire 2026 d’Afreximbank sur le financement du commerce et le Forum d’Afreximbank sur la conformité. Cet événement rassemblera des leaders du secteur, des décideurs politiques et des experts afin de renforcer le financement du commerce, la conformité et la transformation économique de l’Afrique.

Organisé en partenariat avec le Botswana Investment and Trade Centre [Centre du commerce et d’investissement du Botswana-BITC], ce programme conjoint se tiendra au Gaborone International Convention Centre, au Botswana, du 16 au 18 novembre 2026.

Cet événement combiné réunira les communautés financière, réglementaire et commerciale de l’Afrique Globale pour échanger des connaissances, partager des points de vue et examiner comment des cadres plus robustes en matière de financement du commerce et de conformité peuvent soutenir le commerce, l’investissement, l’industrialisation et l’intégration économique.

L’atelier sur l’affacturage, prévu le 19 novembre, prolongera les discussions en abordant le rôle de l’affacturage et d’autres solutions alternatives de financement du commerce dans le soutien aux entreprises et l’élargissement de l’accès au financement.

Le Séminaire 2026 d’Afreximbank sur le financement du commerce (ATFS2026) se tiendra sous le thème : « Le financement du commerce à l’ère de la ZLECAf : chaînes de valeur résilientes, infrastructures et intégration des marchés ». Il examinera comment le financement du commerce peut soutenir la mise en œuvre de la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLECAf), renforcer les chaînes de valeur régionales, financer les infrastructures favorisant les échanges et accélérer l’intégration économique à travers le continent.

M. Haytham El Maayergi, Vice-président exécutif, Global Trade Bank, Afreximbank, a déclaré : « L’ATFS2026 intervient à un moment charnière pour le commerce africain. La ZLECAf crée un marché plus vaste et plus intégré, mais sa réussite dépendra de notre capacité à financer les échanges, les chaînes de valeur et les infrastructures qui relient les économies africaines. En réunissant des professionnels du financement du commerce, de la conformité et des marchés, nous visons à transformer cette opportunité en davantage d’opérations bancables, des chaînes de valeur régionales plus solides et une augmentation du commerce intra-africain ».

M. Keletsositse Olebile, Directeur général du Botswana Investment and Trade Centre, a déclaré :

« Il s’agit d’une occasion importante pour le Botswana d’accueillir des délégués venus de toute l’Afrique et d’ailleurs, tout en mettant en valeur la chaleur de notre accueil et notre hospitalité. »

« Le Botswana est fier de s’associer à Afreximbank pour accueillir le Forum sur la conformité, le Séminaire sur le financement du commerce et l’Atelier sur l’affacturage. Ces événements mettront en exergue le rôle croissant du Botswana en tant que plaque tournante régionale du commerce et de l’investissement, ainsi que son engagement en faveur du développement économique et de la coopération continentale

Le Forum d’Afreximbank sur la conformité 2026 (ACF2026) se déroulera sous le thème : « Une meilleure conformité pour un meilleur commerce : Tirer parti de la conformité pour promouvoir des réglementations africaines favorisant l’intégration économique et commerciale intra-africaine ».

M. Idrissa Diop, Directeur de la conformité d’Afreximbank, a déclaré : « La conformité doit être considérée non pas comme une simple obligation réglementaire, mais plutôt comme un levier essentiel d’un commerce fondé sur la confiance, résilient et durable. »

« Dans le cadre de l’ACF2026, nous entendons réunir les institutions qui façonnent l’architecture financière et commerciale de l’Afrique afin de dégager des solutions concrètes permettant d’harmoniser les normes de conformité, de gérer les risques émergents et de réduire les obstacles inutiles au commerce intra-africain et à la croissance des entreprises.

Pour plus d’informations sur l’ACF2026 et l’ATFS2026, ainsi que les modalités d’inscription, sont disponibles sur le site: https://apo-opa.co/4AsLd6p

Distribué par APO Group pour Afreximbank.

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À propos d’Afreximbank : 
La Banque Africaine d’Import-Export (Afreximbank) est une institution financière multilatérale panafricaine dédiée au financement et à la promotion du commerce intra et extra-africain. Depuis 30 ans, Afreximbank déploie des structures innovantes pour fournir des solutions de financement qui facilitent la transformation de la structure du commerce africain et accélèrent l’industrialisation et le commerce intrarégional, soutenant ainsi l’expansion économique en Afrique. Fervente défenseur de l’Accord sur la Zone de Libre-Échange Continentale Africaine (ZLECAf), Afreximbank a lancé les le Système panafricain de paiement et de règlement (PAPSS) qui a été adopté par l’Union africaine (UA) comme la plateforme de paiement et de règlement devant appuyer la mise en œuvre de la ZLECAf. En collaboration avec le Secrétariat de la ZLECAf et l’UA, la Banque a mis en place un Fonds d’ajustement de 10 milliards de dollars US pour aider les pays à participer de manière effective à la ZLECAf. À la fin de décembre 2025, le total des actifs et des garanties de la Banque s’élevait à environ 48,5 milliards de dollars US et les fonds de ses actionnaires s’établissaient à 8,4 milliards de dollars US. Afreximbank est notée AAA par China Chengxin International Credit Rating Co., Ltd (CCXI), A par GCR, A- par Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) et Baa2 par Moody’s. Moody’s (Baa2) et S&P Global Ratings (BBB+). La Banque a son siège social au Caire, en Égypte. 

Pour de plus amples informations, veuillez visiter www.Afreximbank.com

À propos du Botswana Investment and Trade Centre [Centre d’investissement et de commerce du Botswana] :
Le Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) a été créé par une loi du Parlement en 2012 en tant qu’organisme intégré de promotion des investissements et du commerce (ITPA). Son mandat englobe la promotion et l’attraction des investissements, la promotion et le développement des exportations, ainsi que la gestion de l’image de marque nationale. Jouant un rôle clé dans l’économie du Botswana, le BITC encourage et facilite les investissements nationaux ainsi que les projets d’expansion, promeut les produits fabriqués localement sur les marchés régionaux et internationaux, contribue à l’amélioration du climat des affaires par le plaidoyer, accroît la participation des citoyens à l’économie et crée des emplois durables. Le BITC héberge le « Botswana One Stop Service Centre », un guichet unique destiné à faciliter les démarches des investisseurs.

Pour plus d’informations, veuillez consulter le site : www.BITC.co.bw

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O Afreximbank vai realizar o primeiro Seminário de Financiamento Comercial e Fórum de Conformidade em Gaberone, Botswana

Source: Africa Press Organisation – Portuguese –

  • O programa conjunto, de grande importância, vai reunir conhecimentos especializados em financiamento comercial e conformidade para promover o comércio intra-africano.
  • O Fórum de Conformidade vai explorar como os quadros normativos mais sólidos e coordenados podem aprofundar a integração económica africana e facilitar o comércio internacional.
  • O Seminário de Financiamento Comercial vai reunir os principais especialistas na área do financiamento comercial para explorar soluções que possam tornar as cadeias de valor regionais mais fortes, colmatar a lacuna de financiamento comercial em África e apoiar a implementação da ZCLCA.

Pela primeira vez, o Afreximbank (https://www.Afreximbank.com/) vai reunir dois dos seus principais programas anuais de partilha de conhecimentos e reforço de capacidades – o Seminário de Financiamento Comercial do Afreximbank de 2026 e o Fórum de Conformidade do Afreximbank, que vão reunir líderes do sector, decisores políticos e especialistas no sentido de reforçar o financiamento comercial, a conformidade e a transformação económica de África.

Organizado em parceria com o Centro de Investimento e Comércio do Botswana [Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC)], o programa combinado terá lugar no Centro Internacional de Convenções de Gaberone, Botswana, de 16 a 18 de Novembro de 2026.

O Seminário de Financiamento Comercial e o Fórum de Conformidade, realizados em conjunto, reunirão as comunidades financeiras, reguladoras e comerciais da África Global para o intercâmbio de conhecimentos, a partilha de pontos de vista e a exploração de formas como quadros mais sólidos de financiamento comercial e conformidade podem apoiar o comércio, o investimento, a industrialização e a integração económica.

O Workshop sobre Cessão Financeira [Factoring], a ser realizado a 19 de Novembro, alargará os debates ao papel da cessão financeira e de outras soluções alternativas de financiamento comercial no apoio às empresas e na expansão do acesso ao financiamento.

O Seminário de Financiamento Comercial do Afreximbank 2026 (ATFS2026) decorrerá sob o temae “Financiamento Comercial na Era da ZCLCA: Cadeias de Valor Resilientes, Infra-estruturas e Integração de Mercados.” O evento deverá analisar de que forma o financiamento do comércio pode apoiar a implementação da Zona de Comércio Livre Continental Africana (ZCLCA) e fortalecer as cadeias de valor regionais, financiar infra-estruturas que facilitem o comércio e acelerar a integração económica em todo o continente.

O Sr. Haytham El Maayergi, Vice-Presidente Executivo do Banco de Comércio Global do Afreximbank, afirmou: “O ATFS2026 surge num momento crítico para o comércio africano. A ZCLCA está a criar um mercado maior e mais integrado, mas o seu sucesso dependerá da nossa capacidade de financiar o comércio, as cadeias de valor e as infra-estruturas que ligam as economias africanas. Ao reunir profissionais das áreas do financiamento do comércio, da conformidade e do mercado, pretendemos transformar essa oportunidade em transacções mais viáveis do ponto de vista financeiro, cadeias de valor regionais mais fortes e um aumento do comércio intra-africano.”

O Sr. Keletsositse Olebile, Director Executivo do Centro de Investimento e Comércio do Botswana, afirmou:

“Esta é uma oportunidade importante para o Botswana receber delegados de toda África e além-fronteiras, ao mesmo tempo que demonstra o calor e a hospitalidade do nosso país.

O Botswana orgulha-se de estabelecer uma parceria com o Afreximbank para acolher o Fórum de Conformidade, o Seminário de Financiamento Comercial e o Workshop de Cessão Financeira [Factoring]. Estes eventos irão destacar o papel crescente do Botswana como centro regional de comércio e investimento, bem como o seu compromisso com o avanço do desenvolvimento económico e da cooperação continental.”

O Fórum de Conformidade do Afreximbank 2026 (ACF2026) decorrerá sob o tema “Melhor Conformidade, Melhor Comércio: Aproveitar a Conformidade para Promover Regulamentações Africanas que Impulsionem a Integração Económica e Comercial Intra-africana.”

O Sr. Idrissa Diop, Director de Conformidade do Afreximbank, afirmou: “A conformidade deve ser reconhecida não apenas como uma obrigação regulamentar, mas como um facilitador essencial de um comércio de confiança, resiliente e sustentável.

Através do ACF2026, pretendemos reunir as instituições que dão forma à arquitectura financeira e comercial de África para identificar formas práticas de alinhar as normas de conformidade, gerir riscos emergentes e reduzir barreiras desnecessárias ao comércio intra-africano e ao crescimento dos negócios.”

Para mais informações sobre o ACF2026 e o ATFS2026, bem como sobre as inscrições, consulte o website https://apo-opa.co/4AsLd6p

Distribuído pelo Grupo APO para Afreximbank.

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Gestor de Comunicações e Eventos (Relações com a Imprensa)
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Sobre o Afreximbank:
O Banco Africano de Exportação e Importação (Afreximbank) é uma instituição financeira multilateral pan-africana com mandato para financiar e promover o comércio intra e extra-africano. Há mais de 30 anos que o Banco utiliza estruturas inovadoras para oferecer soluções de financiamento que apoiam a transformação da estrutura do comércio africano, acelerando a industrialização e o comércio intra-regional, impulsionando assim a expansão económica em África. Apoiante firme do Acordo de Comércio Livre Continental Africano (ACLCA), o Afreximbank lançou um Sistema Pan-Africano de Pagamento e Liquidação (PAPSS) que foi adoptado pela União Africana (UA) como plataforma de pagamento e liquidação para sustentar a implementação da ZCLCA. Em colaboração com o Secretariado da ZCLCA e a UA, o Banco criou um Fundo de Ajustamento de 10 mil milhões de dólares para apoiar os países que participam de forma efectiva na ZCLCA. No final de Dezembro de 2025, o total de activos e passivos contingentes do Afreximbank atingiu mais de 48,5 mil milhões de USD, e os seus fundos próprios totalizaram 8,4 mil milhões de USD. O Afreximbank tem notações de grau de investimento atribuídas pela China Chengxin International Credit Rating Co., Ltd (CCXI) (AAA), pela GCR (A), pela Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) (A-) e pela Moody’s (Baa2)  e pela S&P Global Ratings (BBB+). O Banco tem a sua sede em Cairo, Egipto.

Para mais informações, visite: www.Afreximbank.com.

Sobre o Centro de Investimento e Comércio do Botswana:
O Centro de Investimento e Comércio do Botswana – BITC – foi criado por uma lei do Parlamento em 2012 como uma Autoridade Integrada de Promoção do Investimento e do Comércio (ITPA), com um mandato que abrange a promoção e a captação de investimento, a promoção e o desenvolvimento das exportações e a gestão da marca nacional. Através do seu importante papel na economia do Botswana, o BITC angaria e facilita o investimento e a expansão a nível nacional, promove os produtos fabricados localmente nos mercados regionais e internacionais, contribui para a melhoria do clima de investimento através da defesa de políticas, aumenta a participação dos cidadãos na economia e cria oportunidades de emprego sustentáveis. O BITC acolhe o Centro de Serviços Integrados do Botswana, que é um centro de apoio integrado aos investidores.                             

Para mais informações, visite: www.BITC.co.bw

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81e Assemblée générale des Nations Unies : Le Burkina Faso, le Mali et le Niger se consultent pour s’assurer que la voix de la Confédération AES soit entendue avec dignité

Source: Africa Press Organisation – French


La 81e session de l’Assemblée générale des Nations Unies s’ouvre le 22 septembre à New York, aux États-Unis.

La Confédération des États du Sahel a l’intention d’apporter une contribution significative à cet événement mondial, en mettant en lumière les aspirations des peuples de la région de la confédération ainsi que la vision et les idéaux défendus par leurs dirigeants.

C’est à ce titre que les ministres des Affaires étrangères du Burkina Faso, de la République du Mali et de la République du Niger, ainsi que les chefs des missions diplomatiques de ces trois pays à Washington et New York, ont tenu une réunion préparatoire le soir du dimanche 21 septembre.

Leur tâche était de revoir le programme général et de s’accorder sur les éléments linguistiques qui devaient caractériser les différentes interventions, l’objectif étant d’agir de manière cohérente, notamment dans le cadre de l’événement parallèle sur la Confédération des États du Sahel qui sera dirigé par les chefs de la diplomatie des trois pays.

« Le seul mot d’ordre est d’agir dans la direction de la consolidation de la Confédération AES, c’est aussi d’agir dans la direction de la continuité de la bataille pour la correction des récits sur l’espace confédéral. Nous sommes ici pour porter nous-mêmes la voix de l’AES et ne pas laisser d’autres acteurs parler à notre place », déclare le ministre des Affaires étrangères du Burkina Faso.

Bien avant cette réunion, le camarade ministre Karamoko Jean Marie TRAORÉ et les membres de la délégation burkinabe qu’il dirige cette année à l’Assemblée générale de l’ONU ont eu des discussions à la Mission permanente du Burkina Faso à New York.

Lors de cette réunion, le ministre TRAORÉ a donné des indications aux membres de la délégation pour une participation correspondant aux instructions du camarade président de Faso et du camarade Premier ministre.

Tout en félicitant les chefs des missions diplomatiques du Burkina Faso à Washington et à New York pour le travail accompli à l’avance, il a invité chaque membre de la délégation à travailler dans un esprit d’équipe et d’engagement pour la participation réussie du Burkina Faso à cette session de l’Assemblée générale des Nations Unies.

Distribué par APO Group pour Ministère des Affaires étrangères, Burkina Faso.

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Ethiopia’s armed opposition unites against Abiy Ahmed: 5 reads on the country’s political struggles

Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Julius Maina, Regional Editor East Africa, The Conversation

Seven Ethiopian armed groups have announced a new alliance aimed at overthrowing the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

The so-called Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for Survival was unveiled in September 2026. It arrives at a time when Abiy is grappling with armed conflict and deepening political and ethnic divisions. There is fighting in the Amhara region between federal forces and local insurgents. Meanwhile, rising tensions in Tigray have sparked fears of renewed war. These are only two flashpoints in a sea of political divisions that war, elections and national dialogue have so far failed to heal.

The Conversation Africa has published extensively on Ethiopia’s attempts to hold the country together. Here are five essential reads.

National dialogue struggles to bridge the divide

Ethiopia launched a national dialogue process in 2022 after a stop to a two-year war in Tigray. The process aims to address the grievances that have led to decades of political instability and violence.

Some political actors have been left out of the process, however. They include armed groups like the Oromo Liberation Army, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and the Amhara Fano. Yet they are central to ongoing conflicts. They have now become part of the alliance of seven groups against Abiy’s government.

In a recent paper, Dereje Melese Liyew examined why the dialogue process is facing a crisis. He explains its weaknesses and what this means for Ethiopia’s efforts to resolve political conflicts without resorting to violence.

Read more: Ethiopia’s national dialogue was meant to heal the nation, but divisions are deepening

Battle for democracy

Abiy’s arrival in power in 2018 brought hopes of more political freedom. Political prisoners were released and restrictions on the media were eased.

But a stable democratic settlement didn’t follow. And the interventions weren’t Ethiopia’s first attempt at democratic governance. A culture of solving political differences with conflict, the absence of strong political institutions and ethnic polarisation have led to disagreements about the Ethiopian state.

Terefe Gebreyesus has examined what Ethiopia needs to get democracy right. In his view, four things are missing: sustained economic growth, political elites committed to democratic rules, independent political institutions, and international pressure.

Read more: Ethiopia’s two bids at democracy have failed: what it will take to succeed

Ethiopia’s past

One reason building a common political future has been so difficult is that Ethiopians do not share a common interpretation of their past.

Political movements have repeatedly drawn on competing ideas about the state, ethnicity, marginalisation and national identity. These histories shape present-day arguments over how Ethiopia should be organised.

Ethiopia needs a new rallying point instead of recycling its painful past, argues Mohammed Girma. He notes that returning to contested historical narratives can be divisive. Ethiopia instead needs a shared political project that can bring its different communities together.

Read more: Ethiopia needs a new rallying point instead of recycling its painful past

Changing leaders won’t fix everything

Debates about Ethiopia’s political future frequently focus on the enormous power of the prime minister. Would term limits help address this?

Under Ethiopia’s system, prime ministers get their authority from parliament. They remain in office for as long as a majority in parliament is willing to support them. There are no fixed term limits.

However, limiting an individual leader’s time in office cannot by itself make democratic institutions stronger. The deeper issue is how political power is organised and constrained, says Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam, who has studied Ethiopia’s constitutional design and law.

He argues that meaningful political competition and mechanisms that make the government accountable matter alongside rules for how long a leader can remain in office.

Read more: Should Ethiopia limit how long its prime minister can serve? Why this won’t fix a deeper democracy problem

What unites Ethiopia?

Amid political fragmentation, Ethiopian leaders have sought symbols capable of creating a shared sense of national purpose. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has been one of the most prominent.

The massive hydroelectric project was formally initiated by Meles Zenawi. He served as president of Ethiopia from 1991 to 1995, and as prime minister from 1995 until his death in 2012. And as early as the 1950s, Emperor Haile Selassie recognised the potential of a dam for Ethiopia’s developmental needs.

But can a development project create political unity? Namhla Thando Matshanda notes that the dam offers a rare potential rallying point in a country where competing visions of national identity have repeatedly fuelled political tensions.

Read more: Ethiopia has struggled to build national unity: can its big new dam deliver it?

– Ethiopia’s armed opposition unites against Abiy Ahmed: 5 reads on the country’s political struggles
– https://theconversation.com/ethiopias-armed-opposition-unites-against-abiy-ahmed-5-reads-on-the-countrys-political-struggles-292619

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South Africa will not be moved in defence of UN Charter – Lamola

Source: Government of South Africa

South Africa will not be moved in defence of UN Charter – Lamola

By Dikeledi Molobela 

New York, USA – South Africa will continue to defend the principles of the United Nations Charter, international law and multilateralism, despite the challenges associated with taking a stand on global conflicts. 

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola said this on Monday while addressing a special event, “We Shall Not Be Moved: A Special Event in Honour of the UN Charter,” at The Riverside Church, in New York. 

Lamola said South Africa’s own liberation struggle has demonstrated the power of international solidarity. 

He said the country’s commitment to international law was reflected in its decision to approach the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the  United Nations (UN) principal judicial organ, over Israel’s alleged violations of the Genocide Convention.

“When we approached the ICJ, the UN’s principal judicial organ, to challenge Israel’s violation of the Genocide Convention, we did so as part of our commitment to upholding and defending international law and multilateral institutions,” Lamola said.

He said South Africa had taken the action because it understood the impact that global solidarity had played in ending apartheid.

“In so doing, we summoned the same global solidarity that broke apartheid in South Africa to help dismantle the apartheid under which Palestinians continue to live.”

Lamola used the historic significance of The Riverside Church to frame South Africa’s current position on international peace and justice.

He recalled that civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “Beyond Vietnam” speech at the church on 4 April 1967, while former President Nelson Mandela addressed a crowd at the same venue shortly after his release from prison in 1990.

Lamola said both leaders’ messages remained relevant to the current global environment.

“Sadly, as we gather here today, the words of Dr King and President Mandela speak to our times with renewed urgency,” he said.

Turning to the situation in Palestine, Lamola said Palestinians continued to face severe suffering, while Israel’s actions were threatening prospects for a two-State solution.

“For Palestinians, the age of freedom is yet to dawn. The hour of peace is yet to strike.

“And every day, Israel’s actions – the annexation of Palestinian land, the destruction of their means of life, and wanton violence in Gaza and the West Bank – threaten to crush all prospects for a two-state solution,” he said. 

He said South Africa could not ignore what was happening to Palestinians.

“This is why we cannot afford to bury international law.”

He also pointed to the destruction of hospitals, schools, sanitation and water infrastructure in Gaza, and cited the psychological impact of the conflict on children.

Defending multilateralism

The Minister said South Africa’s position forms part of a broader commitment to strengthening the multilateral system and the principles underpinning the UN Charter.

“More than 80 years since its adoption, the UN Charter’s principles of fundamental human rights, the dignity and worth of every person, and the equal rights of nations, large and small, are more important than ever,” he said.

Lamola said the Hague Group represented countries working together to uphold an international order based on the rule of law.
“The Hague Group embodies that solidarity, camaraderie and shared conviction that concrete action is needed to uphold an international order based on the rule of law.”

He also linked the defence of multilateralism to broader global challenges, including inequality, the international financial architecture, climate change and Africa’s representation in global institutions.

“African countries are under-represented in institutions where decisions affecting our future are made,” Lamola said.

He said the international community is also facing major conflict and humanitarian crises, including in Sudan, the Middle East and the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, while the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues.

‘Silence is not golden’

The Minister acknowledged that South Africa’s position has attracted questions about whether the country should instead focus on domestic socioeconomic challenges or avoid confrontation with powerful states.

He said South Africa had nevertheless chosen to act based on its historical experience of international solidarity.

“But we choose to act because silence is not golden. In the face of grave injustice, silence is complicity.” 

He said South Africa’s experience of the anti-apartheid struggle had created an obligation to support other people facing oppression.

“As one of the 20th century’s greatest beneficiaries of international solidarity, we have no choice but to act despite trial and challenges we face as a result of our choice to act in defence of humanity,” the Minister said. 

He said countries supporting the cause were growing in number and reaffirmed South Africa’s determination to continue advocating for international law, peace and justice.

“Today we declare that indeed we are many. Our numbers are growing. We will not move. We shall not be moved,” Lamola said. 

He concluded by invoking the historic resistance of the people of Sophiatown to apartheid-era forced removals.

“Let me conclude by borrowing another rallying cry from the people of Sophiatown, South Africa, who, a little over 70 years ago, took racial segregation head-on and declared in the face of apartheid’s bulldozers: We will not move. Ons Dak Nie. Ons Phola Hier. Amandla!” – SAnews.gov.za

 

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Des brûlures sévères compromettent la scolarité d’une enfant

Source: Africa Press Organisation – French

Pendant des années, Adama a assisté, impuissante, au repli de sa fille Jaminatu sur elle-même. De graves contractures dues à des brûlures ont contraint cette fillette de 11 ans à quitter l’école et à vivre dans l’isolement.

« Jaminatu n’arrivait pas à avoir des contacts sociaux par peur qu’on se moque d’elle», révèle Adama. « Je pleurais beaucoup à cause de ça. »

Les contractures touchant l’aisselle et le coude gauches de Jaminatu limitaient fortement les mouvements de son bras, et rendaient les activités quotidiennes difficiles. Jaminatu passait donc la plupart de son temps seule à l’intérieur.

« Je voulais aller à l’école, mais je ne pouvais pas. Voir les autres enfants faire des choses impossibles pour moi me brisait le cœur », confie-t-elle.

Les contractures sévères dues à des brûlures entraînent un blocage des articulations dans des positions anormales. Lorsqu’elles ne sont pas traitées, comme dans le cas de Jaminatu, elles peuvent considérablement affecter la capacité d’une personne à aller à l’école et à accomplir ses tâches quotidiennes.

La brûlure de Jaminatu provient d’un tragique accident d’eau bouillante. Confrontée à des frais médicaux inabordables, la famille n’avait d’autre choix que de se tourner vers des remèdes traditionnels inefficaces, laissant Jaminatu avec des cicatrices visibles et une contracture sévère. Après avoir fait des allers-retours dans les hôpitaux publics sans qu’aucune solution claire ne se profile, les rêves qu’Adama nourrissait depuis longtemps pour l’éducation de sa fille semblaient anéantis.

Pourtant, elle continait d’espérer. Puis, un jour, une émission de radio a incité la famille à contacter Mercy Ships pour une opération à bord du Global Mercy™ amarré à Freetown, en Sierra Leone. L’opération de chirurgie reconstructive de Jaminatu, qui a duré trois heures et demie, a été menée par le Dr Tertius Venter, chirurgien plasticien sud-africain bénévole, qui a souligné que les brûlures touchent particulièrement les populations les plus vulnérables.

« On ne constate pas ce genre de conséquences des brûlures dans les pays à revenus élevés », explique le Dr Venter. « Ainsi, ce qui n’est souvent qu’une brûlure superficielle s’infecte et, avec le temps, se transforme en une brûlure très profonde entraînant une importante perte de peau. Et la seule façon pour le corps de guérir est de rapprocher les bords de la peau. Si cela se produit au niveau d’une articulation, on se retrouve avec une articulation qui ne fonctionne plus. »

Des études scientifiques (https://apo-opa.co/4yWAy2p) confirment que les brûlures touchent de manière disproportionnée les populations des pays à revenus faibles ou limités. Près de 4 % des personnes interrogées en Sierra Leone avaient souffert d’un ou plusieurs types de brûlures, les enfants étant les plus touchés et les membres supérieurs figurant parmi les zones les plus affectées. Les enfants âgés de 0 à 4 ans représentaient la proportion la plus élevée, suivis par ceux âgés de 5 à 14 ans. Quatre-vingt-neuf pour cent des brûlures signalées étaient causées par des liquides chauds — comme celle de Jaminatu.

Après son opération, Jaminatu a entamé une rééducation intensive qui a duré près de six mois. À l’issue de ce parcours, elle a retrouvé toute la mobilité de son bras et a enfin surmonté les limitations physiques qui avaient marqué sa vie pendant deux ans.

Une fois parties du navire-hôpital, Jaminatu et Adama sont rentrées dans leur village. Leurs voisins, ravis, se sont précipités à leur rencontre pour les accueillir avec des cris de joie.

« A notre arrivée et à la vue de tout ce monde, j’étais tellement heureuse de cette marque de bienveillance pour ma fille », témoigne Adama, soulagée.

Pour elle, le rétablissement de Jaminatu signifiait bien plus qu’une simple récupération de sa mobilité ; elle retrouvait l’espoir de voir sa fille vivre hors de sa chambre, poursuivre ses études et saisir des opportunités qui lui avaient autrefois semblé hors de portée.

Distribué par APO Group pour Mercy Ships.

Contact presse :
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A propos de Mercy Ships :
Mercy Ships exploite des navires-hôpitaux qui fournissent des interventions chirurgicales gratuites ainsi que d’autres services de santé aux personnes ayant un accès limité à des soins médicaux sûrs. Organisation internationale confessionnelle, Mercy Ships se consacre entièrement, depuis plus de trois décennies, à des partenariats avec des nations africaines. En collaboration avec des partenaires locaux, Mercy Ships propose également des formations aux professionnels de santé et soutient la construction d’infrastructures médicales dans les pays afin de laisser un impact durable.  

Chaque année, plus de 2 500 professionnels bénévoles issus de plus de 70 pays servent à bord des deux plus grands navires-hôpitaux non gouvernementaux au monde, l’Africa Mercy® et le Global Mercy™. Des professionnels tels que des chirurgiens, dentistes, infirmiers, formateurs en santé, cuisiniers et ingénieurs mettent leur temps et leurs compétences au service de l’amélioration de l’accès à des soins chirurgicaux et anesthésiques sûrs. Mercy Ships a été fondée en 1978 et dispose de bureaux dans 16 pays ainsi que d’un Centre de Services Afrique à Dakar, au Sénégal.  

Pour plus d’informations, rendez-vous sur mercyships.org et suivez @MercyShips sur les réseaux sociaux.  

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Dangote apela à África para que mantenha o seu capital no continente, numa altura em que a industrialização assume um papel central no evento “Unstoppable Africa”

Source: Africa Press Organisation – Portuguese –

África deve deixar de enviar o seu capital para o estrangeiro e começar a investir no seu próprio futuro industrial, afirmou hoje Aliko Dangote, presidente e diretor executivo do Grupo Dangote, perante líderes empresariais globais no evento “Unstoppable Africa 2026”, ao apresentar uma visão ambiciosa para a industrialização africana, apoiada por milhares de milhões de dólares em investimento, nova capacidade de refinação e uma maior participação pública. 

Referindo-se à ascensão económica da Ásia, defendeu que África não pode desenvolver uma capacidade industrial comparável enquanto o seu próprio dinheiro continuar a fluir para bancos e mercados estrangeiros. Salientando a importância da Zona de Comércio Livre Continental Africana (ZCLCA) na criação da escala necessária para grandes projetos industriais, afirmou: “Temos de acreditar no nosso continente”, exortando as empresas a manterem-se empenhadas, apesar dos desafios que a construção de grandes organizações em África acarreta. “Assim que começamos, torna-se mais fácil. “Mas quanto mais tempo ficamos sem fazer nada, mais difícil se torna.” 

Com mais de 3000 líderes empresariais africanos e internacionais e chefes de Estado reunidos para o fórum de dois dias em Nova Iorque, o “Unstoppable Africa 2026” demonstrou a dimensão do interesse global nas oportunidades económicas de África e a vontade de estabelecer parcerias comerciais mais sólidas com o continente. 

Outro ponto de destaque foi a Iniciativa Empresarial Sul-Africana para o Impacto (South African Business Initiative for Impact, SABII), que colocou em evidência a proposta da África do Sul em matéria de negócios, investimento e parcerias. Os debates exploraram a forma como as oportunidades locais podem interagir com o capital global e traduzir-se num impacto económico tangível. 

Eine Zeidane, diretora do Departamento Africano do Fundo Monetário Internacional, destacou a importância das reformas estruturais, de mercados financeiros nacionais mais sólidos e de mercados africanos mais amplos, através da ZCLCA, para atrair investimento privado. 

As discussões centraram-se também na economia digital do continente, que se encontra em rápida expansão. Olugbenga Agboola, diretor executivo da Flutterwave, destacou a oportunidade representada pela população africana, jovem e cada vez mais conectada, referindo-se aos pagamentos digitais, à inteligência artificial e a outras tecnologias que podem ajudar as empresas a aceder aos mercados e a crescer. 

Elly Savatia, fundadora e diretora executiva da Signverse, destacou o potencial da tecnologia para promover a inclusão através das línguas gestuais africanas. Com um financiamento de 2 milhões de dólares da Google, a Signverse desenvolveu o maior conjunto de dados publicamente documentado para uma língua gestual africana até à data e está a criar uma estrutura que poderá ser alargada a várias línguas gestuais locais. 

No domínio do desporto, Sua Excelência Ndemupelila Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Presidente da Namíbia, assinou um acordo de parceria entre a Fundação Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (Fundação NNN) e a Fundação Queens of the Continent (QoTC), fundada por Chiney Ogwumike, duas vezes selecionada para o All-Star da WNBA e apresentadora da ESPN. Esta parceria histórica irá explorar oportunidades para apoiar a capacitação e o desenvolvimento dos jovens na Namíbia, com especial destaque para as raparigas e as jovens mulheres.

As indústrias criativas africanas assumem o seu lugar na cena mundial 

A economia criativa foi outro dos principais temas em destaque, tendo os oradores salientado a crescente capacidade das marcas, cineastas e inovadores tecnológicos africanos para conquistar públicos e mercados a nível global. 

Khanyi Mashimbiye, Diretora de Criação do Afreximbank, destacou o programa CANEX do Afreximbank, que estabelece ligações entre marcas de moda africanas e compradores internacionais através da Tranoï, em Paris e no Japão, e da Coterie, em Nova Iorque. Desde 2022, a iniciativa já garantiu mais de 120 acordos de comercialização, estando a marca zimbabuense Vanu Vanwerk atualmente presente em mais de 50 lojas em todo o mundo. 

Ao encerrar o fórum, a vice-secretária-geral da ONU, Amina J. Mohammed, afirmou: “Estamos a entrar numa nova era de tecnologia e inteligência artificial que irá moldar profundamente o futuro, e África tem uma enorme oportunidade de dar um salto qualitativo.” Tal como a industrialização transformou as economias e criou novas formas de trabalho, a IA pode abrir novos caminhos para o crescimento, a inovação e as oportunidades. África tem o talento e as ideias. O que precisamos é de oportunidades, infraestruturas e investimento para as implementar em grande escala. “Este é um momento em que África pode moldar a sua própria trajetória no domínio da IA, combinando o talento do continente com a tecnologia e as infraestruturas necessárias para construir o futuro.”

À medida que as conversações chegavam ao fim, a atenção centrou-se no trabalho prático que se avizinha: transformar o dinamismo do investimento em África em iniciativas capazes de gerar crescimento, emprego e valor económico duradouro.

Para ver as fotografias do evento, clique AQUI (https://apo-opa.co/3TJQpSP). Para ver os vídeos dos oradores e os destaques, visiteAQUI (https://apo-opa.co/477SpHE). O evento completo pode ser visto noCanal do YouTube do Unstoppable Africa (https://apo-opa.co/4xE0FKs).

Para mais informações sobre a GABI, visite o website GABI.UNGlobalCompact.org  

Distribuído pelo Grupo APO para Global Africa Business Initiative.

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South Africa, Vietnam relations will go ‘from strength to strength’ – DM Morolong

Source: Government of South Africa

South Africa, Vietnam relations will go ‘from strength to strength’ – DM Morolong

Deputy Minister in the Presidency Kenny Morolong has hailed relations between South Africa and Vietnam, noting that the relationship will only strengthen in the future.

The Deputy Minister delivered an address on Monday in Pretoria, during the 81st anniversary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

“We are confident that in the coming years and decades, relations between South Africa and Vietnam will continue to grow from strength to strength, to the mutual benefit of the peoples of our two countries and the regions we find ourselves in.

“In these turbulent times, when the international arena is marked by uncertainty and rapid change, South Africa and Vietnam stand stronger when they stand together. By joining hands, our two nations can chart a course through shifting global currents with confidence and clarity,” Morolong said.

The Deputy Minister added that country-to-country cooperation allows “our voices to ensure that our perspectives are heard in multilateral forums, and to safeguard our shared interests”.

“It enables us to turn challenges into opportunities: expanding trade, deepening political dialogue, and building resilience against global shocks.

“Together, South Africa and Vietnam can transform uncertainty into a platform for innovation and solidarity, proving that partnership is the surest compass in navigating an unpredictable world,” he said.

Deepening relations

South Africa and Vietnam share long-held diplomatic relations dating back to the dawn of democracy in 1993.

Most recently, President Cyril Ramaphosa embarked on an Official State Visit to the country in 2025.

“We have together established an Inter-Governmental Partnership Forum for Economic, Trade, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Co-operation aimed at facilitating cooperation in areas of mutual interest in 2004.

“In October 2025…we have both agreed to elevate our bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership. This milestone introduced a qualitative transformation in government-to-government engagement.

“This renewed engagement is marked by deeper political dialogue, strengthened economic and sectoral cooperation, and the establishment of more structured mechanisms for coordination purposes,” Morolong said.

He described 2025 as a representation of “culmination of decades of effort between South Africa and Vietnam to deepen and broaden our ties”, which ensured that the two countries’ shifts towards a “genuine partnership that delivers tangible benefits for the peoples of both nations”.

The Deputy Minister noted that at the regional and multilateral level, South Africa’s “engagement with Vietnam is increasingly situated within the broader context of South Africa’s expanding interaction” with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region.

“The ASEAN Sectoral Dialogue Partner status has created additional platforms for political dialogue and cooperation in Southeast Asia. Vietnam’s active role within ASEAN further enhances its significance as a gateway partner for South Africa’s regional objectives. 

“Concurrently, Vietnam has intensified its engagement with BRICS, including through participation in the Partner Country Model, reflecting converging interests in reforming global governance and strengthening South–South cooperation.

“These intersecting dynamics underscore Vietnam’s growing strategic relevance to South Africa across bilateral, regional and plurilateral dimensions, further reinforcing the need for sustained and appropriately resourced diplomatic engagement,” Morolong said. – SAnews.gov.za

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