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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr Gladys Mokhawa, says Botswana is fully committed to nurture closer cooperation with the African Union to promote the continent\u2019s economic growth.<\/b><\/p>\n

Launching the ministry\u2019s Foreign Policy Conversations programme, Dr Mokhawa said Botswana\u2019s recent ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement underscored the country\u2019s commitment to the AU agenda to foster intracontinental trade among African states and improve the continent\u2019s position in the global economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo honour this milestone and support the continent\u2019s vision of realising an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa driven by its own citizens, it was fitting to anchor the inaugural session on a key flagship of AfCFTA in line with Agenda 2063,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Dr Mokhawa said the Foreign Policy Conversations programme would provide an opportunity to exchange views and lessons, and give voice to ways in which African solutions could enhance livelihoods of people on the continent.<\/p>\n

She explained that the programme was part of the ministry\u2019s public diplomacy agenda which served to enhance Botswana\u2019s relations with the community of nations.<\/p>\n

She underscored that the country\u2019s foreign policy is underpinned by commitment to promotion of international norms that advance good governance, sustainable development, democracy, international peace and security.<\/p>\n

The AU Commission\u2019s vice chairperson, Dr Monique Nsanzabaganwa, commended Botswana for her commitment to the AfCFTA. She said it was imperative to accelerate the implementation of AfCFTA in order to give effect to one of the founding objectives of the AU, which was to coordinate and intensify cooperation among African countries to improve the livelihoods of all Africans.<\/p>\n

Nsanzabaganwa said one way to accelerate realisation of African unity was through Agenda 2063, which is AU\u2019s masterplan to transform Africa into a global powerhouse of the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is against this backdrop that the AU is this year committed to accelerate implementation of AfCFTA to ensure that it enhances Africa\u2019s economic position,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

However, she noted that there were a number of impediments to prompt implementation of the AfCFTA, which include slow recovery from COVID-19 and the impact of climate change on agricultural production. She observed that these factors had an adverse impact on both intracontinental and international trade by African states.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfrica currently accounts for 17 per cent of the global population and only 3 per cent of global Gross Domestic Product, as well as 2.7 percent of global trade,\u201d Nsanzabaganwa noted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese factors should demonstrate the urgent need to accelerate implementation of AfCFTA.\u201d<\/p>\n

She emphasised one of the aspirations of Agenda 2063 is to build Africa whose development is people-driven and relies on the potential of Africans, especially women and youth.<\/p>\n

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