{"id":151127,"date":"2025-02-17T17:56:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T16:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/afcfta-nigeria-gets-au-endorsement-for-promoting-digital-enterprise"},"modified":"2025-02-20T16:54:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T15:54:16","slug":"afcfta-nigeria-gets-au-endorsement-for-promoting-digital-enterprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/afcfta-nigeria-gets-au-endorsement-for-promoting-digital-enterprise","title":{"rendered":"AfCFTA: Nigeria gets AU endorsement for promoting digital enterprise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Following its impressive record of promoting digital enterprise and innovation, the African Union, AU, has endorsed Nigeria as the Digital Trade Champion for the continent under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area, AFCFTA, Digital Trade protocol.<\/p>\n<p>The endorsement came at the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government, which ended on Sunday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.<\/p>\n<p>The summit acknowledged Nigeria\u2019s role in advancing the implementation of the digital trade protocol adopted in February 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the protocol states that member countries are to develop eight annexes covering critical areas, including rules of origin, digital identities, cross-border data transfers, legitimate and legal public interest reasons for disclosing source code, online safety and security, emerging and advanced technologies, and financial technology.<\/p>\n<p>Making a presentation on the progress of the AfCFTA\u2019s digital trade protocol, Ex- President of Niger Republic and AU AfCFTA champion Mahamadou Issoufou indentified Nigeria as one of the leading country to convene the Digital Economy Roundtable in January.<\/p>\n<p>Issoufou had also stated that the gathering was pivotal in driving the digital trade agenda forward.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, no organisation, region, or continent has negotiated or adopted such a comprehensive legal instrument on digital trade, positioning the African continent to benefit from the digital economy for innovation and job creation.<\/p>\n<p>He also observed that young Africans are leaders in digital innovation, particularly in mobile banking and other digitally enabled services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThe AfCFTA Protocol on Digital Trade will establish a conducive environment for these young people to fully participate in Africa\u2019s digital economy,\u201d the former Nigerien President added.<\/p>\n<p>While reflecting on the Digital Economy Roundtable in Abuja, Issoufou lauded President Bola Tinubu and his administration for convening the event and inviting the AfCFTA Secretariat to participate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Following its impressive record of promoting digital enterprise and innovation, the African Union, AU, has endorsed Nigeria as the Digital Trade Champion for the continent under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area, AFCFTA, Digital Trade protocol. 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