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- Support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
- Illicit Financial Flows
- Productive capacities
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- Support for the development of the Cotonou-Niamey Corridor (Benin section)
- Mainstreaming climate-resilient blue economy in the BCLME Region
- Attracting finance and investment for the energy transition in Africa
- Promoting participation of SMEs in regional value chains
- Measuring and Curbing Illicit Financial Flows
- Measurement of IFFs and policy formulation in Ghana, Namibia and Zambia
- EU-UNCTAD joint programme for Angola: Train for Trade II
- Developing programmes to build productive capacities and enhance linkages with China
- Facilitation of transit transport and trade in West Africa
- Coherent strategies for productive capacity development in African LDCs
- Investment incentives for local production of essential antibiotics in East Africa
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15 June 2026
High Level Thematic Policy Engagement: Positioning Services as a Pathway to Structural Transformation in LDCs
3rd Floor Conference room, UNDP RSCA office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
26 – 27 May 2026
Expert Group Meeting on strengthening SME participation in regional value chains under the AfCFTA
Kampala, Uganda
7 – 8 May 2026
Burkina Faso: National workshop on illicit financial flows for policy formulation
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
28 April 2026
Webinar on the digitally deliverable services frontier: Unlocking the LDCs’ services trade potential under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area
Online and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
31 March 2026
Webinar on Sustainable Smart Ports in Africa: From Assessment to Action
Online, Ethiopia
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