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The Vice President of the African Union, HE Monique Nsanzabaganwa, opened the Boma of Africa event on July 8, 2022 to cap the activities marking this year’s African Integration Day. The theme of this year’s Boma was, aptly, “Taking Stock of the African Century”, reflecting a growing interest in the belief that Africa’s rise in the 21st century, as envisioned in Agenda 2063, will be globally final. Boma 2022 was jointly convened by the African Union and AfroChampions.
Reflecting the balance between deliberation and action, the Boma was divided into three parts. Two parts focused on launching important practical initiatives driving integration on the continent: a Common Vaccine Passport (www.africacdc.org/trusted-vaccines) integrated into the continental eHealth backbone (www.panabios.org) and a platform for the AfCFTA Digital Trade Corridor (www.afcfta.app).
The third component of the program took the form of a symposium convened at the level of Heads of State and Chief Executives to examine the key collective strategies that African leaders can use to manage the recovery from the twin crisis of COVID-19 and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. , build resilience against future global shocks and accelerate the rise of the continent as enshrined in Agenda 2063.
Pledges of support and cooperation to the Africa CDC and AfroChampions in relation to Trusted Vaccines and the PanaBIOS eHealth platform came from the governments of India, Singapore, the United Kingdom, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), and Australia. As well as the World Health Organization, the European Union and ICAO. Supporters of the initiative include the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), the African Standards Organization (ARSO), Koldchain, the Africa Tourism Board, Esri; and regional health authorities such as the West African Health Organization (WAHO) and the Eastern, Central and Southern Africa Health Agency (ECSA)
The results of a consultative process ahead of the launch of the AfCFTA Hub digital trade ecosystem platform by the AfCFTA Secretariat were presented in the form of a video showing strong support from major logistics companies such as RwandAir, Kenya Airways, Ethiopian Airlines and Asky. Continental retail and distribution companies such as MaxMart, Melcom, Walmart Africa and Naivas were also successfully involved. On the digital, financial services and fintech fronts, companies participating in the launch of the AfCFTA Hub included M-Pesa, PAPSS, Vodacom, Orange, WebbFontaine, Scanning Systems and Standard Bank. Information on development finance prospects came from the African Development Bank (AfDB).
The Symposium brought together the Heads of State and Government of the African Union, HE Hakainde Hichelema of Zambia, HE Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, and HE Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa to interact with global and continental business leaders and Heads of Organizations International. See the full list of participants here: https://au.int/en/newsevents/20220708/boma-africa-africa-integration-day
Following the successful launch of the two digital platforms and extensive deliberations on new and innovative ways to drive collective action at the continental level to smoothly achieve the goals of Agenda 2063, the Boma was successfully closed by HE Cessouma Minata Samate, Commissioner African Union Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development.
Practical results of Boma 2022
This year, the African Union launched two major flagship initiatives in Boma: the African Vaccine Passport and eHealth Backbone (www.africacdc.org/trusted-vaccines) and a digital platform to accelerate AfCFTA implementation (www.afcfta .app ).
The African Vaccine Passport allows all African Union citizens to purchase free digital proof of their vaccinations that can be verified worldwide using the UNDP-supported PanaBIOS (www.panabios.org) and Global Haven (www. .globalhaven.org).
The digital platform, called the AfCFTA Hub, interconnects national, regional and private digital applications to boost the ability of SMEs to expand their business and/or export their products in Africa through improved logistics, retail point-of-sale networks, integration of fintechs and brand. development support Funding is provided through the affiliated AfCFTA Caravan Initiative. Every SME or startup in the African Union is now entitled to a free AfCFTA Number after launch.
There is a supply chain component called ProPer (www.properseals.org), to manage the potential negative side effects of the AfCFTA trade liberalization scheme, such as dumping, smuggling and counterfeiting.
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