Why this publication from Africa in Focus (AIF) Show?
First, I wanted to remind the world that AIF remains a formidable & quintessential energy in conversations around AU & Ecowas integration – even in its tenth anniversary, where it’d been off-air since 2016.
Second, to remind followers that this is the second piece published by AIF since 2019 (the first was on AU & ECOWAS and how they managed to resolve conflicts from 2011-2017), and how it strives to be a source of qualitative reporting and analysis around Africa’s integration.
Finally, given the multiplicity of international institutions unpacking the role of the creative sector in Africa’s economy (UNESCO; UN Trade & Development; AfDB; AfriEximBank to name but a few), how it remains important to use this publication to showcase current conversations about the creative economy since AIF embarked on its advocacy almost a decade ago.
It’s also an opportunity to highlight key aspects of UN Trade & Development’s latest report on the sector, while offering a roadmap for augmenting efforts around the Creative Economy.
download it here: https://www.academia.edu/125452470/Africa_in_Focus_at_10_Special_Africas_Creative_Economy_Acing_It_Up_for_Agenda_2063_