The Curse of Ratifications: Reflections from AVOI@10
by E K Bensah Jr In November 2024, while reflecting on Africa’s freedom of movement debates, I began writing Jazz Nights at Jupiter (JNJ) as a series of fictional letters…
FMP: AU Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development: Opening Remarks at Member States and Regional Economic Communities Meeting
AMB. PERPETUA DUFU, COORDINATING DIRECTOR AND REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA, DISTINGUISHED DELEGATES FROM AU MEMBER STATES, ESTEEMED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE REGIONAL ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES, COLLEAGUES FROM…
#Throwback: EBN & The Freedom of Movement Protocol (FMP) Debate
Four years ago; I found myself in Arusha, Tanzania, on the invite of Arusha Symposium for three major reasons: participate; moderate; and effectively-communicate the proceedings of the three-day Symposium demystifying…
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#7AUAgencies: The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Ghanaian engaging the AU?(FINAL COPY)
16 June, 2025 By E K Bensah Jr I am not sure whether anyone is noticing, but Ghana’s footprint on continental (AU) leadership appears to be growing.Hon Senanu’s appointment as…
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Migration
SAATM
Twenty-Five Years after YD, Africa’s Aviation Still in an Emergency: AMDC to the Rescue at COP29?
*Twenty-Five Years after YD, Africa’s Aviation Still in an Emergency: AMDC to the Rescue at COP29?* _14 November, 2024_ _By E K Bensah Jr_ Last November, in Abuja, Nigeria, the…
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Airfares Could Soon Drop in West Africa as ECOWAS Takes Action
Ecofin Agency) – High airport taxes and fees make West Africa one of the priciest regions for air travel. Adding to existing hurdles in the sector, this challenge has now…
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EBN in the News
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Migration
EBN in the News: “Is Migration the Only Path to Success for the African Youth?”
Great co-panellists from Ghana and Nigeria who live in the UK and France, respectively. My concern was how they were not up to date on what the AU is trying…
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How a Continent-wide Conversation on Skills revolutionised Africa’s place in the skills debate
By E K Bensah Jr. It is a month to the week when an UNECA meeting, with specific focus on Ghana’s readiness for AU’s Freedom of Movement Protocol (FMP), was…
#FMPAdvocacy: Consultant Opportunity at African Union on Freedom of Movement Protocol
August 28, 2024 to September 13, 2024 Bid number: ET-AUC-446538-CS-INDV The AU has prioritized enhancing regional integration and development, and in 2016 decided to move towards a Free Movement of…
“ECOWAS, You Make Africa Proud!” — Ambassador Maureen Achieng, IGAD
In a video clip, sent Ecowas Business News (EBN) by ECOWAS representation at AU, of the closing session of the IGAD mission to ECOWAS this week to learn about ECOWAS’…
