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The President noted that Africa has more than 1.5 billion people and is increasingly linked through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), giving countries on the continent a wider market for goods produced locally.
The call was made in Nairobi on Wednesday by the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU-K) and the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa), alongside trade union representatives from Ghana, Namibia, Rwanda, Chad, South Africa, Nigeria, Zambia and Sierra Leone.
The President the push for closer cooperation among African central banks has been under way for decades, with African leaders beginning efforts towards greater coordination in 1963.
The Senator said any breaches of immigration or business regulations should be handled by government agencies rather than through mob action or intimidation.
Ruto said Africa's free trade agreement would only deliver its full economic potential if countries developed industries capable of producing goods for the continental market
Kagwe said some Kenyan millers had been hesitant to purchase maize from Uganda because of concerns over moisture content and aflatoxin levels, warning that increased trade would only work if grain quality was addressed.
The DP noted that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) provides access to a market of 1.3 billion people with a combined economic output of US$3.4 trillion (Sh438.6 trillion), but the continent remains constrained by fragmented regulatory systems and differing national standards
Somalia has identified several sectors where it believes stronger ties with the EAC can support economic growth. They include agriculture, livestock, fisheries, manufacturing, tourism, financial services and transport and logistics.
Speaking in Nairobi on Wednesday, Summit Organising Committee Chairman Sand Mba-Kalu said Africa produces significant creative and innovative work but continues to capture too little of its economic value.
Speaking during the opening of ATIDI's 26th Annual General Meeting at Nairobi's Serena Hotel on Wednesday, Kindiki urged African countries to strengthen home-grown financial institutions and innovative financing mechanisms, saying ATIDI has grown into one of the continent's most credible multilateral financial institutions since its establishment 25 years ago
Ruto cited Rwanda’s Gacaca courts as an example of community-based justice, saying the system handled close to two million cases through thousands of local tribunals after the 1994 genocide.
The Africa Forward 2026 Summit Declaration was adopted in Nairobi on May 12, 2026, setting an 11-area roadmap for renewed Africa–France cooperation on peace, industrialisation, health, energy, digital transformation and AfCFTA-linked trade.