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Ahead of the Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) hosted in Tunisia on August 27 and 28, 2022, key stakeholders in the continent's development arena met in South Africa on June 21 to discuss how to advance Africa's economic integration to achieve resilient and inclusive socio-economic development. The focus of the convention is how to promote the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The symposium, which was held in a hybrid format, was co-organized by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the African Development Bank (AfDB), African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

• Event Report: Towards TICAD8 - Advancing Africa's Economic Integration in the Post-Crisis Era