AFCFTA: Rules and Procedures on the Settlement of Disputes.
The Protocol on Rules and Procedures on the Settlement of Disputes is one of the 6 protocols that constitute the AfCTA trading block. Let’s look at what it represents for …
AFCFTA: Unpacking the Protocols for Trade in Services
The Protocol on Trade in Services is one of the 6 protocols that constitute the AfCTA trading block. Having looked at the Protocol on Trade in Goods in the previous …
AFCFTA and Unpacking the Protocols for Trade in Goods
There are 6 protocols that constitute the AfCTA trading block. In AfCTA in a Minute we see the six protocols – Trade in Goods, Trade in Services, Competition Policy, Intellectual …
Policy Timeline: An Overview of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement
Following the current happenings in Africa’s political and business space of late, AFCFTA takes a center stage recently. This article is a first in a mini-series that would unpack what …
2020 In Review: The Value of Content & Marketing for African SMEs
We have had quite a tasking year but also importantly, a year where digital content increased sporadically. The global pandemic caused a lot of businesses to stall or halt physical …
2020 In Review: The First Pan-Human Experience in our History
The beginning of 2020 started with much hope and expectation. At Upside Africa, we were finalising plans for our new skills workshops, and other activities for the year. Faced with …
2020 In Review: A Year of Disruption
2020 was a year of disruption! Not only did we find ourselves in the middle of a global health pandemic, but we also had various existing problems being amplified on …
2020 In Review: End of the Year Message from Upside Africa Founder.
This year has been like no other in our lifetime. From the catastrophic bushfires in Australia to the Covid-19 outbreak which quickly swept across the world and everything in-between, we …
Startups Without Borders Summit: Riding the New Wave
The COVID-19 pandemic had a dramatic impact on global economy that shut down several businesses and also ironically saw the rise of a lot others. But perhaps the most significant …
Startups Without Borders: A Global Opportunity for Africans.
At Upside Africa, we seek to inspire and encourage entrepreneurship and professionalism in Africa. In our quest to deliver that, we readily partner with brands that have the capability and …