An ECOWAS and AU Policy Analyst with cumulative experience of the African Union, ECOWAS, UNECA, OECD Sahel West Africa Club; and international media exposure. A member of the Agenda2063 Media Network, and of ECOWAS' anti-money-laundering media network -- GIABA Media Network.
Former radio show host (2014-2016) & former producer of erstwhile XYZ Africa News Bulletin@8 (2016) Phone: 00233268687653
EXCLUSIVE: #PODCAST OUT NOW ON INTERVIEW OF E K BENSAH JR on Africa's Continental Free Trade Area, 2019
ACCRA, Ghana (6 June, 2019) -- Ahead of the official launch of the African Continental Free Trade... more ACCRA, Ghana (6 June, 2019) -- Ahead of the official launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) at the AU Summit in Niger, in July 2019, Africa in Focus/Ecowas Business News has been involved in outreach with strategic stakeholders on AfCFTA.
To this end, AIF's Head of Research & Communications, E K Bensah JR, has participated in an interview for Johannesbourg-based "Kaya FM" tonight. A pre-recording of an interview conducted earlier this week, it airs tonight to help explain the following questions around AfCFTA:
What is the concept behind AfCFTA? What is it trying to resolve? Will regional blocs disappear with onset of AfCFTA? We often hear ECOWAS is one of the more advanced regional blocs. What are key developments? Nigeria has not opted into AfCFTA. Can it still proceed? What is difference between signing and ratification? What are benefits of AfCFTA for ordinary people? What about freedom of movement -- will it be only for businessmen? What is roll-out plan for AfCFTA?
How ECOWAS & AU Managed West African conflicts 2011-2017: Côte d'Ivoire; Mali; Guinea-Bissau; Burkina Faso; Gambia , 2019
Ahead of the fifth anniversary of the "Africa in Focus" (AIF) Show programme (2014-2016), Head of... more Ahead of the fifth anniversary of the "Africa in Focus" (AIF) Show programme (2014-2016), Head of Research and Communications Unit of AIF decided to commission a series of publications that help to continue demystifying, unpacking, and explaining Africa's continental integration.
The first of the publications, this Paper seeks to help readers appreciate the complexities inherent in conflict prevention, resolution and management of regional conflicts by the regional and continental counterparts. The focus is on ECOWAS and AU responses on selected conflicts between 2011 and 2017
10 February Edition of the Podcast under the "Africa in the News" segment of "Africa in Focus" Sh... more 10 February Edition of the Podcast under the "Africa in the News" segment of "Africa in Focus" Show on Radio XYZ93.1FM
3 February Edition of the Podcast under the "Africa in the News" segment of "Africa in Focus" Sho... more 3 February Edition of the Podcast under the "Africa in the News" segment of "Africa in Focus" Show on Radio XYZ93.1FM
EXCLUSIVE: #PODCAST OUT NOW ON INTERVIEW OF E K BENSAH JR on Africa's Continental Free Trade Area, 2019
ACCRA, Ghana (6 June, 2019) -- Ahead of the official launch of the African Continental Free Trade... more ACCRA, Ghana (6 June, 2019) -- Ahead of the official launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) at the AU Summit in Niger, in July 2019, Africa in Focus/Ecowas Business News has been involved in outreach with strategic stakeholders on AfCFTA.
To this end, AIF's Head of Research & Communications, E K Bensah JR, has participated in an interview for Johannesbourg-based "Kaya FM" tonight. A pre-recording of an interview conducted earlier this week, it airs tonight to help explain the following questions around AfCFTA:
What is the concept behind AfCFTA? What is it trying to resolve? Will regional blocs disappear with onset of AfCFTA? We often hear ECOWAS is one of the more advanced regional blocs. What are key developments? Nigeria has not opted into AfCFTA. Can it still proceed? What is difference between signing and ratification? What are benefits of AfCFTA for ordinary people? What about freedom of movement -- will it be only for businessmen? What is roll-out plan for AfCFTA?
How ECOWAS & AU Managed West African conflicts 2011-2017: Côte d'Ivoire; Mali; Guinea-Bissau; Burkina Faso; Gambia , 2019
Ahead of the fifth anniversary of the "Africa in Focus" (AIF) Show programme (2014-2016), Head of... more Ahead of the fifth anniversary of the "Africa in Focus" (AIF) Show programme (2014-2016), Head of Research and Communications Unit of AIF decided to commission a series of publications that help to continue demystifying, unpacking, and explaining Africa's continental integration.
The first of the publications, this Paper seeks to help readers appreciate the complexities inherent in conflict prevention, resolution and management of regional conflicts by the regional and continental counterparts. The focus is on ECOWAS and AU responses on selected conflicts between 2011 and 2017
10 February Edition of the Podcast under the "Africa in the News" segment of "Africa in Focus" Sh... more 10 February Edition of the Podcast under the "Africa in the News" segment of "Africa in Focus" Show on Radio XYZ93.1FM
3 February Edition of the Podcast under the "Africa in the News" segment of "Africa in Focus" Sho... more 3 February Edition of the Podcast under the "Africa in the News" segment of "Africa in Focus" Show on Radio XYZ93.1FM
HarmaKusi Festival of Nine East African Lessons, 2023
In June 2003, I submitted my final dissertation paper in fulfilment of my Masters in Internationa... more In June 2003, I submitted my final dissertation paper in fulfilment of my Masters in International Politics at what is now the CERIS-ULB Diplomatic School of Brussels. The topic was a comparison between ECOWAS & ASEAN against the face of Global Trade Liberalisation. For the past 20 years, I have embarked on a silent campaign to help use education of regional groupings to bring humanity together. Whether it is through comparison or not, ultimately, regional groupings, and RECs in Africa, will need to identify synergies to work together for the common good.
It is in this spirit that I have been relentless about East Africa Rising, and this new book, which seeks to demystify and unpack West and East African synergies around their integration through personal narratives of travel and research.
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To this end, AIF's Head of Research & Communications, E K Bensah JR, has participated in an interview for Johannesbourg-based "Kaya FM" tonight. A pre-recording of an interview conducted earlier this week, it airs tonight to help explain the following questions around AfCFTA:
What is the concept behind AfCFTA? What is it trying to resolve?
Will regional blocs disappear with onset of AfCFTA?
We often hear ECOWAS is one of the more advanced regional blocs. What are key developments?
Nigeria has not opted into AfCFTA. Can it still proceed?
What is difference between signing and ratification?
What are benefits of AfCFTA for ordinary people?
What about freedom of movement -- will it be only for businessmen?
What is roll-out plan for AfCFTA?
The first of the publications, this Paper seeks to help readers appreciate the complexities inherent in conflict prevention, resolution and management of regional conflicts by the regional and continental counterparts. The focus is on ECOWAS and AU responses on selected conflicts between 2011 and 2017
To this end, AIF's Head of Research & Communications, E K Bensah JR, has participated in an interview for Johannesbourg-based "Kaya FM" tonight. A pre-recording of an interview conducted earlier this week, it airs tonight to help explain the following questions around AfCFTA:
What is the concept behind AfCFTA? What is it trying to resolve?
Will regional blocs disappear with onset of AfCFTA?
We often hear ECOWAS is one of the more advanced regional blocs. What are key developments?
Nigeria has not opted into AfCFTA. Can it still proceed?
What is difference between signing and ratification?
What are benefits of AfCFTA for ordinary people?
What about freedom of movement -- will it be only for businessmen?
What is roll-out plan for AfCFTA?
The first of the publications, this Paper seeks to help readers appreciate the complexities inherent in conflict prevention, resolution and management of regional conflicts by the regional and continental counterparts. The focus is on ECOWAS and AU responses on selected conflicts between 2011 and 2017
It is in this spirit that I have been relentless about East Africa Rising, and this new book, which seeks to demystify and unpack West and East African synergies around their integration through personal narratives of travel and research.
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