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The businesses that live with standards and compliance every day are bringing their experience to #ATDF2026.
When a shipment is rejected or held for retesting at a border, the cost lands on a company’s balance sheet first. That’s why Africa’s private sector has a seat at the table in Addis Ababa.
@vimalafrica, @gizeshwork_tess, @JoachimWesterv2, Nohémie Mawaka, @sonia_U15, @ZHamoui, @bosolar2011, Rostam Azizi, Anthony Githinji, Winnie Wambui Githinji, Yonas Alemu, Issufo Malaze and @Angeluwantege will sit down with Africa’s trade decision-makers to share what it really takes to meet buyers’ requirements, and what would make it faster and cheaper to do so.
Their experience will help shape the solutions and commitments agreed at the Forum.
📍 23–24 November, Addis Ababa
@BidcoGroup, @LogisticsPlc, @biofoodske, @Rostam, @stl_ke, @DasunLtd, @borderlesswa,
@CODEX @FrearkBruinsma
Borderless Alliance retweeted
Let us stop looking at borders as barriers & start viewing them as bridges to a more peaceful, prosperous and integrated Africa.
Thank you @AUC_PAPS for the opportunity. Let us remain engaged beyond #ABF2026, towards promoting the free movement of goods and people across Africa
The first half of day 2 of the Abidjan Border Forum focused on cross-border integration, featuring a public lecture by H.E. Adama Dosso, representing the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on the challenges of integration in a changing Africa, moderated by Dr Paul Simon Handy, Regional Director, @issafrica.
It was followed by a panel discussion on cross-border cooperation for the integration of peoples, moderated by Mr Jacques Essissongo of Congo 🇨🇬, with contributions from Mr Issoufou Yao of the Sikasso-Korhogo-Bobo-Dioulasso Cross-Border Local Authorities Union, Dr Jabulile Mzimela of 🇿🇦, Mr Galma Agah of the Peace Committee in Sollolo Subcounty 🇰🇪, and Ms Gertrude Rose Gamwera Buyiga 🇺🇬 Discussions focused on decentralisation and cross-border cooperation; local knowledge, mobility, cultural ties, and life on the border; the links between cross-border cooperation and informal structures; and collaboration among cross-border local authorities.
Prof. Innocent Moyo also moderated a roundtable on opportunities and prospects for cross-border trade across Africa, with contributions from Mr Ziad Hamoui of 🇬🇭, Mr Yao Gnangoran of the Noé Intervention Unit of the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Organisation, Mme Jeanne Nlate of FOTRAC and Mr Moses Mugisa of 🇺🇬.
Critical recommendations included the need to strengthen cooperation between the AU, RECs and Member States in implementing an integrated border governance towards the actualisation of the @AfCFTA. At the borders, scaling up industrialisation and value-added production and transport and logistics networks towards improving intra-Africa trade, promoting Good neighbourliness and cross-border development projects, supporting economic activities in border communities and promoting social cohesion across borders.
Borderless Alliance retweeted
Africa Trade Development Forum 2026, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 23–24 November 2026.
Speaker: Hon. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Republic of Ghana.
With Ghana targeting $10 billion in non-traditional exports by 2030 and championing harmonised standards across ECOWAS, the Minister brings West Africa’s export ambition to Addis Ababa.
Co-hosted by TradeMark Africa and the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, under the theme “Building Africa’s Exports Through Quality.”
Speaker profile: atdf.trademarkafrica.com/spe…
#ATDF2026
@BorderlessAlliance @pefghana @agighana
@GhanaChamber @GEPAGhana @gipaghana
@geximgh @GHANAFREEZONES1
Borderless Alliance in Abidjan: Connecting Border Communities and Trade Corridors - mailchi.mp/5c32d9e26040/ba-p…
Join us at Africa Prosperity Dialogues 2027 under the theme: “The Borderless Africa We Want: Move Freely. Pay Seamlessly. Trade More.”
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#Africa #Prosperity #RegionalIntegration #FreeMovement #FreeTrade #Finance #Investment #Development
🌍 Call to Action: From Protocol to Practice: Operationalising the AfCFTA Digital Market
The focus now shifts from dialogue to delivery, turning these AfCFTA priorities into practical solutions that accelerate intra-African trade and power Africa's digital transformation.
Borderless Alliance retweeted
“When we look at cross-border trade along West African corridors, the most absurd and economically regressive non-tariff barrier isn't a structural tariff. It's what I would like to call the paper versus pavement documentation asymmetry” - Ziad Hamoui (@ZHamoui), Co- founder and President of Borderless Alliance (@borderlesswa)
During our webinar on “Advancing an Integrated and Visa-Free Africa to Move, Connect, and Trade Freely, Overcoming Afrophobia,” Ziad Hamoui, Co-founder and President, Borderless Alliance, highlighted a critical contradiction: while regional frameworks support the free movement of goods, the traders transporting them, particularly women and small-scale entrepreneurs, continue to face unnecessary documentation hurdles, extortion, and prolonged border delays.
The consequences are far-reaching:
- Limited awareness of regional trade protocols leaves thousands vulnerable.
- Informal payments and corruption increase the cost of doing business.
- Hours spent at checkpoints lead to the spoilage of fresh produce and the loss of livelihoods.
An integrated Africa cannot be built on policies that facilitate trade on paper but obstruct it on the ground.
Removing visa barriers, harmonising border procedures, and protecting the rights of traders are essential steps toward unlocking the full potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and creating a continent where people, goods, and opportunities move freely.
It’s time to Make Africa Borderless Now!
Join the movement. Watch the story. Share the vision. And add your voice by signing the Make Africa Borderless Now! petition, calling for freer movement of people, goods, services and digital commerce across our continent.
Together, we can turn ambition into action and opportunity into shared prosperity.
Visit: makeafricaborderlessnow.com/
#MakeAfricaBorderlessNow! #VisaFreeAfrica #papervspavement #TradeWithoutBorders #AfCFTA #AfricaProsperity #BorderlessAfrica #FreeMovement #WomenInTrade #RegionalIntegration
Back to the launch of the 10th Africa VISA Openness Index of the @_AfricanUnion & @AfDB_Group last December 2025 in Abidjan: watch the 2-minute summary on the sideline of the event by @ZHamoui, BA National President for Ghana:
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#AVOI #Africa #FreeMovement
Borderless Alliance retweeted
APN Africa Day Dialogue Backs Free Mobility to Accelerate AfCFTA Implementation
@APN_Secretariat has called for accelerated implementation of a visa-free Africa, with policymakers, development experts, and integration advocates arguing that free movement of people is critical to unlocking the full potential of AfCFTA, boosting intra-African trade, investment, tourism, and advancing the continent’s broader integration agenda.
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@_AfricanUnion @borderlesswa @AfCFTA @NEPAD_Agency @AfDB_Group @GabbyDarko @MeneWamkele @DlaminiZuma @JoyKategekwa @amma_twumamoah @ZHamoui @amibiaka @AlexMubiru5 @eliasmakos @RasMubarak @DrWorkneh @MeneWamkele @Adam_Alqali
#AfricaRising #AfCFTA #VisaFreeAfrica #AfricanIntegration #FreeMovement #Agenda2063 #IntraAfricanTrade #AfricaProsperity
Long week of activity for Borderless Alliance, as the President of the Executive Committee, Jonas Lago, represents the Alliance at Biashara Afrika in Lome, Togo and Journees Regionales de Logistique 2026 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. See less
Borderless Alliance retweeted
Join us today, together with an exceptional lineup of African leaders, policymakers, entrepreneurs, researchers, and changemakers for APN’s special AU Day webinar on:
“Advancing An Integrated And Visa-Free Africa To Move, Connect, And Trade Freely, Overcoming Afrophobia”
Featuring:
- Dr Joy Kategekwa (@JoyKategekwa) – AfDB Regional Integration Coordination Office
- Ziad Hamoui (@ZHamoui) – Borderless Alliance (@borderlesswa)
- Amma Twum-Amoah (@amma_twumamoah) – African Union Commission (@AfricanUnionCom)
- Emmanuel Kwezi Tabaro (@Kwezi_Tabaro) – Energy Policy Researcher & International Development Professional
- Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko (@GabbyDarko) – Africa Prosperity Network (@APN_Secretariat)
- Dr Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma (@DlaminiZuma) – APN Advisory Council
- Amine Idriss Adoum (@amibiaka) – AUDA-NEPAD (@NEPAD_Agency)
Dr Josephine Otchere- Darko (@JosephineOtche4)- Programme Head, Wits RHI (@WitsRHI)
- Wode Maya (@wode_maya) – African Vlogger & YouTuber
- Nana Kwame Bediako (@iamfreedom) – Kwarleyz Group (@KwarleyzG)
Moderated by Prince Moses, Director, Strategy, Africa Prosperity Network.
This powerful conversation will explore regional integration, free movement, digital borders, AfCFTA opportunities, and the collective action needed to build a borderless and prosperous Africa.
Visit: africaprosperitynetwork.com/…
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#AfricaProsperityNetwork #APN #AUPDay #BorderlessAfrica #AfCFTA #AfricanIntegration #FreeMovement #AfricaRising #Agenda2063
Borderless Alliance is in Abidjan for the regional food trade forum.
Let us engage and push the free movement agenda forward in West Africa:
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Borderless Alliance retweeted
Speaking at the Trade + Sustainability Hub 2026 in Cameroon, Ziad Hamoui, President of @borderlesswa, highlighted that for technology to truly transform our borders, the information being shared must be 100% reliable.
When traders and authorities trust the data, they save time, reduce costs, and clear hurdles faster.
@ZHamoui, @IISD_news
#KeepAfricaTrading #WTOMC14
MC14 Preview: Digital Trade Needs Borders That Work - mailchi.mp/ae95d105991a/ba-p…
Monetary union, safe corridors, smart borders—West Africa is aligning. But real integration will be tested at the next border crossing:
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Borderless Alliance endorses #MakeAfricaBorderlessNow:
🧳 visa-free travel
✈️ open African skies
💳 seamless cross-border payments
🪙 trade for 1.5bn people.
Help us gather 10M signatures to submit to AU Heads of State next year. Add your voice:
👉makeafricaborderlessnow.com/
The success of the $2.8 trillion AfCFTA market depends on resolving the persistent barriers faced by women cross-border traders.
Read our latest article on empowering African women:
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As the Africa Prosperity Dialogues 2026 conference draws to a close and the 'Make Africa Borderless Now!' campaign begins, we reflect on the border concept:
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#MakeAfricaBorderlessNow
“For a borderless Africa to work, we must de-colonise our minds”:
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#MakeAfricaBorderlessNow
