The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) stands as Africa’s most ambitious economic undertaking to date. It seeks to establish a single continental market, deepen economic integration, and unlock regional value chains. The Agreement is anchored in eight core protocols covering trade in (…)

The Africa Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa; www.ituc-africa.org) expresses its full solidarity with the people and government of Senegal as they confront the consequences of unsustainable public debt and externally imposed austerity. Recent (…)

African trade unions have evolved from an early focus on working conditions and workplace issues to addressing colonial racism and oppression and then joining forces with anti-colonial and national liberation struggles. They have pursued the democratization of their polities and are now actively (…)

We, the undersigned, representing African trade unions, the Stop the Bleeding Campaign Network, and allied civil society organisations, write to you as host of this continental mobilisation to transmit Africa’s unified demand to all creditors: Cancel Africa’s debt now as an act of reparative (…)

On behalf of ITUC-Africa, the Ghana Trades Union Congress, and allied civil society organisations gathered in Accra, together with trade union centres from across Africa representing workers in all regions of the continent, we submit this petition calling for the urgent adoption of a (…)

Towards a New fFramework ofr Debt Sustainability and Development in Africa

African trade unions under the banner of the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) and Trades Union Congress (TUC) of Ghana, together with civil society movements, faith leaders, youth, and women’s organizations will converge in Accra, Ghana (…)

On behalf of the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa www.ituc-africa.org), I would like to extend our deep appreciation for your bold, principled, and visionary remarks delivered at the African Union Conference on Debt in Lomé, Togo, in May (…)

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) warmly welcomes and fully supports the convening of the African Union Conference on Debt in Lome, Togo, under the distinguished patronage of His Excellency Faure Gnassingbé, President of the Republic (…)