Africa Trade Network (ATN)

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The Political Economy unit of TWN-Africa co-ordinates the Africa Trade Network which was established in 1998 by TWN-Africa, and has 25 members from 15 countries in Africa.

The ATN, which has observer status with the African Union and the UN-ECA and strong relations with UNCTAD, has been a key vehicle for TWN-Africa's work on issues of trade and investment policy in Africa. Through the ATN, TWN-Africa has given training to and provided information on trade policy matters to several civil society organisations, and mobilised African civil society participation in the international mobilisation on the WTO. It was also a key vehicle in organising the lobby and campaign by African civil society groups around the Seattle WTO Ministerial Conference.

The ATN has observer status with the African Union, and has provided a means of increased interaction between civil society groups and African governments, including the annual Conference of African Ministers of Trade.

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