Africafé: Africa’s Post Covid Recovery at the continental level: Non-tariff Barriers

January 19, 2023

In this episode, Dennis Njau describes and analyses how non-tariff barriers are impacting the recovery of the SADC and the African continent post-covid. He explains the economic impact of those barriers and describes what they refer to and how can we leverage the African continent new Afcfta to bolster free trade.

Speakers
Youssef Tobi
International Relations Specialist
Tobi Youssef has joined the Policy Center for the New South in 2017. He is currently working on Politics and Governance in the Maghreb Region; his areas of expertise are geopolitics, political risk and nation building. Youssef Tobi obtained a Master Degree at Sciences Po Lyon  where he wrote two thesis on “ the role of Moroccan Bank in Africa, a non-state actor in service of the Diplomacy”  and the“ Chasm between the mediatic and associative representation of refugees : a case study”.  Prior to working at the Think tank, Tobi Youssef participated in a Social Entrepreneurship Project in Beirut, Lebanon and conducted an internship in a NGO based in Marseille where he assisted refugees and helped raise funds. ...
Dennis Njau
Consultant, Palme Research & Training Consultants
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