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Val Okaru-bisant

Jul 28, 2026

MikeHOST
3:42
Could you tell me a little bit more about the capacity building side of things and the policy side of things, especially because your organization does so much advocacy, and we'll get a little bit more into that, sort of how the fusion plays itself out in the work that you do.
3:56
Yeah.
3:56
In the work we do on the policy side, we do policy advocacy.
4:01
In other words, to the right, we've written extensively in this area.
4:05
We were hired by a revenue board to write an article concerning FTAs and how FTAs are competent with AGOA in Africa and also AFCFTA.
4:19
So we do advocacy targeting audience that are not just here, policy implementers, but also policy implementers in Africa too.
4:29
So we also do in terms of what I mentioned earlier, the sweet law form of capacity building.

30 MINS LATER

MikeHOST
34:30
I think you cut straight to the center of
MikeHOST
34:30
I think you cut straight to the center of
34:34
it.
34:34
Well, it's a really good question because, you know, people talk about the role of AFC.
34:45
When AFCFT came into being in 2019 was when it actually started.
34:50
came into effect, but it was operationalized because of COVID, was operationalized 2021.
34:57
You know, I know my brother, His Excellency Wan Kili, he's a good friend too, the Secretary General, and I'm very impressed.
35:06
He's done a really good job of pushing things forward.

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MikeHOST
47:58
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