{"id":20917,"date":"2026-08-12T16:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T20:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/?post_type=cu_event&#038;p=20917"},"modified":"2026-09-08T16:53:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T20:53:41","slug":"from-margins-to-markets-indigenous-youth-engagement-in-afcfta","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/event\/from-margins-to-markets-indigenous-youth-engagement-in-afcfta\/","title":{"rendered":"AIKRN Youth Forum Webinar Series 2026: From Margins to Markets: Indigenous Youth Engagement in AfCFTA"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        \n    <\/h1>\n    \n        <\/header>\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n            <div class=\"cu-buttongroup cu-component-updated flex flex-wrap md:flex-1 gap-3 md:gap-5 justify-start\">\n                                                                                                        <\/div>\n        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the AIKRN Youth forum&nbsp; Webinar Series, the Africa Indigenous Knowledge Research Network (AIKRN) and the Institute of African Studies at Carleton University, Invite you to join us for: &#8221; <strong>From Margins to Markets: Indigenous Youth Engagement in AfCFTA&#8221;<\/strong><br>\nThe Africa Indigenous Knowledge Research Network (AIKRN) Youth Forum will host a virtual webinar on Thursday, September 17, 2026, exploring how Indigenous youth can move from the margins of African trade discussions toward greater participation in markets and policymaking under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).<br>\nThe webinar aims to amplify Indigenous youth voices, increase understanding of AfCFTA, highlight economic opportunities available to Indigenous youth, identify barriers to market participation, and promote a more inclusive implementation of AfCFTA policies.<br>\nThis webinar will feature discussions on opportunities for Indigenous youth under AfCFTA, barriers to participation in trade, and policy changes needed to support greater inclusion in African and cross-border markets.<br>\n<strong><br>\nPanelists<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mr. Hosi Khosa<\/strong>\u2014PhD Candidate in International Relations, University of Pretoria<br>\n<strong>Emolot Allan David<\/strong> \u2013 Chairperson, Independent Continental Youth Advisory Council on AfCFTA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Moderator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Khadija Amahal<\/strong> \u2013 AIKRN Youth Forum Northern Africa Coordinator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The webinar is expected to strengthen Indigenous youth&#8217;s understanding of AfCFTA, identify available economic opportunities, and encourage greater involvement of Indigenous youth in AfCFTA activities and cross-border trade.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button \" href=\"https:\/\/carleton-ca.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/HET1PgfkTkygxGR6QFFNrw\">Register now<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_event_type":[282],"cu_event_audience":[189,190,191,192,194,197],"class_list":["post-20917","cu_event","type-cu_event","status-publish","hentry","cu_event_type-events","cu_event_audience-alumni","cu_event_audience-anyone","cu_event_audience-carleton-community","cu_event_audience-current-students","cu_event_audience-media","cu_event_audience-staff-faculty"],"acf":{"cu_event_start_date":"2026-09-17T10:00:00","cu_event_end_date":"2026-09-17T12:00:00","cu_event_add_to_calendar":"show","cu_event_location_type":"in-person","cu_event_meeting_address_type":"on-campus","cu_event_virtual_type":"tbd","cu_event_virtual_meeting_link":"","cu_building":false,"cu_event_meeting_room":"","cu_event_meeting_address_full":null,"cu_post_thumbnail":false,"cu_event_cost":"0","cu_event_registration":"","cu_event_secondary_button":"","cu_event_contact_name":"","cu_event_email":" AfricanStudies@cunet.carleton.ca ","cu_event_phone":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/20917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/20917\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20953,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/20917\/revisions\/20953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_type?post=20917"},{"taxonomy":"cu_event_audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_audience?post=20917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}