The Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment in collaboration with the UJ Library invites you to a hybrid launch of the book: New African Thinkers: Trade and Sustainability Under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.

At a pivotal moment for the continent, this book brings together emerging African scholars to critically examine the transformative potential of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement. Exploring the trade, agriculture, energy and sustainability Nexus, contributors move beyond optimism to offer rigorous analyses and actionable blueprints for policy reform, technological innovation, and structural change. “This ground-breaking collection brings together diverse African perspectives on the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), examining its opportunities and challenges through technological, legal, and institutional lenses. Of enduring value, it captures the pivotal insights of African thinkers at this critical juncture for the continent and offers homegrown recommendations that point toward the continent’s future.” – Professor Mohamed Abdelrahman, Ain Shams University, and former Advisor to New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD

Edited by Prof Thokozani Simelane, Dr Nosisa Zaca, Dr Thembani Moyo, Dr Buhle Dube and Prof Thulisile Mphambukeli

Date: 9 July 2026

Time: 10:30 – 12:30

Venue: Chinua Achebe Auditorium, Level 6, University of Johannesburg APK Library

Registration link: https://zoom.us/s/91939670654