23/03/2021
From Africa to the World, meets Nadira Bayat (The person that taught me AfCFTA). I couldn’t be more proud today as always as one of your AfCFTA Mentees. Congratulations to a distinguished AfCFTA Heroine, Leader, Champion, Voice and Icon on this noble recognition and award. Its an honour well deserved; a cap that fits so well. Pls join African Women, Youths & SMEs, GME Africa and IDEP, Sept., 2020 Batch, AfCFTA, Gender & Development Alumni as we celebrate this distinguished royal AfCFTA Champion and Icon
NADIRA BAYAT is a gender and trade consultant at the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC)–United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and is responsible for gender mainstreaming in African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) national implementation strategies.
She was previously programme director at Global Economic Governance (GEG) Africa a policy research and stakeholder engagement programme, focusing on sustainable development priorities in Africa.
Nadira has held senior positions in the South African Government, including as counsellor multilateral at the Embassy of South Africa in Washington, D.C. Prior experience includes various roles with the United Nations (UN), International Court of Justice, UN Transitional Administration in East Timor, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
Nadira has a background in international law. She holds two LLMs, the most recent in international legal studies from American University Washington College of Law, with a specialization in human rights law. Her commitment in empowering the African woman and championing Agenda 2030 and 2063 is remarkable.