• AfCFTA: The main objectives of the AfCFTA are to create a single continental market for goods and services, with free movement of business persons and investments, and thus pave the way for accelerating the establishment of the Customs Union. It will also expand intra-African trade through better harmonization and coordination of trade liberalization and facilitation and instruments across the RECs and across Africa in general. The AfCFTA is also expected to enhance competitiveness at the industry and enterprise level through exploitation of opportunities for scale production, continental market access and better reallocation of resources.

• Farming: Today, almost half of the world’s extreme poor live in sub-Saharan Africa. The vast majority work in agriculture. Our programs reduce poverty in many places in Africa by helping farmers grow more, sell more and sell for more.
o Data Analysis: We are able to cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusion and supporting decision-making.We are skilled in quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, and adept at creating and using different methodological approaches to deliver richer insights.
• Project Management: Project management is about knowing exactly what your goals are, how you’re going to achieve them, what resources you’ll need, and how long it will take you to reach that specific goal. In fact, project management’s goal is to make sure that everyone involved in a project knows these and is aware of the purpose of the project.We use project management best practice to ensure meticulous planning and execution of every stage of our project’s life-cycle.
• Research and Policy Analysis: We commission research and analysis at the regional and local level. We know how to carry out state-of-the-art policy research leading to solutions to the challenges facing the AU and States Parties to the Constitutive Act. We also provide a forum for discussion among all stakeholders in the AU policy process and disseminate findings and views through a regular flow of publications and public events. By producing a variety of outputs, including edited volumes, policy and research briefs, guidelines and principles and reports of different kinds, we understand the best tactics and approaches to persuade, advise or inform our target stakeholders to drive change.
• Media &Communications: We are experts in using the media to communicate our messages. We reach over a billion Africans every year, helping them make sense of events, engage in dialogue and take action to improve their lives. We support media and communication efforts that strengthen governance, and social justice.
• Strategic Partnerships & Networking: Strategic partnerships and collaborations are the cornerstone of our progress at AU Watch. We have learned from experience — CSO work, the private sector, government, and non-profit global development work—that the biggest problems require big partnerships.We regularly collaborate to share skills, knowledge and experience with a range of organizations where we can support each other and both make greater progress than we could ever achieve alone. Over the years, we have worked with a diverse range of stakeholders including national and local governments, multilateral and bilateral agencies, research institutions, universities, civil society organizations and membership organizations. These players contribute their own perspectives, approaches, and expertise towards our shared vision of promoting the vision of Agenda 2063.