The African Continental Free Trade Area is hailed as one of the significant strides the African continent has taken towards trade facilitation. The organisation brings together 54 of the 55 African Union nations.

And with the predicted increase in trade volume, corporate and public governance is central to the success of such organisations.

Our guest this week is Isabelle Djeni. She talks about the African Continental Free Trade, mitigating various legal issues, misconceptions about working in the private and public sector, how startups can better leverage corporate governance and how her work addresses climate change.

Isabelle has strong expertise in strategy, policy design, advocacy, corporate governance, negotiation & legal advisory. Isabelle currently works as an expert, Finance & Africa Groups at ZeniZeni Sustainable Finance. She has previously worked at UBS Investment Bank, African Leadership Network, Ecobank Capital, Cabinet of the Minister in charge of Budget in Côte d’Ivoire, Junior Achievement among others. Isabelle holds a Master in International Business Law from Université de Tours.