{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Kreisky Forum","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.kreisky-forum.org\/en","author_name":"Antonia Baumgartner","author_url":"https:\/\/www.kreisky-forum.org\/en\/author\/antonia-baumgartner","title":"Free Trade as a Driver for Africa\u2019s Economic Integration? \u2013 Wamkele Mene at the Bruno Kreisky Forum - Kreisky Forum","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JWCRxhxSCq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kreisky-forum.org\/en\/news\/15873\">Free Trade as a Driver for Africa\u2019s Economic Integration? \u2013 Wamkele Mene at the Bruno Kreisky Forum<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kreisky-forum.org\/en\/news\/15873\/embed#?secret=JWCRxhxSCq\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Free Trade as a Driver for Africa\u2019s Economic Integration? \u2013 Wamkele Mene at the Bruno Kreisky Forum&#8221; &#8212; Kreisky Forum\" data-secret=\"JWCRxhxSCq\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.kreisky-forum.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.kreisky-forum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/VIDC_Free-trade-as-a-driver-207-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_height":1310,"description":"On 19 October 2026, the Bruno Kreisky Forum for International Dialogue welcomed H.E. Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, for an evening dedicated to Africa\u2019s economic integration and the opportunities and challenges of continental free trade. The event was organised in cooperation with the Austrian Foundation for Development Research [&hellip;]"}