President Cyril Ramaphosa makes a case for continent-wide free trade at a meeting of the Pan-African Parliament, presenting it as a way to strengthen African unity and support economic prosperity. Speaking at the Pan-African forum, he links trade integration with broader efforts to address challenges affecting the continent, including water scarcity and migration. The report frames his intervention as part of ongoing regional engagement aimed at advancing cooperative policy responses through continental institutions. Alongside the push for freer trade, the discussion highlights the need to respond to environmental pressures that strain resources and to manage population movement associated with social and economic conditions. Across the coverage provided, the emphasis remains on Ramaphosa’s advocacy for economic measures at the continental level and his decision to pair the trade agenda with reference to urgent policy priorities such as water security and migration. The sources do not report specific new policy proposals or voting outcomes, focusing instead on the themes he raises and the issues he addresses during the session.