STUDY THE STATE OF BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA Oyeniyi Abe August 2022 Business enterprises and transnational corporate actors operate in a complex global environment, especially when operating in high risk sectors such as oil and gas, mining, construction, banking, and health care amongst others. While there have been some commitments to the business and human rights agenda in Africa, there remain gaps in policy and institutional alignments as well as the implementation of the UNGPs. AU organs, especially the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, have a strong history of adopting thematic and country specific resolutions and general comments on specific provisions of the Africa Charter which provide normative content and clarity to state parties on their human rights obligations. The Policy Framework is one avenue, which, if adopted, will indicate Africa’s commitments to safeguarding business and human rights standards. The consequential effect of the Policy Framework can be fruitfully realised if Member States can adopt and integrate the Policy Framework into their body of laws, particularly the Constitution, corporate, banking and security laws, policies, and regulations.