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The Network is a public-sector led entity, which will work in partnership with the ECOWAS Commission to promote goods made in West Africa. ECOWAS Commissioner for Trade, Customs and Free Movement, Tei Konzi, who represented the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, stressed the importance of the Trade Promotion Organisations in accessing new markets and establishing linkages between local and international businesses. On her part, the Executive Director of the International Trade Centre, Pamela Coke-Hamilton emphasised the milestone West Africa has achieved with the esta...

Niamey, 27 May, 2021 (ECA) – Intergovernmental organizations and private sector operators in West Africa held a meeting this week to deliberate on the sub-region’s readiness to implement the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The two-day virtual event from 26 to 27 May was jointly organized by the sub-regional office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA).  “Our quest is to build synergi...

Niamey (Niger), May 27, 2021 – Intergovernmental organisations and private sector actors from West Africa began discussions on Wednesday to improve the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in the sub-region. These discussions were held on May 26-27 during a regional virtual forum for West Africa co-organised by the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA). This two-day meeting formed part of the i...

27 April 2021, Abidjan: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in partnership with the UN Development Programme (UNDP), concluded a 3-part capacity building programme for women-led and owned businesses and trade associations on utilizing the preferences African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The third and final workshop, held from 20 to 22 April in Abidjan, Côte d Ivoire, targeted traders, producers and trade officials from French and Portuguese-speaking member states