Borderless Alliance conducted a-2-day

training for selected senior staff of focal

point institutions responsible for

managing and coordinat ing the

deployment of the E-Platform dedicated

for reporting and monitoring non-tariff

barr iers on Ouagadougou trade

corridors. The program hosted by the

Burkinabe Shippers' Council (CBC),

training was held on July 26 – 27, 2017

and participating institutions include

Burkina Faso Chamber of Commerce,

Customs, Police, Truck drivers and

Transport Owners unionized groups and

some relevant government ministries.

Participants were taken through non-tariff measures,

procedure for the resolving complaints through the

systems and the logistic support. The next step is the

sensitization of the public and the stakeholders on the

utilization of the E-platform in Ghana and Burkina

Faso.As part of trade facilitation in West Africa, the

Borderless Alliance, supported by USAID through

ProFAB, organized a meeting of representatives of Trade

Promotion Agencies from ten (10) ECOWAS member

countries including Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire,

Ghana, Guinea Conakry, Nigeria, Mali, Senegal, and

Togo. The event took place in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on

25 and 26 July 2017 under the theme: "Trade information,

factors of increased intra-Community trade: specific case

of agricultural and food products". The meeting was also

attended by representatives of the Ministry of African

Integration, the Ministry of Commerce, Handicrafts and

Promotion of SMEs of Côte d ' Ivoire, the International

Trade Center (ITC), ProFAB, CILSS, FEWACCI, the

Chamber of Commerce of Commerce and Industry of

Côte d'Ivoire, etc. It aimed to strengthen the dialogue

between UCIs in the region for the establishment of a

trade information exchange network with a view to

increasing intra-Community trade. At the end of the

meeting, a draft Memorandum of Understanding between

ECOWAS OPCs was exchanged and recommendations

were made to the ECOWAS, UEMOA, States and

Organizations. Through its Export Promotion Agency

(NEPC), Nigeria has undertaken to continue to approach

UCIs and regional authorities for the effective

establishment of an ECOWAS OPC Network.

TRAINING�OF�E-PLATFORM�FOCAL�POINTS�IN�BURKINA�FASO

THE�BORDERLESS�ALLIANCE�FACILITATES�AN�ECOWASTRADE�PROMOTION�AGENCIES”�MEETING

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REVITALIZATION�OF�THE�NATIONAL�COMMITTEE�OF�THE�BORDERLESS�ALLIANCE�OF�TOGO

As part of the revitalization of the Togo National

Committee of the Borderless Alliance, the Executive

Secretariat, with the support of the Togo Chamber of

Commerce and Industry, organized a meeting of trade

stakeholders, Industry, transport and logistics and

partners in the public administration, including customs,

police, gendarmerie, the National Council of Shippers of

Togo and the Ministry in charge of trade on 31 July 2017

The meeting was introduced by Ms. D'ALMEIDA

Tchotcho BOEVI representing the President of the Togo

Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the host institution

of the Borderless Alliance in Togo. She reaffirmed the

institution's commitment to assist the Borderless Alliance

in its advocacy missions to rid the region of barriers to

trade. Mr Justin BAYILI, Executive Secretary, then made

a presentation on the vision and missions of the

Borderless Alliance, its means of action and the results

achieved so far; as well as the role of the National

Committee.

The meeting ended with a Q & A session and distribution

of membership forms to the Borderless Alliance. As a

reminder, the National Committee of Togo was launched

in March 2013.

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BORDERLESS�ALLIANCE-GHANA�MEETS�WITH�STKEHOLDERS�ON�OPPORTUNITIES�OF�UNLOCKING�ECOWAS�MARKET.

Borderless Alliance - Ghana recently organized a

breakfast meeting around the theme "opportunities and

challenges of unlocking the Ecowas market".

The half-day event, which took place at the Ghana

Shippers House in Accra on August 01, hosted by Ghana

Shippers Authority, with participation of members of the

Borderless Alliance, landlocked shippers councils and

representatives of the organized private associations, in

addition to Ghana Police and Ghana Revenue Authorities.

The event was an opportunity to brief participants on the

progress of the Borderless Alliance advocacy, the Ghana

Shippers Authority towards assisting shippers in moving

goods across Ghana in addition to highlighting the

successes of the Borderless Alliance in building its

membersh ip base . The event ended wi th an

acknowledgement of the many challenges remaining and

a call for more action and a stronger collaboration

between all stakeholders involved in the free movement

of goods and people in Ghana.

Officials�and�some�participants�at�the�meeting�

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