Report of rapporteur for Africa

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Report of rapporteur for AfricaIbrahima DIAGNE

15 february2012UN/CEFACT 18th session

Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland


Recommandation 2010

• 2nd African Alliance SC in Douala December 10• Next ASEAL summit in Dakar Feb 2011.• International forum on paperless Trade Dakar Feb

2011.• Implementing pilot projects of the African Alliance

(2011 and 2012).• Create a mutualised environment for paperless trade

in Africa (digital signature, repository of M/X, e-Invoice Africa Project,..)


Activities 2011AFRICAN ALLIANCE ACTIVITIES

• 2nd African Alliance SC– Douala (December 2010)• 2nd SW international conference (June 2011)• 3rd African Alliance SC– Dakar (June 2011)• 6th ASEAL summit – Dakar (June 2011)• 3rd African Alliance General Assembly– (Dec 11 Gva)• 4th African Alliance SC- Geneva (December 2011)• 1st Joint forum ASEAL-AAEC – Geneva (Dec 11)


Activities 2011OTHER REGIONAL ACTIVITES• UEMOA: Regional single window concept adoption

(Ouagadougou – October 2011).• UNECA –AU: African ICT week (Addis Abeba –

November 2011).• ATPC Advisory board : Accra - November 2011.


Activities 2011OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITES

• UNESCAP: Asia pacific trade facilitation forum (Seoul - October 2011).

• IADB workshop on single window (Washington – November 2011).


Activities 2011OUTCOME IN THE REGION

• AAEC:– Action plan and budget 2012-2014– ICS platform for AAEC members

• SINGLE WINDOW DEVELOPMENT– New projects: Kenya, Benin, Burkina Faso, Rwanda– Improved projects: Cameroun, Senegal, Ghana– Open projects: Ethiopia, Mali, Tanzania


CHALLENGES

• LACK OF VISION ON TF THROUGH PAPERLESS– Solution: Develop Guides based on best practices,

standards, and ground experiences.• LACK OF AFRICAN CAPACITIES ON TF AND PLT– Solution: Regional CB workshops and creation of an

African branch of UNNExT.• FUNDING PILOT PROJECTS AND AAEC ACTIVITIES.– Solution: Prepare projects proposal and meet with donors

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