The Borderless Alliance organized two trainings in July 2017. The first was a 2-day training for Burkinabe institutions on managing an e-platform for reporting non-tariff barriers on trade corridors. The second was a meeting of trade promotion agencies from 10 ECOWAS countries to strengthen dialogue and establish a trade information exchange network to increase intra-regional trade. The Alliance also facilitated a meeting in Togo to revitalize its national committee and engage stakeholders on barriers to trade.

1. Borderless Alliance conducted a-2-day
training for selected senior staff of focal
point institutions responsible for
managing and coordinating the
deployment of the E-Platform dedicated
for reporting and monitoring non-tariff
barriers 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
establishmentof anECOWAS OPC Network.
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REVITALIZATIONOFTHENATIONALCOMMITTEEOFTHEBORDERLESSALLIANCEOFTOGO
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
TogoandtheMinistryinchargeof tradeon 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 BorderlessAlliance
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
inMarch2013.
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UNLOCKINGECOWASMARKET.
Borderless Alliance - Ghana recently organized a
breakfast meeting around the theme opportunities and
challengesof unlockingtheEcowasmarket.
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
additiontoGhanaPoliceandGhanaRevenueAuthorities.
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
membership base. The event ended with 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 andpeopleinGhana.
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