The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), with the support of the International Trade Centre (ITC), officially launched the ECOWAS Trade Promotion Organizations (TPO) Network and held its First Annual General Assembly 15th – 16th July 2021 in Abuja, Nigeria. The ECOWAS Trade Promotion Organisation (TPO) Network is a Read more…
Over sixty (60) participants from West Africa – Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, and Senegal – completed a series of online training sessions from May 28, 2021, to June 4, 2021. These sessions covered the below topics in the context of food safety: Good Agricultural Read more…
Assignment Title: Legal Expert- BSO Governance Contract Type: Delivery Start Date: 1st July 2021 End Date: 10 September 2021 Deadline for applications: 18th June 2021 Application process Read more…
449 potential and existing West African entrepreneurs participated in several “Start and Improve Your Business” (SYIB) training sessions during the first quarter of the year. Implemented by partner training institutions in each country, under the supervision of UNIDO and ILO’s International Training Centre (ITC-ILO), the trainings were to introduce entrepreneurs Read more…
The West African Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP), funded by the European Union, aims to strengthen the competitiveness of the West Africa region and enhance the integration of ECOWAS and UEMOA Member States into the regional and international trading system. Alongside the ECOWAS and UEMOA Commissions, the International Trade Centre (ITC) and Read more…
In the context of the Bissau-Guinean component of the EU-funded West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP), implemented by UNIDO, 30 national participants received training on the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point System, HACCP, and on ISO standard for Food Safety Management System, ISO 22000. This virtual training was the Read more…
This call for applications is addressed to SMEs and tech startups in the ICT sector. The West African Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP), funded by the European Union, aims to strengthen the competitiveness of the West Africa region and enhance the integration of ECOWAS and UEMOA Member States into the regional and Read more…
This call for applications is addressed to SMEs and startups in the textile and garments value chain (including also Fashion, Interior Design and Life Style Accessories). The West African Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP), funded by the European Union, aims to strengthen the competitiveness of the West Africa region and enhance the Read more…
To facilitate industrialization in the region, ECOWAS regional industrial strategy has identified strategic interventions that must be implemented. To that end, the proposed actions intend to cover interventions pertaining to the development of sustainable value chains, MSMEs and facilitating a platform for dialogue on industrialization between state and private sector, Read more…
Our Technical Implementing Partner, International Trade Centre (ITC) will run a series of online training from 1st March 2021 to 4th October 2021 through the use of ITC’s SME Trade Academy Portal on https://learning.intracen.org/ ITC’s SME Trade Academy offers a series of online courses and access to educational material on Read more…
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