The security forces of Gbéléban have received specialized training on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement, as part of a program aimed at disseminating the legal frameworks governing this trade agreement in border regions.
The workshop, held on Friday, 2 September 2022, also involved key civil stakeholders whose activities are directly impacted by the agreement, such as freight forwarders and customs brokers.
This initiative, organized by the AfCFTA National Committee (AfCFTA-NC) in collaboration with the National Borders Commission of Côte d'Ivoire, is part of a broader effort to ensure stakeholders across the country understand and adopt the provisions of the AfCFTA.
The AfCFTA agreement covers the liberalisation of the market for goods and services in Africa, the elimination of tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade, the establishment of a mechanism for settling trade disputes between states and an institutional framework for managing intra-African trade. In all, 54 of the continent's 55 states are signatories.
The campaign to raise awareness among the various players on the ground began on 19 August in Noé and will end on 20 September in Koun-Fao.
In Gbéléban, participants in the information and awareness workshop recommended, among other things, the effective demarcation of borders, the establishment of a framework for mutual exchange between member states, and the sincerity and strict adherence to the implementation of the adopted resolutions.
(Credit: AIP)