West Africa: Ecowas, TMA Tackle Trade Barriers to Boost West African Cross-Border Commerce

West Africa: Ecowas, TMA Tackle Trade Barriers to Boost West African Cross-Border Commerce

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in partnership with TradeMark Africa (TMA), is intensifying efforts to address persistent trade barriers along the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor, a vital economic route in West Africa.

ECOWAS, TMA Tackle Trade Barriers to Boost West African Cross-Border Commerce

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in partnership with TradeMark Africa (TMA), is intensifying efforts to address persistent trade barriers along the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor, a vital economic route in West Africa. At a three-day SPS/TBT forum held in Accra, officials, private sector actors, and development partners explored ways to strengthen standards, regulatory frameworks, and quality controls governing the cross-border mo…

Ghana Demands Action on West African Trade Integration

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-demands-action-on-west-african-trade-integration/Ghana is pressing West African governments to take tougher, results-focused action on regional integration, with Trade Minister Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare calling on ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) Member States to remove long-standing trade obstacles and accelerate standards harmon…

ECOWAS, TradeMark Africa move to align trade standards on Abidjan–Lagos corridor

The ECOWAS Commission and TradeMark Africa, with support from the UK Government through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), have convened the Abidjan–Lagos Corridor Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS)/Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Forum in Accra, to address quality challenges affecting trade competitiveness along West Africa’s busiest trade route. The three-day event, from the 19th to the 21st of November 2025, br…

ECOWAS hosts the East African Community (EAC) in Ghana as Peer Learning Culminates in Action to Strengthen Trade Standards and Systems along the Abidjan–Lagos Corridor | Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

19 November 2025. Accra, Ghana. The ECOWAS Commission and TradeMark Africa, with support from the UK Government through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), have convened the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS)/Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Forum in Accra, Ghana, to address quality challenges affecting trade competitiveness along West Africa’s busiest trade route. The three-day event, 18 to 2…