ECOWAS Fast-Tracks Mano River Union Corridor Development with 7th Joint Technical Steering Committee Meeting

The ECOWAS Commission, in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Mano River Union (MRU), successfully held the 7th Joint Technical Steering Committee Meeting of the Multinational Road Development and Transport Facilitation Program within the Mano River Union (MRU) in Monrovia, Liberia from July 9 to 10, 2024. The two-day meeting brought together representatives from the project’s member countries – Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, and Liberia – alongside the ECOWAS Commission, the MRU Secretariat, and the African Development Bank (AfDB). The main objective was to review progress made on the implementation of…

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Abidjan-Lagos Road Corridor: ECOWAS Takes a New Step with a Validation Workshop on Trade and Transport Facilitation

The ECOWAS Commission organized a three-day technical workshop to review an interim report on the trade and transport facilitation study for the Abidjan-Lagos road corridor development project. This workshop, held from June 27 to 29, 2024, in Lomé, brought together representatives from member states, regional and international institutions, as well as development partners, to review progress made and agree on a framework for the smooth movement of goods, services, people, and vehicles along the corridor. The main objective of the workshop was to validate the interim report and gather feedback…

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