Authorized dignitaries and sectorial Directorates from the Financial Neighborhood of West African States (ECOWAS) and West African Financial and Financial Union (UEMOA) gathered in Dakar, Senegal for the (seventh) seventh assembly of the authorized and sectoral directorates of the ECOWAS and UEMOA commissions. This vital occasion, held from twenty fifth to twenty ninth November 2024, under-scores the collective dedication of UEMOA and ECOWAS, amongst different issues, to resolve the difficulties of convergence of the texts adopted and to stop divergences and overlaps within the texts adopted.
The Director of Authorized Affairs of the 2 establishments, delivered insightful remarks, highlighting the significance of this joint assembly of ECOWAS and UEMOA, to consolidate the efforts from a number of conferences held.
The Dakar assembly builds upon the 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022 and 2023 conferences, the place the 2 establishments deliberated on the information the place convergence was wanted.
On the finish of the assembly, the next outcomes are anticipated:
• Finalization of cooperation agreements between the 2 establishments within the fields of biosecurity and agricultural inputs
• The paperwork shall be able to be submitted for signature by the Heads of establishments.
• Adoption of a modus operandi for the trade of regulatory texts with a view to harmonization.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Financial Neighborhood of West African States (ECOWAS).