Objective
The Government of Togo, through the Ministry of Trade, Handicrafts and Local Consumption, with the support of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) African Trade Policy Centre, the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of ECA and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is organizing from 6 to 8 October 2025 in Lomé a technical workshop under the leadership of the national AfCFTA technical committee. The workshop aims to undertake a review of the Agreement in order to propose, if necessary, amendments and to make recommendations to be transmitted to the AfCFTA Secretariat.
The objective of this workshop is to conduct a thorough review of the AfCFTA Framework Agreement and its eight protocols.
Specifically, the workshop will seek to:
- Enable the negotiators of the protocols to present in detail the substance of the said protocols, highlighting the advantages and disadvantages for Togo;
- Facilitate the committee members’ understanding of the Agreement and its protocols;
- Propose draft amendments if necessary, or make recommendations.