Banjul hosts ICE 24
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Sub-Regional Office for West Africa
(SRO-WA) and the Government of The Gambia are organizing the 24th session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICE) for West Africa from November 9 to 11.This 24th session will be held in
a context where the socio-economic space in Africa has been affected by the
emergence and spread of the Covid-19 pandemic with the start of trade under the
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in January 2021.
The objective of the meeting is
to discuss how recent changes have affected the economic and social development
of West African countries. In particular, the meeting will seek to identify the
inherent strengths and resilience of the West African economies to bounce back from
the Covid-19 pandemic, the challenges, opportunities as well as the strategic
pathways towards building a more resilient and sustainable development, by
exploiting the many opportunities of the AfCFTA
With the theme, Leveraging The Implementation
Of The Afcfta To Build Resilient And Sustainable Economies In West Africa In
The Covid-19 Era, the 24th ICE for West Africa will be held in Banjul, Gambia
in a hybrid format (face-to-face and online).
As in previous sessions, this
year's ICE 24 will be preceded by a policy dialogue on 9 November 2021 to
discuss the outcomes of the West African Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs)
forum and the private sector platform held in May 2021; the major milestones of
the Regional Business Forum, Empowering Youth and Women to Drive Africa's
Transformation Agenda, held in September 2021; and the outcomes of the
International Conference on the National Transfer Account held in October 2021.
This session will also be an opportunity
to launch the Made In West Africa initiative, a key recommendation of the
Regional IGO and Private Sector Forum.
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