WTO TRAINING COURSES

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This regional course seeks to deepen participants' understanding of the WTO Agreements, with a focus on the context of trade policy in Africa and its links with WTO rules. Participants will examine and reflect on the functioning of the multilateral trading system with the support of experts from the WTO and regional organizations, and an academic team from the University of Lomé.

Speaking to participants in a video message shown at the opening ceremony, WTO Deputy Director-General Xiangchen Zhang said that the training programme also provided an opportunity for participants to reflect on the strengthening and modernization of the multilateral trading system. Among the topics proposed, DDG Zhang cited “WTO reform”, which “covers a number of aspects that will be addressed over the eight weeks of this training programme.”

Furthermore, as part of the lead-up to the WTO's 13th Ministerial Conference, DDG Zhang said that Members were discussing how to improve the functioning of the Organization. “There is no doubt that the system must become faster and more agile, while not losing its fundamental objective of making international trade an instrument for improving living standards and promoting sustainable development,” he said.

Ms Kayi Mivedor-Sambiani, Minister of Trade, Crafts and Local Consumption of Togo, noted that “Africa's participation in international trade remains very low, and amounts to around 2% of world trade. In order to reverse this situation, Africa needs to enhance its integration, productive and transformative capacities, and skills. This is why the WTO's technical assistance and capacity building programmes on the multilateral trading system are important for the continent.”

She also urged participants to make the most of the training so as to meaningfully contribute, once back in their respective countries, to the continent's participation in world trade and to ensuring concrete results at the 13th Ministerial Conference.

List of participants

Benin

Ms Sèmèvo Micka GUENDEHOU
Trade Administrator
Ministry of Industry and Trade 

Burkina Faso

Mr Sy Adama TRAORE
Economic Affairs Counsellor, Head of Unit at the Directorate-General of Trade
Ministry of Industrial Development, Trade, Crafts and SMEs

Burundi

Ms Seraphine NAHIGOMBEYE
Head of Patents, Innovation and Traditional Knowledge
Ministry of Trade, Transport, Industry and Tourism

Cameroon

Mr François Patrick MENOUNGA
Assistant Research Officer
Ministry of Trade
Yaoundé, Cameroon

Mr Antoine Boris FOE ESSOMBA
Senior official
Ministry of Trade

Comoros

Mr Ahmed Soilihi HOUSSEINE
Head of Trade
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Trade

Mr Mohamed ISSA
Foreign Trade Regulation Officer
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Foreign Trade

Congo

Ms Edith Flore MOULOMBO
Senior design official
Ministry of Trade, Supply and Consumption

Côte d'Ivoire

Mr Kofi Simplice KOUADIO
Head, International and Bilateral Cooperation Service
Ministry of Trade, Industry and SME Promotion

Ms Mariam DEME
Research Officer
Ministry of Trade, Industry and SME Promotion

Djibouti

Mr Ali AHMED MOUSSA
Senior official, Directorate of Internal Trade
Ministry of Trade and Tourism

Gabon

Mr Patrick NEMBOT NZE NLOME
Research Officer
Ministry of Trade

Madagascar

Ms Domohina RAKOTOVAO
Private Sector Support Officer
Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Consumption

Mali

Mr Hamadi DIALLO
Files Officer, Foreign Trade Sub-Directorate
Ministry of Industry and Trade/Directorate-General of Trade,
Consumption and Competition

Mr Cheickné DEMBELE
Foreign Affairs Counsellor, Coordination and Monitoring Officer for Multilateral Trade and Development Issues
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Niger

Mr Ibrahim TANDA BONKANO
Director of Promotion of Trade in Services and Electronic Commerce
Ministry of Trade

Mr Abdou Abibou OUMAROU MOUSSA
Senior official, Directorate-General of Trade
Ministry of Trade

Senegal

Mr Mamadou Lamine BOUSSO
Analytics Manager, Foreign Trade Division
Ministry of Trade, Consumption and SMEs

Ms Messin Marie Justine SADIO
Senior International Trade Specialist
Ministry of Trade, Consumption and SMEs

Tunisia

Mr Riadh NAGGA
Head of Unit
Ministry of Trade and Export Development

Togo
(host country)

Mr Kodjo AKOGOGNA
Trade Inspector, Head of Fraud Management
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Local Consumption

Mr Kossivi ATANDJI
Research Officer, Foreign Trade Directorate
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Local Consumption

Mr Dodzi Nestor NYAMEDI
Trade Specialist, Research Officer at the Foreign Trade Directorate
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Local Consumption

Ms Mouyiwa OLOU-ADARA
Trade Inspector, Research Officer
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Local Consumption

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