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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
News CommerceRoom 315, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, was used to launch the work of this national monitoring and evaluation commission. It was the Minister of State, for Trade, Supply and Consumption, Claude Alphonse N’Silou, who officially launched the said works, in place of the Prime Minister, head of government. The ceremony brought together members of the government, parliamentarians and directors general of the administrations concerned for the occasion. "The entry into force of the African continental free trade area is the most important event in the life of our continent since the creation of the OAU."
This indication is from the Minister of State Claude Alphonse N’Silou, paraphrasing the president of the African commission, Mahamadou Issoufou at the opening of the works, on the interest that the creation of this area has for the future of the African continent. Establishment by decree n ° 2019-160 of June 26, 2019, of the Prime Minister, Head of Government, this commission sets itself the cardinal task, to define at national level the content of the different stages which must contribute to make this agreement operational. through the implementation of a national strategy. The objective of this strategy said the Minister of State, "will aim, among other things, to increase the production and export capacities of the country's private sector and to intensify trade with the ZLECaf markets".
With regard to the philosophy underlying this commission, it should be noted that it is in line with the recommendations of the African Union Commission to the signatory states to develop a national strategy for its Implementation. Under the authority of the Prime Minister, Head of Government, the monitoring and evaluation commission is responsible for: carrying out, in concert with the administrations concerned, reflections and studies with a view to defining policies, strategies and measures capable of promoting and growing exports to other countries signatory to the agreement; propose to the Government the draft legislative and regulatory texts essential for the implementation of the agreement; make recommendations to the Government on all matters relating to the implementation of the agreement. The main purpose of the work launched today is therefore to provide this body with the first working tools. In particular the development of a work plan and decide on the structuring of the technical committee in order to make it quickly active.
The commission is made up of a national coordination, a technical committee and a permanent secretariat. The African continental free trade area today brings together 54 African states on a continental market of nearly 1 billion, 200 million people and constitutes a real lever of development to secure the future of this part of the world, which counts the lowest level of integration in the world, with only 16% of internal trade. The Congo was one of the first countries to sign this integration agreement on March 21, 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
News CommerceRoom 315, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, was used to launch the work of this national monitoring and evaluation commission. It was the Minister of State, for Trade, Supply and Consumption, Claude Alphonse N’Silou, who officially launched the said works, in place of the Prime Minister, head of government. The ceremony brought together members of the government, parliamentarians and directors general of the administrations concerned for the occasion. "The entry into force of the African continental free trade area is the most important event in the life of our continent since the creation of the OAU."
This indication is from the Minister of State Claude Alphonse N’Silou, paraphrasing the president of the African commission, Mahamadou Issoufou at the opening of the works, on the interest that the creation of this area has for the future of the African continent. Establishment by decree n ° 2019-160 of June 26, 2019, of the Prime Minister, Head of Government, this commission sets itself the cardinal task, to define at national level the content of the different stages which must contribute to make this agreement operational. through the implementation of a national strategy. The objective of this strategy said the Minister of State, "will aim, among other things, to increase the production and export capacities of the country's private sector and to intensify trade with the ZLECaf markets".
With regard to the philosophy underlying this commission, it should be noted that it is in line with the recommendations of the African Union Commission to the signatory states to develop a national strategy for its Implementation. Under the authority of the Prime Minister, Head of Government, the monitoring and evaluation commission is responsible for: carrying out, in concert with the administrations concerned, reflections and studies with a view to defining policies, strategies and measures capable of promoting and growing exports to other countries signatory to the agreement; propose to the Government the draft legislative and regulatory texts essential for the implementation of the agreement; make recommendations to the Government on all matters relating to the implementation of the agreement. The main purpose of the work launched today is therefore to provide this body with the first working tools. In particular the development of a work plan and decide on the structuring of the technical committee in order to make it quickly active.
The commission is made up of a national coordination, a technical committee and a permanent secretariat. The African continental free trade area today brings together 54 African states on a continental market of nearly 1 billion, 200 million people and constitutes a real lever of development to secure the future of this part of the world, which counts the lowest level of integration in the world, with only 16% of internal trade. The Congo was one of the first countries to sign this integration agreement on March 21, 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda.
