This workshop is part of the activities of the Facilitation of transit, transport and trade in West Africa for better value chain participation project. The event has been organized in close collaboration with the National Implementation Unit of Togo under the Enhanced Integrated Framework.

The workshop presents the status of activities undertaken in Togo and its implementation.

It also presents the findings and recommendations of the study on the convergence of legal framework for road transport and transit that has been shared with the Ministry of Transport and related stakeholders, including customs representatives, transport associations, and the Ministry of Commerce, etc. The consultations with national authorities aimed at serving as a framework to carry out reforms of the legal framework on cross-border transport issues among Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger.

An in-depth analysis of a new additional Act elaborated by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to create a Common Transit System (système de transit communautaire) has been carried out. The consultations held during the workshop aim at identifying the possible ways and means to ensure its effective implementation by the beneficiary countries. In addition, the analysis contains concrete proposals aiming at integrating progress and implementation within the framework of the SIGMAT program and the introduction of a mechanism for the management of transit guarantees.