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Promoting Regional Integration andFree Movement of Goods and People in West Africa
Alisa Hotel, September 14, 2016
By: Ziad Hamoui – Immediate Past President, Borderless Alliance
High cost of transport & logistics
• Long delays at ports and borders
• Harassement along transitcorridors, mainly from uniformed services
• Corruption
Main Findings from Regional Studies in West Africa
Impact on Trade and Transport in West Africa
• Non application of texts/directives of the two RECs (ECOWAS & WAEMU) on the principle of free movement of goods and people, ETLS, CET etc. [ex in Ghana: Axle Weight]
• Low level of economic integration within the region: intra-regional trade levels in Europe 71%, Asia 53%, South America 48%, ECOWAS 11%
Under-investment,
limited access to finance,
energy costs
International markets
(Billions of dollars)
Numerous checkpoints, bribes and
delays along the corridors
Customs procedures
are slow and Complex
Non-tariff barriers, inefficient
transportation
Improper handling, storage, transport
cost prohibitive
(source: UEMOA, 2013)
Main Advocacy Data: The Road Governance Map (OPA)
Logistics performance in West Africa
Doing Business in West Africa
• BORDERLESS was launched as a brand for the USAID/West Africa Trade Hub’s Transport and Road Governance work in March 2010
• Later evolved into an advocacy group; in May 2011, the Borderless Alliance was born. The alliance was formally launched in May 2012
Our Vision is to Promote
• Competitive trade in West Africa, through the removal of barriers to trade and transport;
• Free movement of goods and people through the simplification and harmonization of procedures;
• Investment promotion
Through advocacy
BA Mechanism of Action
• Evaluate situation by look at evidence base (technical reports, observations in the field)
• Identify problem and suggest a line of action
• Initiate action (high-level advocacy meeting, technical workshop, capacity-building activity, public-private dialogue…)
• Follow up on impact of initiated action
Advocacy can yield results:
1. Checkpoints reduced by 13-53%
2. Illicit fees down by 46-70%
3. Delays decreased by 29-61%
(Except Cote d’Ivoire)
(source: USAID/WATH, 2013)
BORDERLESS INITIATIVES• Establishment of Border Information Centers (BICs) to
facilitate the easy movement of goods across borders
• Information Dissemination
• Public/Private Dialogue through Workshops, Roadshows and Caravans for effective policy implementation
• Piloting of e-Platform for addressing Non-Tariff Barriers to trade in West Africa
BICs: Role and activitiesDocumentation and Information Dissemination
TIMELINE1. Ghana/Togo
(August‘11)2. B. Faso/Ghana
(September’12)3. Benin/Nigeria
(December‘12)4. Dakar Port
(March‘13)5. Ghana/Cote d’Ivoire
(May‘13)6. Senegal/Mali
(2016)7. Cote d’Ivoire/
B. Faso (2016)
BICs: Timeline of Deployment
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BIC Capacity-Building ActivitiesTHEME VENUE PARTICIPANTS
Stakeholders’ Training on border crossing trade
Paga (Ghana) Seme (Nigeria)
Elubo (Ghana)
Customs, Freight Forwarders, Transporters’ Unions, GCNET, BIVAC forwarders, transporters and shipping agents clearing agents
Customs procedures for goods in Transit
Paga (Ghana), Dakola (Burkina Faso)
freight forwarders
Schemes on importation and exportation
Kodjoviakope (Togo) Noe (Côte d’Ivoire)
freight forwarders freight forwarders, Customs, transporters
Customs duties and operation in the ASYCUDA++
Krake (Benin)
freight forwarders
Customs regimes and their codification in ASYCUDA++
Porto Novo (Benin) Kodjoviakopé (Togo) Ouagarinter (Burkina Fas)
Customs Officers Clearing agents clearing agents, Customs, COTECNA and CBC
Training Session on SYADAM
Noe (Côte d’Ivoire) freight forwarders
Road Governance INITIATIVESInformation Dissemination Workshops, Road Shows and Caravans
IN 2014, BORDERLESS ALLIANCE ORGANIZED MORE THAN 40 ACTIVITIES IN 9 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, INVOLVING
RECs, DONORS, UNIFORMED AUTHORITIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISES
BORDERLESS e-Platform to report Non-Tariff Barriers (NTB) in West Africa for effective advocacy
WWW.TRADEBARRIERSWA.COM
• What is the problem?• Where did it happen?• When did it happen?• How can we reach you?
TELL US
Local Action through BA « National Committees »
• Represent and promote the Borderless Alliance,Coordinate national activities
• Identify country specific problems and challenges and find solutions through advocacy
• Monitor and evaluate the decisions taken by the government and affecting the free movement of goods and people and assess their impact on the ground
• Facilitate cooperation and sharing of information among policy makers, the private sector, members of the Borderless Alliance, transport actors and trade
The way forward to capitalize on opportunities and develop initiatives:
1. Further Mobilization of Private Sector on National Level(Increase Membership, Strengthen and Expand National Chapters, Workgroups, etc.…)
2. Implementation of BA Strategic Plan (2013-2017): Inaugurate Additional BICs Additional projects in the pipeline (Trucking Professionalization,
Customs Interconnectivity, Capacity Building, Food Security…) Accelerated implementation and closer monitoring of Regional
Protocols and Acts ( ETLS, ALISA, CET, etc.)
3. Strategic Partnerships - Support from USAID, JICA,DFID, AFDB, EU, etc.- Engaging Regional Authorities Effectively
(ECOWAS, UEMOA, Regional Governments, Regulatory Bodies…)-
WWW.BORDERLESSWA.COMWWW.FACEBOOK.COM/BORDERLESSWAWWW.TWITTER.COM/BORDERLESSWA