The Trade Minister of The Gambia and the Commerce Minister of Senegal have agreed to the implementation of the Trade and Transit Cooperation Agreement as well as the underlying protocols, in accordance with the spirit of ECOWAS, as they signed a joint communiqué that covered a two-day meeting of experts, on the 16th and 17th of July 2024.
The communiqué was signed during the second session of the Joint Trade Cooperation Committee meeting between Senegal and The Gambia on July 19, 2024 in Saly Portudal, Senegal, under the joint leadership of Dr. Sérigne Gueye Diop, Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Republic of Senegal, and Hon. Baboucarr O. Joof, Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration, and Employment of the Republic of The Gambia.
The duo expressed their desire to spare no effort in strengthening trade and industrial development through the promotion of investment, in compliance with ECOWAS provisions.
