The Network of Trade Promotion Organizations (Opc) of ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) began its operationalization in Abidjan during a workshop organized on March 29 and 30, 2022.

For two days, the directors general and senior managers of these key organizations in increasing intra-regional trade and exports from the fifteen member countries of ECOWAS focused on the mobilization of resources and the validation of the work plan. 2022-2023 and the network program document. This event, hosted by Côte d'Ivoire, in particular by the Export Promotion Association (Apex-CI which is being transformed into the Côte d'Ivoire Export Agency) is part of the ongoing cooperation between the Commission ECOWAS and the International Trade Center (ITC) on the West African Competitiveness Program (Wacomp), funded by the European Union.