WHY SMALL-SCALE CROSS BORDER TRADERS IN ECOWAS NEED SIMPLIFIED CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN

By Oscar Akaba Norvixoxo Cross-border trade is a vital economic activity across West Africa, sustaining livelihoods, feeding local markets, and supporting regional integration. While large-scale exporters benefit from structured trade systems, small-scale traders, who form the backbone of regional commerce, often face barriers that prevent them from fully participating in formal trade arrangements. My interaction […]

Make Women Day Celebration Meaningful to Protect Their Economic Efforts and Food Security on the Ecowas Regional Block

The celebration of International Women’s Day each year provides an important opportunity to recognize the achievements and contributions of women across the world. However, beyond celebration and symbolic recognition, the day should also serve as a platform for addressing the structural challenges that limit women’s economic participation for women engaged in cross-border trade across West […]

NATIONAL CROSS BORDER WOMEN TRADERS HELD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The national cross border women trader’s association has held it annual general meeting to take stock and plan towards its 2025 activities The annual general meeting was under the theme Unleashing the Power of Cross Border Women Traders: Innovation, Security, Compliance, Resilience and Sustainability, The AGM was held at the Ghana Custom officers Mess in […]

TRADE MARK AFRICA LEADS CROSS BORDER WOMEN TRADERS ASSOCIATION TO MEET GHANA & TOGO BORDER OFFICIALS IN AFLAO-KODJOVIAKOPE AND AKANU-NOPE BORDER RESPECTIVELY

Trade Mark Africa, a leading internation organization in trade facilitation and infrastructure development to enhance trade in Africa has executives of Cross border women traders to meet top management of both Ghana and Togo border officials the objective of the meeting is to official introduce the association and its operations to the officials and to […]

Made-in-Togo Rice Promoted at China International Import Expo

(Togo First) – Togolese rice is being promoted at the China International Import Expo (CIIE), for the seventh consecutive year. This year, the Expo takes place in Shanghai from November 5 to 10.  The Togolese delegation, led by the Togo Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI-Togo), is promoting three specific varieties of Togolese rice: S-Baika, Chapeau Vert, […]

TECHSOUP TO PARTNER CROSS BORDER WOMEN TRADERS AS IT PARTNERS

Cross border women traders met with Techsoup to discuss IT partnership. the partnership seek to enhance technology for cross border women IT knowledge and digitization in trade The meeting held at the head of West Africa civil society institute. The team from NCBWTA comprise the national coordinator Oscar Akaba-Norvixoxo, Head of Financial services and Loan, […]

CROSS BORDER WOMEN MEET AFLAO BORDER SECURITY COUNCIL

The National Cross Border Women Traders Association, led by  Board Chairman Francis Dagba, met with the Aflao Border Security Council to discuss ways to enhance trade facilitation for women traders The association’s  aims to address the challenges women face in cross-border trading, including security and safety concerns, compliance with migration laws, and revenue generation . […]

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