Abuja, Nigeria – GIZ, ECOWAS in collaboration with the African Union (AU) recently organized a wee-klong training session for selected media practitioners from across the West African region. According to ECOWAS, the main objective of this regional training of journalists was to introduce and facilitate their reporting on Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) and the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) within ECOWAS Member States. The role of the media and specifically of journalists is critical to make progress in the areas of trade and integration developments. The aim is to contribute to building a network of trade journalists across the ECOWAS region. They promised to build a media network on trade and to keep writing and informing their people about the importance of trade.
