ARSO THC 02 Experts meeting 22-24th April 2013
ARSO – IFOAM Meeting at ARSO Central Secretariat
ARSO – NASAC Meeting at the NASAC Secretariat Read more…
RWANDA Director General Dr. Mark Bagabe pays a visit to ARSO Central Secretariat Read more…
ARSO holds talks with the Nigerian Delegation on 13 February 2013. Read more…
ARSO Secretary General meets the Director of the Directorate for AU/Africa, Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Read more…
ARSO Secretary General pays a Courtesy call on KEBS MD on 21st January, 2013. Read more…
Crown Agents – Workshop on Trade Facilitation in Africa
ARSO President talking to the Media
ARSO Council Members in meeting
ARSO President Issues a certificate
47th ARSO Council Meeting in Arusha, Tanzania
ARSO and ACTIF jointly organise a two day workshop on Policy and the Rules of Origin for the Cotton Value Chain and the benefits of standards for Consumers. Read More…
ARSO Secretary General pays a Courtesy Call on the Ambassador of Royal Norwegian Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. Read More…
History and Foundation of ARSO
The sharp, focused and energetic yet optimistic gaze in the eyes of ARSO’s First President, Dr. Ademola Banjo of Nigeria (right) captures the optimism, and the resolve (that the time is now and not later) with which ARSO was founded on in 1977.
Formerly, the African Regional Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO) traces its genesis to the unfolding events and the prevailing mood of the African socio-political and economic Pan-Africanism of the 1970s and the culmination of which at a Conference held at the historic and important city of Accra, Ghana.
Read More on the Foundation of ARSO and Countries which participated in the founding conference of 10th – 17th January, 1977, Accra, Ghana.
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ARSO THC 02 Experts meeting 22nd April 2013 (day 1)…Read more
ARSO – NASAC Meeting at the NASAC Secretariat Read more…
RWANDA Director General Dr. Mark Bagabe pays a visit to ARSO Central Secretariat Read more…
ARSO hol
ds talks with the Nigerian Delegation on 13 February 2013.
ARSO Secretary General pays a Courtesy call on KEBS MD on 21st January, 2013. Read more…
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Table the 19th General Assembly Events [TIME TABLE FOR THE 19TH GA Events|TABLEAU DE TEMPS 2013]
ARSO – YOUNDE CAMEROON 2013 Read more on the Events
17th – 18th June, 2013 in Yaounde, Cameroon »
48th ARSO Council Meeting
19th June, 2013 in Yaounde, Cameroon »
African Open Forum Click here to see more
Programme of the day [English|French]
20th – 21st June 2013 in Yaounde, Cameroon »
19th ARSO General Assembly
Programme of the Day [English|French]
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Intra- African Trade : Milestones and Challenges
Technical Barrier to Trade – Challenges
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SAZ, Zimbabwe » Zimbabwe reactivates its membership with ARSO – Read more…
RNF, Réseau Normalisation et Francophonie (RNF) »
Interesting Standardisation News
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Good Will Message from Dr. Nsengimana
Am delighted to convey the compliments of the African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO) to all standards bodies and stakeholders.I appreciate the confidence that the ARSO Council and ARSO fraternity have in my ability to steer ARSO to greater success in the years to come. It is a great pleasure to serve this great organization but at the same time challenging. Thus I seek your full support, alone I may fail but together we can.Read More…
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ARSO Member States
The membership of ARSO is open to all African countries through the National Standards Bodies (NSBs) or Departments dealing in standards and quality. Currently the membership stands at the following 27 African Countries. The member States make up the delegations to the ARSO Technical Harmonisation Committees. They participate in the General Assembly and ratifies the decisions of the Council. They finance the programmes and activities through annual subscriptions.
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More News from Member States, RECs, UNECA, AU
| AU | The AU Assembly commits to deepen Africa’s market integration through the establishment of the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) by the indicative date of 2017 and the implementation of the Action Plan for Boosting Intra-African Trade. 19th Summit Resolution 2 & 4. Read on… |
| Kenya | Kenyan wins ISO/DIN essay contest for young standardizers in developing countries Read on… |
| Click here to see more News on Member States |
Useful Links
- International Organization for Standardization: www.iso.org/
- African Union: www.au.int/
- African Accreditation Cooperation: www.intra-afrac.com/
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa: www.comesa.int/
- Arab Magreb Union (AMU): http://www.maghrebarabe.org/en/
- United Nations Economic Commission for Africa: www.uneca.org/
- NASAC: www.nasaconline.org
- Economic Community Of West African States: www.ecowas.int/
- United Nations Environment Programme: www.unep.org/
- International Trade Center (ITC): http://www.intracen.org/
- World Trade Organization: www.wto.org/
- Click here to find more links