The African Organisation for Standardisation

32nd ARSO General Assembly in Mombasa
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Welcome to ARSO

ARSO was formed in 1977 with the principal mandate to harmonise African Standards, Conformity Assessment & Procedures in order to reduce Technical Barriers to Trade and therefore promote Intra African and International Trade as well as enhance the industrialisation of Africa.

Dr. Hermogene Nsengimana,

Secretary General

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Botsile Kebapetse, president - arso

The Immediate Past Former President Hands over Instruments of Power to the Current

Prof Alex Dodoo hands over the Presidency, ARSO to Botsile Kebaptse at the 31st General Assembly in Zanzibar

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