SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT Why Senegal is focusing on sustainable public procurement.

For some time now, Senegal has been placing the emphasis on sustainable public procurement. According to Saër Seck, Director of Arcop Sénégal, the reason for this approach is that sustainable public procurement takes sustainable development,…

SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT : Equipping public procurement professionals from West and Central Africa

The concept of sustainable public procurement extends selection criteria to include environmental, social and economic aspects. Integrating these principles into public procurement processes has become a priority, as demonstrated by the initiative…

Senegal : SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT The World Bank distils the concept in Africa.

The World Bank, in association with Senegal’s Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (ARCOP), has organized a week of training in sustainable public procurement in Dakar for senior public procurement officials from French-speaking countries…
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Ivory Coast – TRAINING

Chu de Treichville’s procurement staff benefit from enhanced skills From March 6 to 7, some fifteen employees of the Treichville University Hospital Centre (Chu-T), responsible for managing the establishment’s public procurement procedures,…
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RDC – SCHOOL INTERNSHIP

Finalist students received by ARMP On March 15, the Autorité de Régulation des Marchés Publics (ARMP) received finalist students from the Saint Michel School Complex for an internship. This internship is part of the school calendar, which…
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Mauritania – AWARENESS

The Public Procurement Information System (e-procurement) explained to stakeholders. On March 12, the Ministry of Finance organized a day of awareness-raising and information on the e-procurement project, aimed at players and stakeholders in…
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Benin – IMPLEMENTATION OF FREE ROAMING WITH GHANA

The two countries sign a memorandum of understanding Beninese and Ghanaian roaming charges are set to fall significantly. The regulatory authorities of Benin and Ghana signed a memorandum of understanding to this effect in Cotonou on March…
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Tanzania – ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS

Encouraging their use The Minister of State in the Office of the President, George Simbachawene, has urged civil servants to use the government’s information and communication technology (ICT) systems, which are designed to improve the efficiency…
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Tanzania – CAPACITY BUILDING

Civil society at NeST school Members of Tanzanian civil society have been sensitized to Tanzania’s national e-procurement system (NeST), to equip them with knowledge of the features that facilitate their role in overseeing public procurement…
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Guinea – GOVERNANCE

Regulation of public procurement a priority for the new Prime Minister Guinea’s Prime Minister and the ARMP share a desire to regulate public procurement. This wish was expressed when the new head of the Guinean government granted an audience…