Yaoundé, 6 November 2026 (ECA) – The Republic of Congo aims to sell a wider range of goods across Africa by supporting sustainable local processing and making supply chains more resilient to climate shocks. At a national workshop in Brazzaville on 11 and 12 November, participants are reviewing the study on the Green Supplement to the country’s national strategy for implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

The Government of the Republic of Congo is convening the workshop with the Subregional Office for Central Africa and the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Around 40 people are expected to take part, including government officials, researchers and representatives of civil society, small and medium-sized businesses and organisations of women entrepreneurs.

The Green Supplement adds environmental and climate considerations to Congo’s existing AfCFTA strategy. It is designed to help the country identify sustainable value chains with growth potential in African markets, target investment in more sustainable local processing and anticipate climate risks that could disrupt supplies. The aim is to help Congolese businesses capture more value at home, compete in African markets and pursue new opportunities as the economy becomes greener.

“The Green Supplement should help Congo make practical choices: which value chains to invest in, which barriers to doing business to remove and how to expand exports while protecting the resources that make them possible,” said Jean Luc Mastaki, Director of ECA’s Subregional Office for Central Africa. “That is how the AfCFTA can help diversify Congo’s economy.”

Participants are reviewing priority value chains, proposed trade measures and the action plan set out in the Green Supplement. The second day focuses on how to incorporate those priorities into the country’s implementation of the AfCFTA. Participants are expected to validate the study’s findings, refine its recommendations with stakeholder input and agree on measures to make trade greener and more resilient.

The initiative builds on ECA’s support for Congo’s economic diversification, including its contribution to Vision Congo 2048. At the Government’s recent request, ECA is also helping to strengthen the country’s Industrialisation Master Plan.

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