A Five-Day workshop for BADEA's Focal Points and Desk Officers from some of the Francophone African Countries starts today 9th of November 2008, at the Headquarters of BADEA in Khartoum.

Fifteen participants from the Republics of Senegal, Congo (Brazzaville), Cameroon, Côte D'Ivoire, Madagascar, Togo, Central African Republic, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Cape Verde, Chad, Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo and Benin will participate in the Workshop organized by  BADEA's experts on the activities of the Bank.

A number of papers will be presented to the Focal Points Desk Officers covering all BADEA activities in all fields. The event represents an opportunity for the participants to exchange views with BADEA's experts in order to enhance Afro-Arab Cooperation between BADEA and their respective countries.

A similar workshop was held from 1-5 June 2008 for the benefit of participants from Anglophone African countries, mainly from Mozambique, Mauritius, Ethiopia, Seychelles, Namibia, Zambia, Tanzania Kenya and Lesotho.