Tunisia is preparing to launch in the next few months a direct commercial shipping link to West Africa, said this February 5 a statement from the Tunisian Ministry of Transport.
This direct line that will link the Tunisian ports of Gabes and Sfax to the region via the ports of Dakar, Abidjan and Tema (Ghana) is a new development of the Tunis strategy which seeks to boost its economic and trade relations in Tunisia. direction of sub-Saharan Africa.
According to the text, negotiations are underway with the Tunisian Navigation Company to provide the necessary financial guarantee for the project.
As part of its African policy, Tunisia, which has observer status within ECOWAS, will sign, in principle next April, an agreement for its integration into COMESA, the common market of 19 States. Eastern and Southern Africa, a market with 500 million consumers.
