The African Organization for Standardisation, known as ARSO, is an intergovernmental standards body founded August 17, 1977 in Accra, Ghana, by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the Organisation of African Unity. It began with 21 African governments and has grown to represent dozens of African countries, working to facilitate trade between African countries and the rest of the world through harmonized standards, and it also administers the continental Eco Mark Africa initiative.
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Source African Organization for Standardisation: ContactsContacts page, office addressQuote, Contacts page, office address
International House, 3rd Floor, Nairobi, Kenya
Sources
1. Wikipedia: African Organization for Standardisation
History, date
August 17, 1977
History, year and place
1977 at Accra, Ghana
Member Countries
The 42 members of the African Organization for Standardisation are:
Member list in full
The 42 members of the African Organization for Standardisation are: Algeria Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon Chad Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of Congo Djibouti Egypt Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Ghana Guinea Bissau Guinea Kenya Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Morocco Namibia Niger Nigeria Republic of the Congo Rwanda Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zanzibar Zimbabwe
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The African Organization for Standardisation (ARSO), formerly the African Regional Organisation for Standardisation, is an intergovernmental organization of 43 countries of Africa.
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