World Trade Organization
Organisation Mondiale du Commerce
Organización Mundial del Comercio
WTO REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE FOR ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICAN COUNTRIES
Gaborone, Botswana, 19-21 June 2007
FINAL LIST
I. List of Participants from invited countries
Botswana(Host Country) / Mrs. Sefatlhego MATEBEKWANE
Senior Agricultural Economist
Agri Business Promotion
Ministry of Agriculture
P/Bag 003
Gaborone - Botswana
Tel.: (+267) 395 0567 Fax.: (+267) 397 5805
e-mail:
Mr. Botshabelo Lucky MAFATLANE
Principal Trade Officer I
Department of International Trade
Ministry of Trade & Industry
Private Bag 0073
Gaborone - Botswana
Tel.: (+267) 31 90 243 Fax.: (+267) 31 883 80
e-mail:
Mr. Kedibunye LALETSANG [Did not attend]
Director
Department of International Trade
Ministry of Trade & Industry
Private Bag 0073
Gaborone - Botswana
Tel.: (+267) 319 0243 Fax.: (+267) 318 8380
e-mail:
Ms Mable GABORUTWE [Did not attend]
Principal Commercial Officer
Department of International Trade
Ministry of Trade & Industry
Private Bag 0073
Gaborone - Botswana
Tel.: (+267) 319 0243 Fax.: (+267) 318 8380
e-mail:
Mr. Tekane TEKANE
Principal Trade Officer
Department of International Trade
Ministry of Trade & Industry
Private Bag 0073
Gaborone - Botswana
Tel.: (+267) 319 0243 Fax.: (+267) 318 8380
e-mail:
Mr. David Mosimanegape MOGOROSI
Principal Industrial Offcicer I
Department of Industrial Affairs
Ministry of Trade & Industry
Private Bag 0014
Gaborone - Botswana
Tel.: (+267) 395 7406 Fax.: (+267) 397 2910
e-mail:
Mrs. Kebabope LALETSANG
Chief Agri. Economist
Department of Agriculture, Planning & Statistics
Ministry of Agriculture
P/Bag 003
Gaborone - Botswana
Tel.: (+267) 395 0500 Fax.: (+267) 397 5805
e-mail:
Mr. Neo Joel MAPITSE
Principal Veterinary Officer
Department of Animal Health and Production
Ministry of Agriculture
Private Bag 0032
Gaborone - Botswana
Tel.: (+267) 395 0628 Fax.: (+267) 390 3744
e-mail:
Mr. Michael MANOWE
Principal Agricultural Economist
Agriculture, Planning & Statistics
Ministry of Agriculture
P/Bag 003
Gaborone - Botswana
Tel.: (+267) 365 0447 Fax.: (+267) 395 6027
e-mail:
Mrs. Obakeng Precious PHALADZE
Assistant Agricultural Economist
Department of Planning & Statistics
Ministry of Agriculture
P/Bag 003
Gaborone - Botswana
Tel.: (+267) 395 0570 Fax.: (+267) 319 1806
e-mail:
Ms Lesego MASALA
Principal Scientist
Botswana Bureau of Standards
Gaborone - Botswana
Tel.: (+267) 390 32 00 Fax.: (+267) 390 31 20
e-mail:
Mr. Theko T. FAKO
Director of Standards
Botswana Bureau of Standards
Gaborone - Botswana
Tel.: (+267) 390 32 00 Fax.: (+267) 390 31 20
e-mail:
Mrs. Tapiwa MASIE
State Counsel
Attorney General's Chambers
Gaborone - Botswana
Tel.: (+267) 361 37 86 Fax.: (+267) 395 70 89
e-mail:
Mr. Phenyo DINGALO
State Counsel
Attorney General's Chambers
Gaborone - Botswana
Tel.: (+267) 361 37 92 Fax.: (+267) 395 70 89
e-mail:
Mr. Wesley LEKWAPE
Assistant Trade Officer
Department of International Trade
Gaborone - Botswana
Tel.: (+267) 319 02 43 Fax.: (+267) 318 80380
e-mail:
Mr. Pako MMOLOWA
Assistant Trade Officer
Department of International Trade
Gaborone - Botswana
Tel.: (+267) 319 02 43 Fax.: (+267) 318 80380
e-mail:
Ms Boipelo SITHOLE
Assistant Trade Officer
Department of International Trade
Gaborone - Botswana
Tel.: (+267) 319 02 43 Fax.: (+267) 318 80380
e-mail:
Ms Charity K. KEATWENG
Trade Officer
Department of International Trade
Gaborone - Botswana
Tel.: (+267) 319 02 43 Fax.: (+267) 318 80380
e-mail:
Mr. Herbert MOSEKI
Trade Officer
Department of International Trade
Gaborone - Botswana
Tel.: (+267) 319 02 43 Fax.: (+267) 318 80380
e-mail:
Egypt / Mr. Omaya ALI HASSAN
General Manager
Department of Chemical Standard
Ministry of Industry & Trade
16 Tadreeb El Madarreheen St. - Ameriya
Cairo - Egypt
Tel.: (+20-2) 2284 5529 Fax.: (+20-2) 2284 5504
e-mail:
e-mail:
Ms Sherine FAYED
Economic Analyst
Central Department of WTO Issues
Ministry of Trade & Industry
Emtedad Ramsis St., Nasr City
Ministry of Finance Towers - Tower 5, Floor 7
Cairo - Egypt
Tel.: (+20-2) 2342 1768 Fax.: (+20-2) 2342 1768
e-mail: or
Eritrea / Country authorities never repied to the invitation
Ethiopia / Mr. Demilew MEKONNEN CHEKOL
Team Leader, Trade in goods
World Trade Affairs Department
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Sub-city: Kolfekeranyo, Kebele 01/05
House n° 2851
PO Box 704
Addis Ababa - Ethiopia
Tel.: (+251-11) 551 24 25 Fax.: (+251-11) 554 33 68
e-mail:
Ms Zemzem AHMED ZEINU
Expert, Trade in Services
WTO Affairs Department
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Kirkos Sub-city Administration - P.O. Box 704
Addis Ababa - Ethiopia
Tel.: (+251-1) 515 8209 Fax.: (+251-1) 554 3368
e-mail: or
Ghana / Mr. John OPPONG-OTOO
Standards Officer
Department of Food, Chemical and Material Science
Standards Division
Ministry of Trade, Industry, Presidential Special Initiative and
Private Sector Development - Ghana Standards Board
PO Box MB 245
Accra - Ghana
Tel.: (+233-21) 500 065 Fax.: (+233-21) 500 092
e-mail:
Mr. Mustapha KUMAH
Head of Department
Department of Technical Coordination Services
Ministry of Trade, Industry, Private Sector Development
Ghana Standards Board
PO Box MB 245
Accra - Ghana
Tel.: (+233-21) 506 987 Fax.: (+233-21) 500 092
e-mail:
Kenya / Mr. Daniel NYAMBOGA ONUNDU
External Trade Development Officer
External Trade Department
Ministry of Trade and Industry
PO Box 43137 (00100)
Nairobi - Kenya
Tel.: (+254-20) 315 001-4 Fax.: (+254-20) 315 011
e-mail:
Lesotho / Country authorities never replied to the invitation
Liberia / Country authorities never replied to the invitation
Libya / Country authorities never replied to the invitation
Malawi / Mr. Robert SALAMA
Corporate Manager
Malawi Export Promotion Council (MEPC)
P.O. Box 1299
Blantyre - Malawi
Tel.: (+265) 820 499 / 9-946 401 Fax.: (+265) 820 995
e-mail:
Mrs. Elizabeth BANDA
Senior Certification Technician
Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS)
P.O. Box 946
Blantyre - Malawi
Tel.: (+265) 870 488 Fax.: (+265) 870 756
e-mail:
Mauritius / Mr. Rajnish JHAMNA
Trade Policy Analyst
Trade Policy Unit
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
3rd Floor, Fooks house, Bourbon St.
Port-Louis - Mauritius
Tel.: (+) Fax.: (+230) 212 6368
e-mail:
Mr. Rajwant Rao GUNNOO
Assistant Technical Manager
Mauritius Standards Bureau
Ministry of Industry, Small & Medium Enterprises, Commerce
Villa Road
Moka - Mauritius
Tel.: (+230) 433 3648 Fax.: (+230) 433 5051
e-mail:
Mozambique / Mr. Cesarino BENJAMIM
Standards Officer
Standardization Department
Ministry of Industry and Commerce
Av. 25 de setembro 1179
2° andar
Maputo - Mozambique
Tel.: (+258-21) 303 822 Fax.: (+258-21) 304 206
e-mail: ;
Ms Alcinda DUVANE
Standards Officer
Standardization Department
Ministry of Industry and Commerce
Av. 25 de setembro 1179
2° andar
Maputo - Mozambique
Tel.: (+258-21) 303 822 Fax.: (+258-21) 304 206
e-mail: ;
Namibia / Country authorities never replied to the invitation
Nigeria / Mr. Adamu MOHAMMED ABDULHAMID
Principal Admin. Officer
External Trade Department
Federal Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Old Federal Secretariat, Area I – Garki
Abuja - Nigeria
Tel.: (+234-9) 234 1541 Fax.: (+234-9) 234 1541
e-mail:
Mrs. Toyin IDOWU
Chief Standards Officer
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point
Standards Organisation of Nigeria
Road 34, Victoria Arobieice St., Lekki phase 1
Lagos - Nigeria
Tel.: (+234-1) 270 8247 Fax.: (+234-1) 270 8246
e-mail: or
FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA / Mr. Robert OKIYI
Standards Organisation of Nigeria
Road 34, Victoria Arobieice St., Lekki phase 1
Lagos - Nigeria
Tel.: (+234) 803714 8070 Fax.: (+234-1) 270 3283-4
e-mail:
FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA / Mr. Ogbonnaya OJI OJI [Did not attend]
Deputy Director
Directorate of Standards
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Standards Organisation of Nigeria
Operational Headquarters – Lekki Peninsula – Lagos State
Lagos - Nigeria
Tel.: (+234-1) 802 353 5214 Fax.: (+234-1) 278 243
e-mail:
Rwanda / Ms Vanice BUSINGYE
Internal Trade Policy Officer
Department of Trade and Industry
Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Investment Promotion, Tourism and Cooperatives
P.O. Box 73
Kigali - Rwanda
Tel.: (+250) 085 317 99 Fax.: (+250) 576 608/ 575 465
e-mail:
Mrs. Laurence MUKARUGWIZA
Regional Integration Multilateral Trade Policy Officer
Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Investment Promotion, Tourism & Cooperatives
P.O. Box 73
Kigali - Rwanda
Tel.: (+250) 087 62 846 Fax.: (+250) 573 902
e-mail:
Seychelles / Miss Cillia MANGROO
Trade Officer
Trade Division
Ministry of Finance
P.O. Box 313, Liberty House
Victoria Mahé - Seychelles
Tel.: (+248) 382 063 Fax.: (+248) 323 971
e-mail:
Sierra Leone / Country authorities never replied to the invitation
Somalia / Country authorities never replied to the invitation
South Africa / Country authorities never replied to the invitation
Sudan / Country authorities never replied to the invitation
Swaziland / Mr. Siphelele DLUDLU [Did not atend]
Trade Policy Analyst
International Trade Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Box 518
Mbabane - Swaziland
Tel.: (+268) 404 18 08/09 Fax.: (+268) 404 3833
e-mail: ;
Ms Phindile DLAMINI
Food Quality Assurance Officer
Department of Quality Assurance and Assurance
Ministry of Enterprise and Employment
PO Box 451
Mbabane - Swaziland
Tel.: (+268) 404 32 01 Fax.: (+268) 404 30 55
75 09
e-mail: or
FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF SWAZILAND / Dr. Lomkhosi MKHONTA
Executive Director
Swaziland Standards Authority
Department of Enterprise & Employment
Box 300 Eveni
Mbabane - Swaziland
Tel.: (+268) 404 7770 Fax.: (+268) 404 7805
e-mail: or
Tanzania / Mrs. Julitha TIBANYENDA
Principal Quality Assurance Officer
Tanzania Bureau of Standards
P.O. Box 9524
Dar es Salaam - Tanzania
Tel.: (+255-22) 245 0206/298 Fax.: (+255-22) 245 0959
e-mail: or
Mr. Henrick LIMITEDI MDEDE
Marketing Manager
SIDO Marketing Department
P.O. Box 2476
Dar es Salaam - Tanzania
Tel.: (+255-22) 215 1948 Fax.: (+255-22) 215 1383
e-mail:
The Gambia / Mr. Bakary L.O. SONKO
Director
Agribusiness Department
National Agricultural Development Agency
Department of State for Agriculture
The Quadrangle
Banjul – The Gambia
Tel.: (+220-4) 227 504 Fax.: (+220-4) 227 504
9 975 707
e-mail:
Uganda / Mr. George OPIYO
Head Information Resource Division
Directorate of Technical Operations
Uganda National Bureau of Standards
P.O. Box 6329, Plot M217 Nakawa Industrial Area
Kampala - Uganda
Tel.: (+256-414) 505 995 Fax.: (+256-414) 286 123
e-mail:
Mr. Ronald WAKYEREZA
Senior Commercial Officer
Department of Trade
Ministry of Tourism, Trade & Industry
P.O. Box 7103
Kampala - Uganda
Tel.: (+256-41) 752 891 687 Fax.: (+256-41) 347 286
e-mail: or
Zambia / Country authorities never replied to the invitation
Zimbabwe / Mr. Shaw CHIMOMBE
Senior Economist
Department of International Trade
Ministry of Industry and International Trade
P. Bag CY7708, Causeway
Harare - Zimbabwe
Tel.: (+263-4) 702 731 Fax.: (+263-4) 705 762/723 765
e-mail:
Mr. Gerald CHIWOZVA
Technical Secretary/Officer
Standards Association of Zimbabwe
Ministry of Industry and International Trade
P.O. Box 2259
Harare - Zimbabwe
Tel.: (+263-4) 882 017/9 Fax.: (+263-4) 882 020
e-mail:
II. List of invited and funded Speakers
Head, Standards Information Centre and WTO Enquiry Point
Standards South Africa
Pretoria – South Africa
Tel.: (+27-12) 428 6835 Fax.: (+27-12) 428 6928
e-mail: or
III. List of self funded Secretariats
BOBS(Gaborone) / Dr. Elsie MEINTJIES
Managing Director
Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS)
Main Airport Road
Plot 55745 – Block 8
Gaborone - Botswana
Tel.: (+267) 390 3200 Fax.: (+267) 391 0599
e-mail:
CODEX
(Rome) / Ms Verna CAROLISSEN-MACKAY
Food Standards Officer
Codex Alimentarius Commission
Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme
Rome – Italy
Tel.: (+39) 065 70 55 629 Fax.: (+39) 065 705 4593
e-mail:
European Commisiion / Ms Cindy LOPES BENTO
Economic Attaché
European Union
Delegation of the European Commision to Botswana
Robinson Road, Plot 758
P.O. box 1253
Gaborone – Botswana
Tel.: (+267) 391 44 55 Fax.: (+267) 391 36 26
e-mail:
IEC
(Geneva) / Dr. Clif JOHNSTON
IEC Past Vice President
3, rue de Varembé
P.O. Box 131
1211 Geneva 20 - Switzerland
Tel.: (+4122) 919 02 02 Fax.: (+4122) 919 03 00
e-mail:
ISO
(Geneva) / Mrs. Maureen MUTASA
ISO Regional Liaison Officer for the African Region
Director General of the Standards Association of Zimbabwe
Northend Close, Northridge Park
Borrowdale 2259
Harare - Zimbabwe
Tel.: (+263-4) 885 517 Fax.: (+263-4) 882 581
e-mail:
OIML
(Paris) / Mr. Ian DUNMILL
Assistant Director
International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML)
11, rue Turgot
75009 Paris - France
Tel.: (+33) 1 48 78 12 82 Fax.: (+33) 1 42 82 17 27
e-mail:
SADC
(Gaborone) / Dr. Oswald CHINYAMAKOBVU
SQAM Export
TIFI Directorate
SADC Secretariat
P. Bag 0095
Gaborone - Botswana
Tel.: (+267) 395 18 63 Fax.: (+267) 392 40 99
e-mail:
South African Standards / Mrs. Ntombi MOLOI
Standards Information Centre
Standards South Africa
Pretoria - South Africa
Tel.: (+27-12) 428 66 66 Fax.: (+27-12) 428 69 28
e-mail:
UNIDO
(Vienna) / Mr. Otto LOESENER
Industiral Development Officer
Trade Capacity Building Branch
United Nations Development Organization, UNIDO
P.O. Box 300
1400 Vienna - Austria
Tel.: (+43-1) 26026 3518 Fax.: (+43-1) 26026 6840
e-mail:
IV. List of WTO representatives
Counsellor
Trade & Environment Division
World Trade Organization
Centre William Rappard
Rue de Lausanne 154
1211 Geneva – Switzerland
Tel.: (+41-22) 739 5333 Fax.: (+41-22) 739 5620
e-mail:
WTO in Switzerland / M. Erik WIJKSTROM
Counsellor
Trade & Environment Division
World Trade Organization
Centre William Rappard
Rue de Lausanne 154
1211 Geneva – Switzerland
Tel.: (+41-22) 739 5729 Fax.: (+41-22) 739 5620
e-mail:
WTO in Switzerland / Mr. Felipe VARGAS-MAZA T.
Logistics Unit Head
World Trade Organization
Centre William Rappard
154 rue de Lausanne
1202 Geneva - Switzerland
Tel.: (+41-22) 739 50 18 Fax.: (+41-22) 739 57 24
e-mail:
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Total invited countries: / 26Total confirmed countries: / 16
Total confirmed participants from invited countries / 29
Total confirmed participants from host country / 19
Total invited Speakers: / 02
Total confirmed Speakers: / 01
Total invited self funded Secretariats: / 09
Total confirmed self funded Secretariats: / 09
Total WTO Officials: / 03
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