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The African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO) is Africas intergovernmental standards body formed by OAU (currently AU) and UNECA in 1977 in Accra Ghana. The fundamental mandate of ARSO is to develop tools for standards development, standards harmonization and implementation of these systems to enhance Africa’s internal trading capacity, increased Africas product and service competitiveness globally, and uplift of the welfare of African consumers as well as standardization forum for future prospects in international trade referencing.
While increased trade and closer economic cooperation between developing countries represent a considerable potential for development, realising this potential represents a major challenge especially in terms of an effective continental standardization infrastructure. This forms the basis for ARSO Strategic Direction as summarised in its Vision, Mission and Goals.
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The 13th Continental Essay Competition 2025/2026, organized by the Africa Organization for Standardization (ARSO), is now accepting applications. It is recommended that candidates click here to learn more about this opportunity and to apply.
Date Posted: 21 Oct, 2025