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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its Regional Competition Authority (ERCA), has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Ghana in establishing a robust Competition and Consumer Protection framework to promote fair-market practices and safeguard consumer welfare.
An eleven-member delegation from ERCA, led by its Executive Director, Dr Simeon Konan Koffi, paid a courtesy call on Ghana’s Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, on 9 September 2025 in Accra. The engagement focused on deepening regional cooperation in market regulation and aligning Ghana’s legislative efforts with ECOWAS competition standards.
Dr Koffi said ECOWAS is committed to working closely with member states to build stronger institutional mechanisms that protect consumers and ensure healthy competition across the sub-region. He noted that a well-structured competition regime is key to tackling unfair trade practices, monopolies and market distortions that hinder economic growth.
For her part, Minister Ofosu-Adjare welcomed the ECOWAS delegation and emphasised Ghana’s readiness to advance a national competition and consumer protection policy that supports innovation, encourages private enterprise, and protects citizens from exploitation in the market space.
The visit forms part of ECOWAS’ broader mandate to promote an integrated and competitive regional market in line with ECOWAS Vision 2050, which prioritises economic efficiency, consumer welfare and inclusive growth across West Africa.
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