The Resident Representative of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) in Senegal, Aïssa Kabo Sidikou, stressed the need for the organization's member states to synergize their efforts in order to be at the rendezvous of competitiveness and excellence, the Senegalese News Agency (APS) reported on Monday.

"The stakes are high. At a time when our countries and our Community area are facing challenges related to the regional, continental and global agenda, it is our duty to put our efforts in synergy in order to be at the rendezvous of competitiveness and excellence to play our part in the concert of nations", said Ms. Sidikou.

She made these remarks at the start of the work of the 6th annual review of WAEMU reforms, policies, programmes and community projects in Senegal, which is being held in Dakar until 27 November.

This review of the WAEMU portfolio in the countries was initiated in 2013 by the Conference of Heads of State and Government, with the aim of "giving a stronger political impetus to the construction of the community space", she recalled.

According to her, this exercise makes it possible to identify and anticipate factors that may constitute a bottleneck or mitigate the effectiveness of community reforms and projects.

According to him, five reviews have been organised by the Commission since 2014. End