The Council of Territorial Communities is a consultative body of the Union created by Additional Act No. 02/CCEG/UEMOA/2011 of May 30, 2011, by the Conference of Heads of State and Government.
Through this act, the Union sends a clear political signal for a better involvement of territorial communities in the integration process to address the challenges of globalization, promote a multi-level governance system, and take into account the concerns of the populations in community development policies and programs.
MISSIONS:
The missions of the Council of Territorial Communities are to:
- Ensure the participation of territorial communities in achieving the objectives of the Union.
- Consolidate the integration efforts undertaken by the member states of the Union through actions carried out at the level of territorial communities so that the ideal of integration is shared by the peoples of the UEMOA space.
- Support the UEMOA Commission in the design and implementation of integrating and structuring projects for the benefit of the territorial communities of the Union.
- Contribute to strengthening social, economic, and territorial cohesion through shared actions between the Union, member states, and local authorities.
The Council of Territorial Communities issues opinions, either on its own initiative or at the request of Local Power Associations (LPAs), member states, the Council of Ministers, the Commission, or the Union Parliament.
ORGANIZATION
The Council of Territorial Communities is composed of representatives of territorial communities designated by local power associations holding a mandate within a territorial community resulting from a universal suffrage election.
The Council of Territorial Communities is composed of six (6) representatives per member state and includes:
- The General Assembly
- The Bureau.
The term of office for each representative is two (2) years, renewable.
To ensure its smooth functioning, the Council of Territorial Communities is provided with a permanent administrative secretariat.
The General Assembly is the highest instance of the Council of Territorial Communities. It includes all members of the Council.
The General Assembly organizes its work through six technical commissions composed of members of the Council of Territorial Communities:
- The Commission on Development, Social Cohesion, and Solidarity
- The Commission on Territorial Planning and Sustainable Development
- The Cooperation and Partnership Commission
- The Economic and Financial Commission
- The General and Institutional Affairs Commission
- The Peace, Security, and Migration Management Commission.
The Bureau is the executive body of the Council of Territorial Communities, responsible for implementing and enforcing decisions taken by the General Assembly, to which it reports.
It is composed of three (3) members elected for a term of 2 years:
- President: Mr. François Albert AMICHIA, President of the Union of Cities and Communes of Côte d'Ivoire, Mayor of the Municipality of Treichville
- First Vice-President: Mr. Soulé ALGBE, President of the National Association of Communes of Benin, Mayor of Parakou
Second Vice-President: Mr. Boubacar BAH, President of the Association of Municipalities of Mali, Mayor of Commune V of Bamako
PROJECTS
Established on April 11, 2012, in Niamey, the Council of Territorial Communities adopted a roadmap that defines eight (8) integrating programs aimed at promoting a territorial approach to development. These are:
- Cross-border cooperation program
- Peace, security, and migration management program
- Convergence program in financial decentralization
- Capacity-building program
- Program on Millennium Development Goals
- Twinning and cooperation program between territorial communities of the UEMOA space
- Community fund program for financing territorial communities
- Governance and gender program
In the context of the implementation of these priority programs, the CCT benefits from the technical and financial support of development partners (European Union, French Cooperation, Swiss Cooperation, United Nations Equipment Fund, Global Local Forum, GIZ, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,...).
