Our Projects in Africa

The Pan-African Project “Upgrading Quality Infrastructure in Africa” runs from September 2024 to October 2027 and is divided into the trade component and the pharmaceutical component.

Trade Component
Partners: African Union Commission, AfCFTA Secretariat, Pan-African Quality Infrastructure (PAQI)
Contact/s: Karin Vondeberg, Kathrin Wunderlich

Pharma Component
Partners: African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), African Medicines Regulatory Harmonisation Programme (AMRH)
Contact/s: Tobias Diergardt, Anna Reinhardt

PTB supports its partners worldwide in the development and expansion of quality infrastructure to ensure consumer protection and promote trade. This map provides an overview of our other current efforts in Africa:

Alliance for Product Quality in Africa

Strengthening the Quality Infrastructure for Sustainable Economic Development in Morocco

Strengthening Quality Infrastructure for Renewable Energies and Green Hydrogen in Morocco

Strengthening of the Quality Infrastructure for Sustainable Economic Development in Tunisia

Strengthening the Quality Infrastructure for Green Hydrogen in Tunisia

Strengthening of Metrology for the Improvement of Competitiveness in the Egyptian Economy (SMIC)

Strengthening quality infrastructure for improved competitiveness of the Ethiopian economy

Establishment of a Fit-For-Future National Metrology Institute in Ghana II

Strengthening the Quality Infrastructure for Innovative Energy Services II

Building-up a Regional Metrology in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Strengthening the Regional Quality Infrastructure for Selected Sectors in East African Communities

Strengthening Quality Infrastructure for Trade and Consumer Protection in the SADC Region II

For more information, please visit PTB’s International Cooperation website.