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Ibrahima Nour Eddine Diagne elected to head UN body

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Ibrahima Nour Eddine Diagne, general administrator of GAINDE 2000, has been elected president of the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business for a three-year term. Senegal’s Ministry of African Integration welcomed the election, held on 2 November in Geneva.

Ibrahima Nour Eddine Diagne, the general administrator of GAINDE 2000, was elected president of the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT) in Geneva on 2 November 2026, for a three-year term covering 2026-2029, Senego reports.

UN/CEFACT develops standards and recommendations aimed at simplifying trade procedures and electronic transactions internationally. Senegal’s Ministry of African Integration and Foreign Affairs welcomed the election, saying it strengthened the presence of African expertise in developing global trade standards.

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