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Tradewinds
Tradewinds is a monthly newsletter produced by the West Africa Trade Hub.
February, 2012
With rising global interest in shea, the African shea industry is growing at an unprecedented rate. Prices for shea have increased by a staggering 50% since 2006 as the shea-producing industry has...
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January, 2012
Bono is famous for his rich voice filling sold out arenas across the globe. Boubacar Doumbia is famous, less so perhaps, for his richly hued textiles transfixing people’s eyes, and the full...
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Among West Africa’s many trade and investment advantages is its people – and particularly young people, those 18 to 25 anxious to make their marks and build their careers. New attention...
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Virtually overnight, Ghana could create thousands of jobs in its apparel industry, business experts agree. But doing so would require cooperation and collaboration among stakeholders - and...
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On a hot, dusty day in December in Kaffrine, a small town about 250 km from Dakar, transport company managers, truck drivers, police, gendarmes and customs officials, and government officials...
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A common thread linking youth initiatives is technology – it’s the platform fostering entrepreneurs’ relentless drive to innovate and build new businesses. Delalorm Sesi Semabia, a...
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Online registration for Shea 2012: Shared Value now open!Online registration for Shea 2012: Shared Value is now open! More than 350 stakeholders across the industry and spanning the globe will be on...
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December, 2011
Ten years ago, the front cover of the Economist magazine called Africa the “hopeless continent.” In December 2011, the magazine’s editors changed their minds – it’s now...
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Hon. Hanna Tetteh, Ghana's minister of trade and industry, holds the AWEP plaque. U.S. Ambassador Donald Teitelbaum (left) looks on.Women entrepreneurs in Ghana have launched a national chapter...
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When you’re looking to feel good about your purchases, West African exporters have just the products you need. It’s Gift Giving Time!From fashionable to practical, the Trade Hub is happy...
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WTO Director-general, ustr ambassador to wto visit trade hubWorld Trade Organization Director-General Pascal Lamy, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Michael Punke and USTR Director for African...
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November, 2011
In 1998, Bomart Farms began exporting about one ton of fresh fruit per week – pineapples and mangoes – to Europe. This holiday season it will export close to 500 tons per week. But just...
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Four years ago, I was expecting my first baby when the second iteration of the USAID Trade Hub was launched. It was an exciting time, full of personal and project dreams and expectations.USAID Trade...
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When 16 CEOs pledged in November to join the Borderless Alliance and put the weight of their leading regional companies behind efforts to increase trade, they were motivated by the high stakes...
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Investors perceive that times have never been better to invest in sub-Saharan Africa—including the ECOWAS region. With some African economies attaining middle income status giving rise to...
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Shea trees – the source of sheanuts that produce one of the world’s most sustainable and valuable vegetable fats – are declining in number and will continue to if people do not act...
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Young entrpreneurs in Niger learn about exporting150 young Nigerien entrepreneurs learned about exporting to international markets during the first Young Entrepreneurs Program organized by the U.S....
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October, 2011
Kadiatou Lah is a member of the Global Shea Alliance Executive Committee. I believe that Borderless is a very good initiative. I was leaving Accra last week traveling by local transport. Once we...
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Usually, Richard Waycott is focused on almonds – and nothing but. Which makes perfect sense because he is the Executive Director of the Almond Board of California. For more than 60 years the...
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South Africa has led design in Africa for decades, but the recent pan-African DNA show in Johannesburg has shown that the rest of the continent is close behind. Thirty of Africa’s best...
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For the last five years, exports from the Gambia have steadily increased – but they are still much lower than they could be, business leaders said. They are hopeful for improvements after a new...
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Checkpoints are the bane of the transport industry in West Africa – delaying the movement of vehicles carrying goods and people and frustrating drivers, passengers and traders with unscrupulous...
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Annual Shea Industry Conference set for 2012The 6th annual shea industry conference will take place April 23-27, 2012, in Cotonou, Benin, the Global Shea Alliance announced. The conference brings...
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September, 2011
The signs of a transformed shea industry abound: Seven years ago, a five-acre patch of land just north of Tamale in northern Ghana was just a barren piece of land, pasture for some goats. Today, it...
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Since 2006, the UEMOA-USAID Trade Hub road governance initiative has lifted the veil on the checkpoints, bribes and delays that impede the movement of goods and people in West Africa. This month, the...
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The ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme has many companies – and countries – playing a game of “What if?” What if businesses could move goods more quickly – at lower cost...
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For years, cashew processors have been making individual efforts to access financing for capital investment, working capital and trade transactions. But despite their best efforts, the companies...
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In the last 10 years, the shea industry’s growth across West Africa has been tremendous. The story of Fludor, a shea processor in Benin, exemplifies the sector’s steady and...
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More than 250 stakeholders representing every aspect of the industry and spanning the globe have registered for the 6th annual conference of the African Cashew Alliance, Sept. 19-22 in Banjul,...
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