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ECOWAS CET Adopted Press Release

The press release below was issued by the ECOWAS Communications Office on March 22, 2013.

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Transport stakeholders in Senegal ponder "pass sticker" to reduce delays, harassment

Tuesday, April 30 2013

Craig Duncan

The National Committees of the Borderless Alliance, the West African private sector-led group advocating for reduced costs and delays in cross-border transport, have begun mobilizing their members to address issues related to trade and transport facilitation at the national level.

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Interest in baobab surges in the U.S. market

Tuesday, April 30 2013

Joe Lamport

At trade shows around the world, during meetings with brands large and small and via communications varied and regular the USAID Trade Hub has championed baobab – which, to be fair, may not need much of a champion: its qualities as one of the world’s most nutritious and versatile “superfruits” sell baobab better than anything else.

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Global Shea Alliance to hold inaugural event in New York City

Tuesday, April 30 2013

Megan Guidrey, Global Shea Alliance

The Global Shea Alliance will host its inaugural North American event in New York City May 13, reflecting the organization’s meteoric growth in just two years. Launched with 54 stakeholders in 2011 with USAID Trade Hub support the alliance today counts more than 350 members from all over the globe.

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Adopting a Common External Tariff, ECOWAS states move closer to customs union

Tuesday, April 30 2013

Joe Lamport

Once a month or so, an employee of Mamma Mia’s pizzeria in Accra, Ghana, drives three hours to Lomé in neighboring Togo to stock up on supplies for the popular restaurant. The reason is simple, and one that almost every business owner (and most consumers) understands: lower prices.

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Viewpoint: Regional tariff reform: Necessary, but not sufficient

Tuesday, April 30 2013

Dr. Daniel Bromley, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Humboldt University-Berlin

Dr. Daniel Bromley is the Anderson-Bascom Distinguished Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and at Humbold University in Berlin. He is the author, most recently, of "Vulnerable People, Vulnerable States: Redefining the Development Challenge." The views expressed here are his own.

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Lagos to host African Cashew Alliance "Value Chain & Gains: World Cashew Festival" in September

Tuesday, April 30 2013

Xenia Défontaine, African Cashew Alliance

"Value Chain & Gains!," the African Cashew Alliance's World Cashew Festival and Expo2013, will take place Sept. 16-19 in Lagos, Nigeria, the Alliance has announced. The Eko Hotel Suites will host the event.

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The challenge and opportunity of feeding Africa's cities

Sunday, March 31 2013

Peter White

With fast increasing urbanization, West Africa needs more food than the region currently produces – where will it come from? How will it get here? And at what cost? Peter White, an international development expert, examines the issue for Tradewinds.

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New deputy managing director at the African Cashew Alliance

Sunday, March 31 2013

Meredith Ragno

In 2006, the USAID Trade Hub co-founded the African Cashew Alliance with 24 private sector stakeholders. In the ensuing seven years, the cashew industry has become a major economic force in West Africa – with more than 10,000 jobs in processing created, transforming the economies of rural communities.

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Quality, sustainability and practical business information at 'Shea 2013: Global Perspectives'

Sunday, March 31 2013

Craig Duncan

More than 500 representatives of all points in the shea value chain participated in the Global Shea Alliance’s “Global Perspectives” conference, held in Abuja, Nigeria, in March, and set the course for the future of an industry whose global significance grows with every year. Alliance members set up working groups on sustainability on the critical issues of quality and sustainability, and elected a new president.

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