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ECOWAS CET Adopted Press Release
The press release below was issued by the ECOWAS Communications Office on March 22, 2013.ECOWAS CET Adopted Press Release.pdfread more
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The use of shea in products across the U.S. has only increased in recent years, but the industry has never collectively reached out to buyers of shea in the country. That changed in May when the USAID...
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At the 2012 annual conference of the African Cashew Alliance, Kraft Foods and Intersnack, two of the world’s largest buyers of cashew nuts, signed an agreement with the alliance to implement a quality...
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What's Happening at the USAID Trade Hub
Burt’s Bees joins the Global Shea AllianceThe Global Shea Alliance has welcomed Burt’s Bees as its newest member, and the company will also participate in the Alliance’s working group on...
View ArticleUN Women initiative prepares new knowledge-sharing platform for women worldwide
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) is a newly-established UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, and one of the...
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Trends in Transport and Logistics on the Tema-Ouagadougou-Bamako Corridor
EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThis Report shows that Transport & Logistics efficiencies on the Tema-Ouagadougou corridor have improved considerably during the period 2008 – 2012. Trends in Transport May...
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Tendances du Transport et de la Logistique sur l'Axe Tema-Ouagadougou-Bamako
Resumé ExecutifLe présent rapport montre que le rendement du Transport et de la Logistique sur l’axe Tema-Ouagadougou s’est amélioré durant la période 2008-2012.1306 Tema-Ouaga-Bamako report...
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Transport and logistics shows significant improvement on the...
A new USAID Trade Hub study shows that transport and logistics efficiency has improved significantly along one of West Africa's primary trade corridors.From the executive summary:This Report shows that...
View ArticleCorridor reports present detailed information on road governance
Trucking is arguably West Africa's most important type of commercial transport - as much as 80% of goods are moved by truck across the region. Transport governance refers to the rules and their...
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O surpreendentemente nutritivo baobá participa da Mostra "Gostos" de Alimentos
Recentemente um chefe de cozinha que concebe receitas para enormes companhias de alimentos como a Kraft e a General Mills ficou pasmo depois de analisar um pó de cor creme que lhe foi fornecido pelo...
View ArticleUne revalorisation du secteur de l’artisanat constitue une bonne nouvelle...
Cela fait des décennies que les produits artisanaux en provenance d’Afrique de l’Ouest inspirent l’imagination du monde. Picasso s’est beaucoup inspiré des masques africains pour sa période...
View ArticleL’atelier de AfricaNow! au SIAO 2012 va se centrer sur les commissionnaires à...
Mouhamadou Beye, un étudiant en commerce à Dakar, au Sénégal est un exemple du rôle important que jouent les commissionnaires à l’exportation dans la filière de l’artisanat : des commissionnaires tels...
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