Africa

East Africa Competitiveness and Trade Expansion (COMPETE) SOW

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USAID
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February 1, 2009
The purpose of this task order is to implement the Competitiveness and Trade Expansion (COMPETE) program which will enhance economic growth and food security in Eastern and Central Africa by stimulating increased trade and competitiveness in both regional and global markets. COMPETE will be headquartered in Nairobi and will be one part of the USAID/East Africa’s new regional Agriculture, Competitiveness and Trade Activity (ACT).

East Africa Competitiveness and Trade Expansion (COMPETE) Project Summary

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February 1, 2009
The Competitiveness and Trade Expansion Program (COMPETE) is a regional program that works to improve trade in East and Central Africa by harmonizing regional trade and transit policies and procedures, developing financial markets, supporting private sector trade associations, developing value chains in staple foods, cotton/textiles, and coffee and building capacity of regional businesses to take advantage of preferential trade opportunities.

USAID West Africa Success Story: Civil Society Tackles Road Corruption

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March 1, 2009
The video is shaky and the audio muffled, but the pictures still tell a story worth a thousand angry words: An unscrupulous agent of Ghana’s customs service openly celebrates as he extorts money from travelers crossing the Ghana-Togo border at Aflao, near Lome, the capital of Togo...

USAID West Africa Success Story: Clearing the Corridors of Commerce

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April 1, 2009
On an average day at the border between Togo and Ghana, truck after truck lines the side of the road with containers full of commercial goods. Once freed from often burdensome border procedures, eastbound truckers will face more delays at the border with Benin less than 50 miles later. In addition, truckers will face even more stops in between borders. Each stop can add hours to the journey and cost the truckers, as they often have to pay a bribe to pass...

Regional Economic Integration in Africa: Building on Successes and Lessons Learned

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USAID
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July 31, 2009
This TCBoost report outlines a four-pronged approach to guide USAID in increasing its support of regional economic integration in Africa.

USAID West Africa Success Story: Changing the Mentality Is the First Step

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September 1, 2009
Campaigns to raise awareness of road harassment – supported by USAID’s West Africa Trade Hub in four West African countries – are helping to change attitudes on the topic. And that is leading to real, even if modest, reductions in the number of checkpoints along primary trade corridors...

USAID West Africa Success Story: As Alliance Grows, So Does Business

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September 2, 2009
September 2, 2009, might very well go down as a seminal mo-ment in the history of the world cashew industry: In a breakout meeting room at the African Cashew Alliance’s 4th Annual Conference in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, representatives of the world’s leading cashew-producing countries met and laid the foundation of a world cashew alliance...

The Greater Access to Trade Expansion (GATE) Project: Final Report

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USAID
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November 1, 2009
This USAID final report show how GATE activities enhanced existing USAID trade and economic growth activities by helping missions to address gender considerations in their programming and implementation efforts.

Southern Africa Trade and Competitiveness Program SOW

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USAID
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January 1, 2010
The Southern Africa Trade and Competitiveness Program is designed to increase international competitiveness, intra-regional trade, and food security in the SADC region. This will be accomplished through the advancement of the regional integration agenda and increased trade capacity of regional value chains in selected sectors.

USAID Southern Africa Success Story: Africa Pavilion at MAGIC Welcomes VIP

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February 1, 2010
At the February 2010 MAGIC Apparel Show in Las Vegas, African textile and apparel companies, along with representatives from the three USAID African Trade Hubs, were honored that Ambassador Ron Kirk, United States Trade Representative, visited the Africa Pavilion...
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