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Welcome to the AGOA Civil Society Organization (CSO) Network Site!!! The AGOA Civil Society (CSO) Network is a consortium of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), small-to-medium sized business representatives, chambers of commerce and other groups in the United States and Africa that are interested in the successful application of AGOA for the benefit of the US and African people. The Network was established by 102 member organizations from the United States, Mauritius, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Namibia, Mali, Lesotho and the Democratic Republic of Congo that were in attendance during the AGOA Civil Society Forum on January 17, 2003, in Phoenix, Mauritius. The AGOA CSO Network's focus is on increasing the volume and quality of African exports under AGOA and educating stakeholders on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean on this trade policy and its advantages. |
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AGOA Civil Society/AWEP Session
of the
16th AGOA Forum
Lome, Togo
Presented to 16th AGOA Ministerial Session
The Civil Society Organization and African Women Entrepreneurs (AWEP) Session of the 2017 African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum took place on August 7-10, under the Theme “Civil Society and AWEP Using AGOA
to Build Prosperity by 2025” The Session was held at the Radisson Blu Hotel and the ECOWAS Building in Lomé, Togo.
The CSO/AWEP Session of the 16th AGOA Forum brought together more than 200 delegates from the United States and AGOA eligible countries throughout Sub-Saharan Africa to address the following issues:
- AGOA Country Utilization Strategy
- AGOA Eligibility Criteria
- Infrastructure and Transportation Linkages to Make AGOA Products Competitive
- Using Fair Trade to Promote AGOA Exports for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)
- Using Micro, Small, and Medium Sized Enterprises to Strengthen Regional Integration
- AGOA Challenges, Best Practices and the Way Forward
Download the Agenda for the CSO/AWEP Session
Download the Communique and Recommendations
Fred O. Oladeinde
Chair, AGOA Civil Society Network Secretariat
Remarks during Opening Ceremony
Becky Norton Dunlop
Ronald Reagan Distinguished Fellow, Policy Promotion, The Heritage Foundation
Welcome Remarks
Chief Executive Officer, GS1, Ghana
Packaging & Labeling for Export Competitiveness
19th Annual AfrICANDO Trade and Investment Conference/Trade Show
Supply Chain Development and Competitiveness under AGOA
Handi-Crafts, Beverages, Spices and Ethnic Food Trade Show for SMEs
2nd Track for Port Directors on Supply Chain and Port Security
September 20-22, 2017
Miami, Florida, USA
To Register for AfrICANDO 2017 (Click Here)
Register Here for CSO/AWEP Session of AGOA Forum
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3rd Annual AGOA CSO Network The 3rd Annual AGOA Civil Society Organization Network Spring Conference under the theme “The Future of AGOA under the Trump Administration and 115th Congress of the United States” took place on April 20, 2017 at the Embassy of the Republic of Senegal, in Washington DC, and on April 21, 2017 in the historic Library of the House Ways and Means Committee in the Longworth House Office Building, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC.
The event brought together Ambassadors representing AGOA eligible countries, leaders from civil society, government, business, members of the press from the USA and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and a Cabinet Minister to focus on how civil society organizations can support government and business in reversing the current trend of declining US-Africa trade volume and economic engagement and strengthen the implementation of AGOA with the view of creating sorely needed good paying jobs on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean under the Trump administration. Download the complete Communique, including Recommendations here! Download Presentations from the Spring Conference Fred O. Oladeinde, Chairman, AGOA CSO Network Secretariat |
CSO/AWEP Joint Session
of the
15th Annual United States - Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum
(AGOA Forum)
The Civil Society Organization (CSO)/African Women’s Entrepreneurship (AWEP) Joint Session of the 15th Annual U.S. – Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum (also known as the AGOA Forum) took place September 22-23, 2016 under the theme “The Role of Civil Society in Maximizing AGOA Benefits Now while Preparing for the Future Beyond AGOA.” The event was held at the Reagan Events Center which is located in the International Republican Institute (IRI) in Washington, DC.
The Joint Session of this year’s African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum brought together more than 200 delegates from the United States, AGOA eligible countries, and others to address the following issues:
- AGOA Country Utilization Strategy
- Congressional Perspectives on The Future of AGOA
- Capacity Building and Technical Assistance to Support Trade Facilitation in Sub-Saharan Africa
- The Future of US-Africa Economic Cooperation
- Enhancing Africa’s Regional Integration to Support US-Africa Trade and Investment
- YALI’s Role in Strengthening US-Africa Trade and Investment Expansion
- AWEP Discussions on The Future of US-Africa Trade and Investment
To view video of the Ministerial Opening Ceremony of the United States Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation (AGOA) Forum. Introductory remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs; Opening Remarks by Ambassador Michael Froman, U.S. Trade Representative, click on the link below:
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