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Access the transcript of our discussion with Ms. Rabia Alama, Managing Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Casablanca, Morocco during the 2020 Trade with Africa Business Summit.

Transcript: Toyin Umesiri: Welcome back to the second half of the Trade with Africa Business Summit 2020; The Virtual Edition. We are moving to the second half of today's event and our next speaker is an amazing connector and I'm just so much looking forward to the information she's bringing us today. Ms. Rabia Alama is the Managing Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Morocco and today she'll be sharing with us Trade and Investment Opportunities in Morocco.

While the world is laser focused on the U.S. - China trade war something equally significant that will reshape the global landscape for the next 30 to 50 years is emerging in Africa. With the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) entering into force, there is a repositioning of the continent that disrupts the old way of engaging with its individual nations. Power is being centralized in the African Union (AU) and those looking to enter commercially in the future would have to realign - should they seek to move with speed on their trade...

As students of history we understand why regional trade in Africa has been low; Colonization across Africa built trade routes that benefited entities outside of Africa to facilitate the movement of raw commodities from Africa to distant shores for processing before being brought back as finished products for consumption. From Oil to Coffee, Cocoa, Rubber, Cashew etc. Africa’s history is rooted in powering the rest of the world with its abundance of natural resources.

The Trade with Africa Business Summit has awarded President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo, with the 2020 “Champion of Trade” Award for his role in driving inclusive trade in Ghana, across Africa and creating what is considered to be the world's fastest growing economy... read more

Following a successful launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Ambassador Albert Muchanga, African Union Commissioner for Trade and Industry was presented with the Champion of Trade Award at the 2nd edition of the Trade with Africa Business Summit in Chicago... read more

A statement issued by the bank on Monday said that its Managing Director on Intra-African Trade, Mrs Kanayo Awani said this at the “Trade with Africa Business Summit’’ in Chicago, United States of America. Awani said that efforts to open up African markets should be accompanied with industrialisation and capacity building initiatives to help African countries produce value-added goods... read more

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KNWA) — The inaugural “Trade with Africa Business Summit” kicked off Thursday in Bentonville. Global leaders, trade experts and policy representatives of several African countries are in Northwest Arkansas to engage U.S. businesses to accelerate economic growth for both regions... read more

Business and government dignitaries from more than a dozen African countries convened in Bentonville Thursday (May 10) at the state’s first Trade with Africa Summit — a two-day event spearheaded by Toyin Umesiri and sponsored by Walmart, Westrock Coffee Company, Tyson Foods and eight other business interests... read more

The African Import Export Bank (Afreximbank) has reiterated its commitment to integrate and transform African economies by promoting Intra-African trading.The bank’s Managing Director on Intra-African Trade, Mrs. Kanayo Awani, said in a statement released in Abuja on Monday that the bank made the commitment at the “Trade with Africa Business Summit” in Chicago, United States of America.

Trade With Africa awarded Amb. Albert Muchanga “the Champion of Trade 2019 Award”. Muchanga is the Commissioner for Trade and Industry of the African Union. He was being recognized for his achievements in promoting Intra-African Trade... read more

Kanayo Awani, Managing Director, Intra-African Trade Initiative, at the Africa Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has said improving market integration in Africa should be accompanied with increased industrial capacity. Speaking at a summit in Chicago Illinois, USA, Awani said this would facilitate competitive trade in value-added goods in the continent and globally... read more

Toyin Umesiri is an entrepreneur and the convener and founder of the Trade with Africa Business Summit. In 2017, she made the big leap from corporate America into full-time entrepreneurship to focus on increasing trade between the United States (US) and Africa.... read more

The African Union (AU) is set to send a high-powered delegation to the 2nd edition of the Trade with Africa Business Summit in Chicago. The delegation would be led by Ambassador Albert Muchanga, AU Trade Commissioner and Champion of Trade award recipient. Muchanga will deliver a resounding keynote address on AfCFTA... read more