SPECIAL BRIEFING VIA TELEPHONE VICTORIA WHITNEY, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (COO) FOR PROSPER AFRICA Moderator: Good afternoon to everyone from the U.S. Department of State’s Africa Regional Media Hub. I would like to welcome our participants from across the continent and thank all of you for taking part in this discussion. Today we are very pleased ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 30 October, 2020 | Topics: Africa, Commercial Opportunities, News | Tags: Africa Media Hub, Investment, Power Africa, Prosper Africa
ABUJA – On August 6, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a new Feed the Future Nigeria activity to nurture a business-enabling environment that promotes private sector investment in agriculture. The program will reach at least 5,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) thereby expanding opportunities for agribusiness borrowers and lenders. The five-year, $15.7 ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 7 August, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases | Tags: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Investment, Small and Medium Enterprises, USAID
Feed the Future ‘Country Plan’ will boost agri-business, nutrition, and resilience Abuja – On July 18, the governments of the United States and Nigeria jointly signed a declaration of partnership to launch a five-year Feed the Future Nigeria Country Plan to increase investments in food security, build greater resilience, and improve household nutrition in the ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 19 July, 2019 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, News, Press Releases | Tags: Feed the Future, food security, Investment, Kathleen FitzGibbon, USAID
The new Prosper Africa initiative reflects the U.S. government’s belief that open and transparent economies should determine the future of African countries. On his recent trip to Sudan, Ethiopia, Mozambique, and South Africa, U.S. Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Tibor Nagy stressed that the US wants to be Africa’s trade and investment partner. He explained ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 1 July, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Trade | Tags: economy, Investment, Partnership, Prosper Africa
Press Conference Tibor P. Nagy, Jr. Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs Via Teleconference February 12, 2019 MODERATOR: Good morning to everyone from the U.S. Department of State’s Africa Regional Media Hub. I’d like to welcome our participants dialing in from across the African continent and thank you all for joining the discussion. Today, we’re ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 14 March, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, News, Speeches | Tags: Assistant Secretary Tibor Nagy, Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan, Investment, Peace, Press Conference, security, Telephonic, TRade
Abuja, Nigeria – Yesterday, U.S. Department of Commerce and Nigeria’s Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment (MITI) finalized the Memorandum of Understanding to formally establish a new bilateral policy instrument focused on trade and investment between Nigeria and the United States. The U.S.-Nigeria Commercial and Investment Dialogue (CID) is a U.S. Department of Commerce and ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 21 November, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Nigeria | Tags: Bilateral, Business, Dialogue, Investment, TRade, U.S.-Africa
Lagos––The Foreign Commercial Service of the United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria concluded a four-day outreach (April 4-7) to Enugu State that focused on expanding commercial ties between the U.S. and Nigeria, especially the South Eastern geo-political zone. During the outreach, a team of trade and commercial specialists from the U.S. Mission to Nigeria, led ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 10 April, 2017 | Topics: Lagos, News, Press Releases | Tags: Best Practices, Enugu, Investment, Trade Fair
