November 2017 edition
- USAID boosts food security through private-sector-led solutions
- East African shoes take center stage at New York footwear show
- U.S buyer expands East African product base with support from USAID
- Farmers and pastoralists gain from USAID-supported investment closure
- Partnering with lawyers for implementation of the EAC Common Market Protocol
- Enabling the Business of Agriculture -- Data Snapshots for Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Kenya
October 2017 edition
- Promoting win-win trade and investment relationships at Africa Sourcing and Fashion Week
- 117 trainees complete Hub-supported 8-week boot camp for careers in the apparel sector
- Video: Transforming lives through vanilla farming cooperatives
- Young innovator's thresher reduces harvest losses in East Africa
- U.S buyers keen to source coffee from the East African region
- Video: U.S. retailer features East African artisan-crafted pieces for sale
- Giving a voice to East African cross-border traders
September 2017 edition
- East African farmers organize for increased productivity and integration
- Deepening market integration for greater intra-African trade
- Hub spurs innovation in agriculture through investment support
- Kenyan flower exporters prepare to seize U.S market opportunities
- The Hub supports increased investments in East Africa through GroFin grant
August 2017 edition
- East African firms report strong linkages at August 2017 Sourcing at MAGIC
- Overview of the Used Clothing Market in East Africa: Analysis of Determinants and Implications
- The Hub discusses deepening investment opportunities at this year's AGOA Forum
- Heshima Kenya markets new "Angie" Shibori-made scarf following Angelina Jolie visit
- Large U.S. retailer features Ugandan baskets for sale
- Closing the gap on design skills for East African leather SMEs
July 2017 edition
In this issue
- USAID grant signed to create 2,000 new jobs for youth in the apparel industry
- Kenya to gain ultra-modern warehouse and logistics center with help from the Hub
- Kenyan woman-owned home-decor company enters mainstream U.S. market
- Burundi adopts draft law for ratification of EAC SPS Protocol
- East African shoe manufacturers prepare to close deals at U.S. trade show
- Closing the gap on design skills for East African leather SMEs
- Look for us at upcoming U.S. trade shows: MAGIC, Coterie and FFNY. Showcasing the best apparel, home decor and footwear of East Africa
June 2017 edition
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Building East African capacity for specialty food exports to the U.S.
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Lusaka grain trade forum connects eastern and southern Africa for the crucial movement of food commodities
- The Hub supports increased coffee exports from the region
- Hub and CABI partner to improve SPS risk analysis in the East African Community
- Kenya takes steps toward implementation of the EAC Common Market Protocol
- Looking at Africa with an investor mindset
- Kenyan and Ethiopian flower exporters seek to increase their U.S market presence
May 2017 edition
- Postharvest innovation inspired by smallholder farmers
- Ethiopian trucks en route to diminish Kenyan food insecurity
- Cross-border traders share challenges and hopes with U.S. Ambassador Godec at one-stop-border-post in Busia
- U.S. and Uganda firms explore win-win trade and investment partnerships
- Buy from the source, Ethiopian coffee
- East African artisans hone skills for the export market
- East African Standards Committee approves nine EAC staple foods standards
- Kenyan tanneries embrace international best practices
April 2017 edition
- USAID Counselor Views Apparel Destined for the U.S. at Kenyan Textile Factory.
- Rice Trade Improves Between Tanzania and Rwanda.
- Kenya Estimates Large Increase in Coffee Exports to the U.S. Following Specialty Coffee Conference.
- Looking to Export from Uganda to the U.S. through AGOA? Let Us Help You.
- Do You Have Solutions to the World's Greatest Development Challenges? Check Out USAID's.
- Development Innovation Ventures Program.
- Small-Scale Women and Youth Traders Rejoice Over Newly Gained Trade Knowledge.
March 2017 edition
In this issue:
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A Trade Solution to the Food Security Challenge: Surplus Grains Worth $83 Million Now Available to Countries in Need - Uganda Cabinet Endorses Investment Code Bill of 2017 - Further removing constraints to market access for investment
- Hub Expands Investment Ties in Tanzania
- Burundi Takes a Step Toward Ratification of the EAC SPS Protocol
- Forty-Six Contestants Remain in Hub-Supported Postharvest Technology Competition
- Hub Signs Grant with AGMARK to Support Cross-Border Trade in Staple Foods
February 2017 edition
- Hub and American Apparel & Footwear Association Unite for American Competitiveness and East African Growth
- East African Businesses Form Promising Business Linkages at MAGIC
- The Hub Closes Agribusiness Transaction
- Rwanda's Private Sector Prepares for Bilateral Negotiations with Kenya to Remove Trade and Investment Barriers
- All-Star Baristas Dazzle AFCA Participants and Inspire Industry Growth
- Hub Supports Business and Investor Linkages at Africa Finance & Investment Forum
- East African Home Decor and Fashion Accessories Meet with Potential Buyers at Ambiente
- Hub Signs Grant with EAGC for Improved Grain Trade
- Hub Prepares Tanzania Businesses for Export through AGOA
- Uganda Holds Validation Workshop for Hub-Supported AGOA Strategy and Action Plan