Who we are


The USAID-funded West Africa Trade & Investment Hub (Trade Hub) is a 5-year, $116 million trade and investment facilitation activity designed to improve private sector productivity, profitability, and competitiveness in West Africa through market-based approaches.

By working in partnership with the private sector and fostering co-investments through our Co-Investment Fund, the Trade Hub generates new private-sector capital investment in key sectors to create jobs and increase trade between the United States and West Africa.

Our Impact


16

Countries of Operation

93

Co-Investment Partners & Counting

$82.6M

in Co-Investment Grants Awarded & Counting

$447.8M

in Private Capital Mobilized & Counting

$229.3M

in Exports & Counting

77,710

Jobs Created & Counting

Sectors We Support


Agri-services

Agro-Processing

Aquaculture

Hospitality

Light Manufacturing

Livestock

WASH

Health

Latest News


Blog | Nigeria

USAID West Africa Trade & Investment Hub Hosts Partnership Summit in Abuja

By Michael Adaji, Communications Specialist The USAID-funded West Africa Trade & Investment Hub convened a landmark Partnership Summit on June 24, 2024, at the Abuja Continental Hotel in Abuja, Nigeria. The event, themed “Collaborating for Enhanced Food Security in Nigeria-Fostering Competitiveness, Sustainability, and Resilience,” brought together Trade Hub grantees, private-sector experts, government representatives, industry leaders, […]

July 3, 2024
Blog

Celebrating Fonio’s Revival: AMAATI’S Inauguration Ceremony

By Tia Swain, Communications Specialist The ceremony on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, to inaugurate AMAATI’s newly constructed fonio processing factory in Tamale (Northern Region, Ghana) was attended by dignitaries whose very presence marked the factory’s significance for the community, region, and the nation. These guests of honor included: the Paramount Chief of Nanton, Nanton Naa […]

June 4, 2024
News

Inauguration of Biosene’s Cereal Production Facility: A New Chapter for Local Agriculture

By Salimata Dia, Communications Specialist The Senegalese agricultural industry witnessed a landmark event as Biosene proudly inaugurated its new industrial cereal production unit. This milestone, achieved after 36 months of dedicated efforts and collaboration, was supported financially and through the technical assistance of the USAID West Africa Trade & Investment Hub (Trade Hub). Biosene factory […]

May 30, 2024
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