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

$407.8M

in Private Capital Mobilized & Counting

$203.1M

in Exports & Counting

74,375

Jobs Created & Counting

Sectors We Support


Agri-services

Agro-Processing

Aquaculture

Hospitality

Light Manufacturing

Livestock

WASH

Health

Latest News


Success Story | Trade & Export

Hiving Success: The USAID Trade Hub and Koster Keunen West Africa Collaboration

“USAID/Trade Hub partnership was an accelerator to scale our social but profitable business model across West Africa to make KKWA self-reliant, meet customer need through export, notably to the U.S., benefit farmers, and improve biodiversity.” Sylvain John Cattin, MD KKWA KKWA’s professionalizing over 1,200 beekeepers in eight countries in West Africa includes equipping them with […]

March 15, 2024
Blog

Celebrating Success in Transforming the Economic Landscape: USAID Trade Hub Ghana Learning Event

The USAID West Africa Trade & Investment Hub (Trade Hub) hosted a knowledge-sharing and learning event themed, “Food Security & Trade: Driving Impact” on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra, Ghana. The event convened over 60 in-person attendees, including USAID and Trade Hub representatives, the Trade Hub’s co-investment partners in Ghana, […]

March 12, 2024
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USAID Trade Hub and Koster Keunen West Africa Partnering to Develop West Africa’s Beekeeping Supply Chain

In an effort to comprehensively communicate the successes of its collaboration with USAID under the West Africa Trade & Investment Hub (Trade Hub) initiative, Koster Keunen West Africa (KKWA) led a virtual grant closeout event on February 2, 2024. The event marked the successful conclusion of a three-year co-investment partnership that significantly contributed to the […]

February 19, 2024
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