Championing Economic Growth in West Africa

Fostering Agribusiness Competitiveness and Productivity

Boosting Employment Among Women and Youth

Improving Food Security

Boosting International and Regional Exports

Building Resilience to Climate Change

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
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The Trade Hub Learning Event Showcases Insights from Financial Institutions and Advisors on Blended Finance Mechanisms

By Nana Akua Mensah, Communications Specialist In West Africa, where socio-political conditions and heavy reliance on agriculture and extractive industries make private-sector financing difficult to attract, governments and donors must invent innovative approaches to secure the investments needed for social impact projects. One such approach is blended finance, which uses catalytic capital from public or […]

June 28, 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
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