Photo: RELPA
Conflict prone Horn of Africa.
Photo: RELPA
Women tending to their livestock.
Photo: COMPETE
Christine Nyogi (center) , chairperson of the Koptigei Widows Group (KWG) displays the bill of sale from WFP.
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Somali goats in Northeastern Province, Kenya. It is not the number of animals on the land that causes degradation, it is the time they spend on it in a given space and period.
Photo: East African Community
Left, Larry Meserve, Acting Regional Director, USAID/EA, Right, Dr. Julius Rotich, East African Community's Deputy Secretary General for Finance and Administration.
Photo: COMPETE
Buyers discuss potential orders with Rwandan firm UTEXRWA at the MAGIC apparel trade show.
Photo: COMPETE
Matchmaking session underway between MAA Garment factory of Ethiopia and buyers from a U.S. company.
Photo: U.S. Embassy, Kenya
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a lighter moment during the official AGOA dinner.
Photo: U.S. Embassy, Kenya
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during the AGOA Press Conference.
Photo: USAID/East Africa
A constructed wetland for cleaning up waste waters from the Mara Sopa Lodge in the Maasai Mara, an example of corporate socially and
environmentally responsible investment by the ecotourism industry, encouraged by USAID/East Africa's partner World Wildlife Fund, East
African Regional Program Office.
Photo: USAID/East Africa
Mara River Basin Users' Association.
Photo: COMPETE
Horticulture Association Representatives at the SuperFloral Show. From left to right, Raifa Bundhun (Secretary General, Mauritian Horticulture Exporters Association, APEXHOM), Finn Holm-Olsen (ECA Trade Hub Advisor, USAID COMPETE), Jane Ngige (CEO, Kenya Flower Council, KFC), Stephen Mbithi (CEO, Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya, FPEAK),and Solomon Sebhatu (Vice Chairperson, Ethiopian Horticulture Exporters Association, EPHEA), and Jacqueline Mkindi, (CEO, Tanzania Horticultural Association, TAHA).
Photo: COMPETE
View of the Africa Pavilion at the SuperFloral Show in Atlanta.
Photo: RATES/COMPETE
Mbula Musau, newly certified World Barista Championship Judge, at a coffee cupping competition in Burundi.
Photo: RATES/COMPETE
WBC Coffee Judges from left to right: Erina Nigrini, Teija Lublinkhof and Mbula Musau.
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Left to right, Candace Buzzard, Director, Regional Economic Growth & Integration Office, USAID/EA, Pamela Slutz, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, Chungu Mwila, Director, COMESA Investment Promotion & Private Sector Development, and Anil Bhandari, Senior Advisor, Africa Region, World Bank, Kenya.
Photo: USAID/EA
Dr. Flora Musonda, East African Community Director of Trade addressing the meeting at the COMPETE launch.
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Part of the Kenana Knitters display at the New York International Gift Show in New York-
January 2008
Photo: RATES
Kip Langat, Executive Director of ESADA exchanging MOUs with Amb. Onen of the EAC.
Photo: RATES
EAFCA Executive Director, Philip Gitau, exchanging MOUs with Amb. Onen of the EAC.
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Participants gather at the Vehicle Overload Control Workshop in July.
Photo: RATES
Mrs. Lucy Karuga displays one of her company's popular products. Eldoville dairy products are consistent winners at the Eastern and Southern Africa Dairy Association's annual cheese festivals and exhibitions.
Photo: Steve Walls
A model displays a Brand Africa organic product at the ACTIF Conference in Kampala.
Photo: Steve Walls
All-organic cotton apparel created by top fashion designer Sylvia Owori is showcased at the June 2008 ACTIF Conference in Kampala, Uganda.
Photo: Steve Walls
USAID/Kenya Mission Director Erna Kerst cuts the ribbon at the official opening of the Warehouse Receipt Scheme program in Nakuru.
Photo: Albert Mwangi
John Muli prepares his signature drink for the judges during the semi-final competition. Competitors used a variety of ingredients, from chocolate and orange to cinnamon and chili, to give each drink a distinctive flavor.
Photo: Steve Walls
Champion John Muli celebrates after winning the 4th Annual Kenya Barista Championship at the Junction. In addition to a trip to the World Barista Championship in Copenhagen, Muli will receive one week’s specialist barista training in Denmark, sponsored by Estates Coffee.
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Photo: IITA
In East Africa, cassava is the second most important staple crop after maize. By planting disease resistant varieties farmers can harvest more food and stop the spread of cassava diseases.
Photo: ECA Trade Hub
The East Africa Pavilion featured flowers from Kenya, Ethiopia, Burundi and Uganda.
Photo: ECA Trade Hub
The East Africa Pavilion was awarded the trophy for Best Stand Design at the World Floral Expo in Miami. The ECA Trade Hub organized the Pavilion for the third year in a row, sponsored all of the East African participants and designed the Pavilion through the use of the floral design consultants.
Photo: ECA Hub
The East Africa Pavilion, with floral displays from Burundi, Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda, won the Silver Award for Best Stand Design at the Miami World Floral Expo in March 2008. The ECA Trade Hub, funded by USAID, sponsors companies from the region to take part in trade shows in the U.S., helping to boost trade and increase jobs.
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Participants at the Northern Corridor Spatial Development Programme in Kampala, Uganda. Stakeholders gathered to discuss the transformation of what is known today as the northern transport corridor into an economic development corridor.
Photo: Steve Walls
U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Steven Browning meets with exporters during the Fifth Annual Fine Coffee Conference and Exhibition in Kampala.
Photo: ECA Trade Hub
The Source Africa Pavilion at the MAGIC Trade and Apparel Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Photo: Steve Walls
A South African barista competes at the EAFCA booth during the South Africa National Barista Competition at the Fine Food and Wine Show in Midrand, S.A. in November 2008.
Photo: Stanislas Nebie
Health care workers in Djibouti are provided with gas steam sterilizers and training to improve the quality of services in rural health posts.
Photo: Janet Bland
A top reporter from KTN puts together a cheese masterpiece during the Celebrity Ready, Steady, Cook Competition.
Photo: Janet Bland
Customers sample cheeses at the Happy Cow Exhibit during East and Southern Africa Dairy Association's 2nd Annual Cheese and Wine Festival.
Photo: Steve Walls
US Ambassador to Burundi Patricia Moller hands out prizes during the Coffee Club Celebration awards ceremony. Major coffee events, sponsored by USAID, are helping local specialty coffees gain worldwide recognition.
Photo: Janet Bland
Photo: Janet Bland
Kenya's flower production boosts exports to the U.S.
Photo: Steve Walls
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa officially opens the 3rd Africa Dairy Conference in Lusaka.
Photo: Steve Walls
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa officiates at the opening of the ESADA 3rd African Dairy Conference in Lusaka.
Photo: Steve Walls
Over 32 exhibitors displayed a wide variety of products and services at the ESADA 3rd African Dairy Conference.
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Rwandan Peace Baskets on display in Macy's Manhattan store. Income from the baskets is helping to transform the lives of many in Rwanda.
Photo: ECA Trade Hub
With assistance from the ECA Trade Hub, Rwandan genocide survivors were able to close a $150,000 deal with Macy's in New York in 2005, enabling them to sell their hand crafted Peace Baskets to the American market. The first shipments sold out within a month of their display and the overwhelming response in 2006 has left customers wanting more. The much-needed income is changing the lives of thousands of Rwandan women and their families.
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Cassava Mosaic Virus Disease threatens food security in six East African countries.
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Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) causes early ripening and rotting of fruits.