AfrICANDO 2019
21st ANNUAL U.S. – AFRICA TRADE & INVESTMENT CONFERENCE
OPENING SESSION 21st ANNUAL U.S.-AFRICA TRADE &
INVESTMENT CONFERENCE
CELEBRATING ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL AFRICANDO CONFERENCE!!
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testimony in support of AGOA Eligibility for the democratic Republic of Congo
by Fred Oladeinde,
Washington, DC – Good morning Chairman Treat, and members of the implementation Subcommittee. I come before this honorable committee, today, representing members of the AGOA Civil Society Organization Network in the United States and across sub-Saharan Africa, including, the 39 currently AGOA eligible countries, to testify in support of the petitions of the people and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to become a beneficiary sub- Saharan African country after having been suspended by the President of the United States pursuant to section 506 A (a) (3) of the Trade Act of 1974 on January 1, 2011.
Testimony in Support of the Petition for
2020 Eligibility of The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)As a Beneficiary Sub-Saharan African Country
For the Purpose of Section 506A of the Trade Act of 1974
Plea documents for the democratic republic of congo’s reintegration into AGOA
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO’S PetiTION for 2020 Annual AGOA review
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Call letter to president trump from civil society of DRC
The Trump Administration’s
New Africa StrategyRemarks by National Security Advisor Ambassador John R. Bolton.
As delivered on December 13, 2018.
Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C.
This strategy is the result of an intensive interagency process, and reflects the core tenets of President Trump’s foreign policy doctrine. Importantly, the strategy remainstrue to his central campaign promise to put the interests of the American People first, both at home and abroad.
Under our new approach, every decision we make, every policy we pursue, and every dollar of aid we spend will further U.S. priorities in the region.
In particular, the strategy addresses three core U.S.interests on the continent: READ MORE
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