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Word from Washington: February 2019//

Posted on February 13, 2019

  Contributed by Austin R. Cooper, Jr., Director of Government Affairs, IGD. As of this writing, key lawmakers in the House and Senate had reached a tentative deal that would avert another government shutdown on February 15, while denying the President much of the money he has sought to build… Read More

READ: President Leila Ndiaye’s Essay Published in The Wilson Center’s 2018 “Africa: Year in Review”//

Posted on February 12, 2019

IGD President Leila Ndiaye wrote an essay that was published in The Wilson Center‘s “Africa: Year in Review” 2018 edition. Click the link below to read her essay, “A Crucial Step Toward Prosperity: The AfCFTA,” along with other timely and relevant pieces written by distinguished Africa experts. READ HERE!  

Making Farming Cool! Podcast: AGCO Trains Next Generation Managers in Agribusiness//

Posted on January 16, 2019

In the final installment of our “Making Farming Cool!” podcast, host Georges Collinet goes to Strathmore Business University in Nairobi to meet some of the students enrolled in a new junior management agribusiness training program created by AGCO Corporation and its partners. The project aims to lead young Africans into… Read More

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