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Africa’s cotton industry is “on the cusp”, WTO director-general says

30/03/2026
Africa’s cotton industry is “on the cusp”, WTO director-general says

The director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said countries in west and central Africa are “on the cusp of creating a modern textiles and garment industry”.

She was speaking in Yaoundé, Cameroon, at the end of March at a high-level meeting ahead of the 2026 WTO Ministerial Conference. Ministers, heads of international agencies, development finance institutions, private sector partners and representatives of football’s governing body, FIFA, took part in the meeting.

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