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AGOA Coalition Warns Congress: Duty-Free Imports Sought by U.S. Apparel Makers Would Vitiate Africa

September 3, 2020

Proposed changes to the US Generalized System of Preferences program (GSP) threaten to vitiate key provisions of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a coalition of former U.S. officials and trade experts warn in a letter to key Congressional leaders. Lobbyists for the U.S. apparel industry want Congress to extend to all GSP beneficiaries the duty-free tariff treatment currently designated for AGOA-eligible countries - a move that "would cause gratuitous hardship in a region already reeling from the impact of COVID-19," the letter says. Read more.

Mercy Ships Stands with West and Central African Partner Nations in Coronavirus Fight

June 18, 2020

On behalf of Mercy Ships, Rosa Whitaker, president of the international charity, today donated PPE to help in the coronavirus fight throughout West and Central Africa. Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Director-General, Ghana Health Services, took delivery of a donation of PPE designated for the nation of Ghana. Read more.

New Premier Christian Network, Dominion TV, Now On DStv and GOtv

January 30, 2020

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, a pioneer in Africa’s faith landscape has joined forces with his business celebrity wife, Rosa Whitaker, to launch Dominion Television, Africa’s Premier Christian Lifestyle Network, now available 24 hours daily across 49 African countries on DStv (channel 364) and Gotv (channel 181). Read more.

Rosa Whitaker Among Honorees at GUBA Awards USA

September 28, 2019

The main edition of GUBA Awards USA was held successfully on Thursday, 26th September, 2019 at Taj Pierre, New York with a large number of attendees. Rosa was awarded the Excellence in Africa Award. Read more.

AfCFTA could open up continent to African-Americans – Whitaker

August 27, 2019

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could open bigger market opportunities to African-American businesses looking to establish roots on the continent, Rosa Whitaker Duncan-Williams, President and CEO of The Whitaker Group (TWG), has said. Read more.

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COVID-19 Africa's Responses and Challenges

Rosa Whitaker hosted a distinguished panel of guests on the Dominion Television channel 364 on DStv, which aired across 47 Sub-Saharan African countries and across 70 countries in Europe and the Middle East, on View Media’s free-to-air platform. The show captures the two editions of Dominion TV’s COVID-19 Special Feature on Africa’s Responses and Solutions. Guests included Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Chair of the Gavi board, Dr. Vera Songwe, ECA Executive Secretary; Dr. Ahmed Ouma, Deputy Director of the Africa CDC; Dr Juliette M. Tuakli, renowned Pediatrician and chair – first woman ever – of the Board of trustees of United Way Worldwide; and Award winning Economist and Diplomat, Dr. Kingsley Moghalu.

Inflection Points for Firms and CEOs

Bloomberg Breakaway CEO Summit (2018)

Aid For Africa Is Not Enough

CNN Marketplace (2013)

Broadening Support for Africa Through AGOA

CNBC Africa (2011)