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World Trade Center Delaware seeks to connect with African businesses

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World Trade Center Delaware has taken a step to further connect Delaware with African business by joining Africa Business Portal, a Phoenix, Arizona-based organization devoted to facilitating trade and relations between the U.S. and Africa.

Delaware already maintains significant ties with the continent, including trade connections and a regular flow of goods from Africa through the Port of Wilmington. U.S. Sen. Chris Coons is also on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy.

Africa Business Portal offers the chance to increase communication and networking with African partners.

“There’s a strong commitment to Africa from the World Trade Center Delaware,” said Lee Clegg, president of the Africa Business Portal, in a press release. “Delaware is a central place for American business, and the World Trade Center Delaware has services that will make it much easier for businesses in the United States to operate in Africa, and the other way as well.”

World Trade Center Delaware joins Washington D.C., Chicago, Arkansas, Louisiana, Dallas, and Denver as a regional partner to Africa Business Portal.

“Our relationship with ABP will allow us to be more nimble, more flexible, and give World Trade Center Delaware members access to additional sources of information,” said Carla Sydney Stone, executive director of World Trade Center Delaware. “There are possibilities to bring so many resources together under one umbrella to expand trade, knowledge, relationships and cultural understanding.”

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