St. Louis leaders stress opportunities in Africa
By STL Magazine
Ghanaian entrepreneur Fred Swaniker says St. Louis is doing more to build relationships on his continent than any other American city.
African countries have been overlooked in global trade for generations. But not these days by St. Louis, where local leaders say that forging ties with the world’s fastest-growing continent could be a key component of the region’s economic future. That was largely the theme of Wednesday’s Growing Global luncheon hosted by World Trade Center St. Louis, which earlier this year led a delegation of St. Louis executives and stakeholders on a fact-finding mission to the Rwandan capital of Kigali to learn more about the markets and the kinds of partnerships that would be beneficial for both cities.
St. Louis organizations such as the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center have already planted flags in Africa, and World Trade Center St. Louis executive director Tim Nowak said Wednesday that local leaders have been meeting with the intention of forming a sister city agreement with Kigali. Keep reading.
