BY Thomas Tomiwa Against the backdrop of Women’s History Month in the United States, the International Trade (ITC) together with Howard University, the US Embassy in Accra, and the US State Department launched the Women’s Empowerment Lab on 15 March. The online event offered participating businesswomen from Africa and the United States the tools they needed to expand their export opportunities across Africa and to the United States. In particular, the women gained skills on leveraging the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). As part of the …