Illegal logging of shea and other indigenous economic trees is accelerating deforestation in Ghana’s Upper West Region, ...

The Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, has highlighted the untapped potential of the Shea butter sector, despite African women having earned $227 million ...

Nigeria extended a ban on shea nut exports by a year, reinforcing a drive to curb raw commodity shipments and boost local value addition.

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s government has banned the export of raw shea nuts, an essential raw material in many cosmetic products, in a bid to grow the country into a global supplier of refined ...

On Thursday, March 14, 2019, U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Stephanie S. Sullivan led a ribbon cutting and inaugurated a shea butter processing facility that will support increased economic opportunities ...

LAGOS, Nigeria -- Nigeria's government has banned the export of raw shea nuts, an essential raw material in many cosmetic products, in a bid to grow the country into a global supplier of refined shea ...

Nigeria has extended its ban on the export of raw shea nuts for another year, reinforcing its push to expand domestic processing and retain more value from one of its key agricultural commodities.The ...

President Bola Tinubu has approved the extension of the ban on the export of raw shea nuts for a further one year, from February 26, 2026, to February 25, 2027.

President Bola Tinubu’s decision to extend the restriction on the export of raw shea nuts is expected to shape Nigeria’s ...