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:: BACKGROUND ::
African Cargo and Logistics Alliance is a crystallized organization of some visionary independent Freight Forwarders and Logistics Practitioners who want to contribute their quota to the transformation and integration of the African economy
into the global economic grid otherwise known as globalisation.
It was based on the above and the co-incidental formation of the New partnership for African Development (NEPAD) by the African Heads of State that we capitalized on to start a wake up call, letting Africans know that there can never be any meaningful development in Africa without building an intra-business relationship among African countries and African Business Communities.
It is a common knowledge that African businessmen travel and do business in Europe, Asia and the USA more than they do among African Countries, therefore we must recognize the in-ward looking factor, which will help in sustaining the foreign investment attractable to Africa, due to her good business environment and large market.
As an import dependant continent, there is every need for Africa as a continent to work hard to join the ever-growing global economy. Since we are professionals that enhances the movement of goods and services we stand the greatest opportunity of reaping the double benefits doing business at home and globally.
:: MOTIVATION ::
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We must state categorically that ACLA is not an organization built for professional identification and protection or policy formulation but for immediate business relationship aimed at economic development and empowerment of member countries and companies.
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Without inwards, looking the call for partnership among Africans and foreign participation in African development will be a mirage, therefore we target building a strong home based business environment, which will in turn serve as a good foundation for foreign investment and participation.
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We will not only encourage cross border business among members, we will use our yearly Annual General Meetings (AGM) and Conferences to acquaint members of the enormous vegetation, culture, land-mass and water ways as well as policies of various countries of Africa.
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