Africa: Africa's 'Land-Linked' Nations Chart a New Trade Route to Prosperity: [IPS] Awaza, Turkmenistan -- Once relegated to the periphery of Africa's economic map due to their lack of coastline, the continent's landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) are now reframing their geographic constraints as gateways to opportunity. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TMMmn7 #Africa #TradeRoutes #EconomicDevelopment #LandlockedCountries #TradeOpportunities

Africa: Landlocked Developing Countries' Group to Negotiate Way Out of Agricultural Catastrophe: [IPS] Awaza, Turkmenistan -- Agriculture is a critical sector in landlocked developing countries, as more than half (55 percent) of the population is employed in the agriculture sector - significantly higher than the global average of 25 per cent. As such, the deterioration of food… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TMLfyJ #Agriculture #FoodSecurity #LandlockedCountries #DevelopingCountries #SustainableDevelopment

Africa: Equal Footing - Building Pathways for Landlocked Developing Countries to Participate in Global Economy: [IPS] Awaza, Turkmenistan -- Heads of State, ministers, investors and grassroots leaders are gathered in Awaza on Turkmenistan's Caspian coast for a once-in-a-decade UN conference aimed at rewiring the global system in support of 32 landlocked developing countries whose economies are… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TMKYWb #Africa #LandlockedCountries #GlobalEconomy #UNConference #EconomicGrowth

Africa: Spotlight On Landlocked Developing Countries Ahead of Third UN Conference: [IPS] Nairobi -- Landlocked developing countries face a unique set of challenges. Without coastal ports, they rely on transit nations, causing higher trade costs and delays. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TMHJfT #Africa #LandlockedCountries #TradeChallenges #UNConference #SustainableDevelopment