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

The Federal Government has assured stakeholders in the shea industry that it will review the ban on raw shea nut exports, citing concerns about ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has welcomed the ban on exportation of raw Shea butter by President Bola Tinubu, saying the step will encourage more production and strengthen the local value ...

President Bola Tinubu has approved the extension of the ban on the export of raw shea nuts for another year, from February 26 ...

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 ...

Nigeria has imposed a six-month ban on raw shea nut exports to strengthen its position as a global supplier of the key cosmetic ingredient. Nigeria's Vice President Kashim Shettima announced 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.