OTAL Moves New Crop of West African Exports

OT Africa Line(OTAL) recently shipped an unusual consignment of specia
lly manufactured artificial wigs, braids and hairpiece from Togo in We
st Africa to Canada, prompting optimism that a new trade in West Afric
an fashion accessories might be taking root.
A thousand cartons of artificial hairpieces from Lome in Togo to Toron
to was cleared, consolidated and shipped by the line in what is part o
f a renewed push by the Economic Community of West Africa States (Ecow
as) to broaden and diversify the sub-region export manufactures.
The hairpiece, made from synthetic fibre imported into Togo from Japan
and Korea, reconstituted and hand-woven by local artisans, will be so
ld on to consumers throughout Canada. Enterpreneurs in Togo are buildi
ng up a strong market presence in Africa, Europe and now North America
, providing employment for over a thousand people in Lome and tapping
into newly emerging overseas markets.