Ouagadougou — Cotton industry officials in West Africa's largest cotton producing nation are celebrating a ruling by the World Trade Organization (WTO) that US government subsidies to cotton farmers there undermine free trade.
"I am hopeful that the situation here will get better," said Francois Traore, President of the African Cotton Producers Association. "At least it tells the truth that there are distortions against Africa's development interests."
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