Oracle Desktop Virtualization Solution Wins 2011 GOOD DESIGN Award

Oracle Extends Performance Leadership with x86 World Record on TPC-C Benchmark

Lonrho Plc expands its exclusive John Deere dealership network in Africa adding Tanzania and South Sudan to its current operations

Lonrho joins the United Nations Global Compact

Lonhro is deemed one of the top 10 stocks to own in 2012

Mozambique: Microsoft to Set Up Premises in Maluana

Lonrho Aviation's Fly540 Reports Strong Demand

National 4-H Council Leadership Announcement

Boeing Partners to Offer "Street to Right Seat" Pilot Training Program in Africa

The cocoa economy links Pennsylvania and West Africa

Technicians in logistics and warehousing graduated for cocoa industry

PAE Completes Acquisition of Defense Support Services, LLC

Oracle Report Reveals the Need for an Energy Revolution to meet 2050 Vision of a Low Carbon Economy

Oracle Announces Enhanced Oracle Identity Analytics

TFM launches the Garengaze Complex construction works

Canon and Oracle Join Forces to Integrate Canon’s Imaging Technologies with Oracle

Oracle Q1 Software New License Sales Up 17%, Twelve Month Operating Cash Flow Up 46% to $12.8 Billion

South African Airways makes it easy to “fall in love with Africa,” with fares starting at $1,099*(plus taxes and fees)

TFM (Freeport-McMoRan) Summer 2011 Newsletter

Oracle Achieves World Record Result on SAP® Assemble-to-Order (ATO) Standard Application Benchmark

Newsletter Bolloré Africa

SafariTalk - Hemingway on Steroids

Five Presidents Sign a Treaty to Establish a Transfrontier Park the Size of Sweden

IBM Recognized as a Diamond Level Partner in Oracle Partner Network

Boeing Delivers First 777-200LR to Air Austral

Edition 8 of Cardno Connect, the global magazine of Cardno’s Emerging Markets Division

Oracle Solaris 11 Express Available on Oracle Exadata Database Machines

SAA to fly to Ndola from 1 October 2011

Lonrho to develop new oil logistics port in Ghana

Novus International, Inc. awarded Application Level B-Check by Global Reporting Initiative

Lonrho’s Oceanfresh is pleased to announce that its pure Hake Fillets will be sold in 500 Walmart stores in the U.S. beginning in October 2011

Lonrho acquires Grindrod 20th July 2011

Boeing and TAAG partner with Non-Profit to Deliver Text Books

Dr. Les de Villiers of De Villiers Inc. Interviewed

Acrow Corp and Milton Steel, Inc. Merge

South African Airways announces “buy-one-get-one” fares to South Africa

Boeing Delivers First 777-300ER to TAAG

Boeing partners with African carriers to navigate regional market issues

BRITE announces partnership with the Merck Company Foundation for Management and Leadership Program in Zambia 

Symbion's Investment Mission in Tanzania

Acrow Corporation of America Receives Presidential “E” Award for Exports

The South African Competition Tribunal approves merger and accepts conditions proposed by Walmart and Massmart

Ex-Im Bank Financing For Sub-Saharan Africa Exceeds $1 Billion For First Time

Essex Renewable Energy, LLC established to focus on renewable energy projects and solar technology

WALMART & MASSMART propose commitments to demonstrate goodwill in South Africa

TAAG's first Boeing 777-300ER completes final assembly and moves to paint shop

Lonrho's Oceanfresh to Supply Private Label Fish Products to South African Retail Chain Makro

Acrow Bridge Wins President's Export Award

Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont Business, seeking Africa Regional Director based in Nairobi, Kenya

Lonrho Admitted to Premium Listing of the Main Market

TFM (Freeport-McMoRan) February 2011 Newsletter 

South African Airways - March Madness Sale to Africa

Whole Coastline of Namibia is Designated a National Park

Cardno Partners with Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Namibia and Namibia Tourism Board to Promote Namibia to North American Travelers

Emerging Capital Partners wins EMEA Finance Best Private Equity House Africa 2010

South African Airways strengthens partnership with Jetblue Airways by announcing code share agreement

Medtronic answers United Nations’ call for “International Commitment” to non-communicable diseases

Boeing hosts several African airlines at planning seminar

Chevron and USAID Partner to Improve Living Standards in the Niger Delta Through $50 Million Alliance

Lonrho Plc acquires services company AFEX

Africa is emerging as the last great investment frontier

SAA Introduces Nonstop Flights from South Africa to New York!

2 tickets for the price of 1 to Africa!

GROUPE JEUNE AFRIQUE OPENS NEW OFFICE IN THE UNITED STATES

Tenke-Fungurume (Freeport-McMoRan) Nov. 2010 Newsletter

Ethiopian Airlines Announces Special Low Fare and Free Companion Tickets to 38 Destinations in Africa

GIVE THE GIFT OF AFRICA: Flights to Cape Town, Johannesburg & Senegal start at just $869* Roundtrip

Ethiopian Airlines Launches New Service to Two African Capitals

Whitaker Named among “Top 100 Global Thinkers” of 2010

P&G Baby-Care Products Mfg Plant Opens in South Africa

October 2010 Newsletter from Tenke Fungurume Mining (Freeport-McMoRan)

Eskom – An African Opportunity (7MB PowerPoint File)

WambiaCapital Launches GlobalAfrica Mutual Funds – Investing in Africa Made Simpler

Export Trading Group September 2010 Newsletter

Symbion Wins Major MCC Contracts in Tanzania

CAMAC CEO Named by Obama to Advisory Committee

Moving Water Industries Reaches ISO/SSPC Milestones

August TFM (Freeport McMoRan) newsletter

TFM (Freeport-McMoRan) E-News, July 2010

Lonrho Announces Third Quarter Increases

Computer Frontiers Named as Subcontractor on State Dept. Global Support Contract

U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team Flies SAA to South Africa for World Cup

Tenke-Fungurume (Freeport-McMoRan) E-Newsletter

Lonrho Kwikbuild awarded 28.5 million Rand (US$ 3.65m) contracts for South African Government

SAA voted for 8th Consecutive Year as Best Airline in Africa

Export Trading Syndication - Media Coverage

South African Airways Cargo bags another international Award

JetBlue Airways and South African Airways Announce New Interline Agreement

Boeing, RwandAir Announce Order for Two Next-Generation 737-800s

Boeing, TAAG Linhas Aéreas de Angola Announce Order for Two 777-300ERs

Carson Urges Improved Congo Business Climate; Highlights Freeport

Introducing AMREF's Director General Elect, Dr. Teguest Guerma

Mars signs MOU with Ivorian Gov't for work in cocoa sector

Imagine an African Safari without Lions

South African Airways Named U.S. Men's National Soccer Team's "Official Airline to South Africa"

Defense Industry Pursues Gold in 'Smart Power' Deals

Lockheed Martin Technology Identifies Hostile Vessels

Tenke-Fungurume (Freeport-McMoRan) E-Newsletter Feb. 2010

SAA Begins 100-Day Countdown to World Cup

SAA announces new CEO

Moving Water Industries Signs Major Contract to Supply Pumps for Red Bluff Pumping Plant

Press Release on Election of Baker Hostetler Policy Committee

Cup "RUNNETH" over as SAA gears up for the world coming to South Africa in 2010

Wings Corporate Travel expands into Angola

Ethiopian Airlines Set to Begin Daily Flights from Washington D.C. to Addis Ababa

Oracle Completes Acquisition of Sun

Ethiopian Airlines ET-409 Accident Update

General Electric officials begin Africa tour

Ethiopian Airlines Newsletter "Journeys", January 2010

Joseph Wambia (Wambia Capital) Interviewed on CNBC’s Street Signs

Freeport-McMoRan Supports Upgrading of Congolese Power Plant

Transnet signs GE Transportation deal for 100 locomotives

Freeport-McMoRan Advances Health Agenda in DRC

CCA Member Boeing Helping Countries in Africa

Senator Kennedy Memorial Lecture

WBB Named 2009 Greater Washington Contractor of the Year

World Cocoa Foundation announces launch of Cocoa Livelihoods Program in Ghana

SAA Vacations announces its "South Africa on Sale" 9-day Cape and Safari package starts at only $1,99 for early 2010, with free U.S. add-ons from 26 selected cities

CCA welcomes its newest members

AECOM wins Africa peacekeeping contract worth up to US$375 million

OPIC and ContourGlobal Sign Agreement to Partner in Energy Projects

L1 Identity Solutions Strengthening Economic and Social Development Utilizing Personal Identity Solutions

Decade-long US Project to Fight Malaria Builds Thriving African Mosquito Net Industry

SAA Vacations Release: Save $1,400 When Two Book & Travel on the SAA Vacations "Winter in Style" 9-Day Cape and Safari Package Starting at Just $2,399

Ellicott Dredges LLC Wins Federal Grant for Expansion

U.S. Department of Justice Approves Oracle Acquisition of Sun

CCA Welcomes Two New Members

SAA VACATIONS® with Cape Town and one of three safari options at $1,899

CCA Welcomes Bukkehave as New Member

Note to CCA members from Reed Kramer, CEO, AllAfrica Global Media
 
Executive Travel Magazine names South African Airways “Best Airline for Flights to Africa”
 
TravelTalkMEDIA and CCA Announce Strategic Partnership

Oracle ERP Takes Flight at Kenya Airways

Prudence International Magazine Takes Major Steps as Online Digital Publication

Julius E. Coles to Retire from Africare

LonZim establishes a wholesale pharmaceutical distribution company for Zimbabwe

Coca-Cola's Bet on Africa

GE receives a letter of intent (LOI) for the supply of 25 locomotives to the Nigerian government by 2010

Lonrho's Fly540 Gets Angolan Air Services License

Emerging Capital Partners takes minority stake in Moroccan data and information services company

Moving Water Industries signs second major contract to supply pumps for Everglades Restoration Project

LonZim buys Leopard Rock Hotel in Zimbabwe

South African Airways Announces 6 Free Nights of 5-Star Luxury in Cape Town

SAA congratulates Angel Cabrera on US Masters win

ExxonMobil Supports Upcoming African First Ladies Health Summit

Mars Sets Goal for Sustainable Cocoa Sources

Freeport Sees 'Substantial' Progress at Tenke Fungurume Project

South African Airways Announces New Service From North America to Maun, Botswana

Standard Bank Gets $400M From IFC To Boost Trade In Africa

Vanco and LUKOIL Sign New Petroleum Agreement in Ghana - Drilling Unit Leaves Port for Deepwater Drilling

Standard Bank Wins in Prestigious 2009 Africa Investor Awards

The Coca-Cola Company Commits US$30 Million to Clean Water Projects across Africa

TIME Magazine: "Africa, Business Destination"

ContourGlobal Signs Agreement with Republic of Rwanda to Develop Lake Kivu Methane Gas  Project

U.S.-African Partnership Developing Drought-Tolerant Maize

Africa's Standard Bank to help HIV grant recipients

On-line investment vehicle that fights poverty in Africa

GE Gets 500 Million Rand Contract From Sasol, Business Day Says

Angloplat contracts GE to supply emergency diesel generators for SA mines

Nigeria: Chevron Commits U.S. $5 Million to HIV/Aids

Lonrho raises R250m for deals in Africa

Emerging Capital Partners Sells Stake in Leading Producer of African Agricultural Commodities

Lonrho appointed John Deere distributor for Angola

  South African Airways celebrates 75 years of service with special Buy One Get One (BOGO) Free Ticket Offer

Pfizer and Sigma-Tau Announce an Agreement

Emerging Capital Partners Invests in West African Utilities Infrastructure Company

Blackwater Plans Effort Against Piracy

China-Africa: Demand high for Africa-China trade facilitation services

Standard Lesotho Bank uses innovative financing to promote commercialized agriculture in Lesotho

Inc. Magazine Recognizes Moving Water Industries as an 'Extraordinary Entrepreneur'

Job Opening at CCA Member World Cocoa Foundation:
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Starbucks' SharedPlanet

Lonrho's Fly540 to transport 520 tons of cargo for the World Food Program

DAI CEO Tony Barclay Named Government Contractor Executive of the Year

Kumasi Investment Day Press Release

Moving Water Industries Hydraflo Pumps Performed Flawlessly in New Orleans During Hurricanes Gustav and Ike

2008 Rwanda Day Convention

SAA Named Best Airline in Africa

GoodWorks International Convenes Panel on Africa Security Sector Reform

South African Airways Fall Fare Sale

Danya Strengthens Presence in Africa with New Office to Open in Kenya
 

The Liberia Company

BThe Liberia Company was founded in 1948 by former U.S. Secretary Of State Edward Stettinius with a diverse group American and Liberian sponsors and investors. Early ventures included operation of the Port Of Monrovia, the ship registry and the financial institution now known as IB (Liberia) .
Initial projects included Cocoa & Coffee Plantation crops (COCOPA). The COCOPA agricultural project was established in Nimba County (then known as Central Province). After Stettinius’s death, Juan Trippe, chairman of Pan American World Airways served as chairman of the Liberia Company. By 1988, the ownership group had financed or arranged financing of 7,500 acres of rubber and other agricultural crops.

The War Years
In 1990, rebel and government forces looted the farm and completed destroyed an OPIC funded, state-of-the-art factory.
By 1996, the owners were able to reestablish operations with agents of the government at the time. All proceeds from the operations were reinvested including the replanting of approx 1,100 acres of rubber.

Reconstruction
In July 2008, LIBCO hired Harrison Karnwea, the general manager of COCOPA. Mr. Karnwea was later appointed minister of interior by President Sirleaf.

COCOPA Today
The all-Liberian senior administration manages over 1,000 employees and 100 contractors. The plantation operates a medical clinic and a 1,600 child school system. Despite the challenges of the global financial crises local political challenges, the company planted over 1,500 acres of new rubber between 2008 and 2010 and upgraded much of war damaged housing stock and other social infrastructure.

For more information, contact
Charles W Trippe Jr.
In Country Manager & Corporate Secretary
COCOPA Rubber Plantation
Nimba County
PO BOX 1236
1000 Monrovia 10, Liberia
Tel +231 6 829 333/USA (617) 874-1001

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