13 Jul Africa: U.S.-Africa Business Summit Looks to Enhance Africa’s Value in Global Chains
Gaborone — Over 1,000 participants from the U.S. and across the African continent, including government officials, private sector executives, investors, and multilateral stakeholders, are meeting in Botswana's capital city of Gaborone at the U.S.-Africa Business Summit to explore investment opportunities and strengthen business relationships between Africa and the U.S.
13 Jul Namibia to seek investment at the US – Africa Business Summit
Niël Terblanché - A high-level delegation led by Namibia’s Vice President, Nangolo Mbumba will be representing the country at the United States – Africa Business Summit in Gaborone to highlight investment opportunities in priority sectors.
11 Jul Here’s why US-Africa trade under AGOA has been successful for some countries but not others
Has the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) achieved its goal of improving trade and investment between the U.S. and Africa? Created in 2000 and renewed in 2015, AGOA is a U.S. government trade program that gives countries in sub-Saharan Africa preferential access to U.S. markets, allowing them to export products to the United States tariff-free.
11 Jul In brief: The future of US-Africa trade and investment
With AGOA due to expire in 2025, policymakers in the US and Africa must decide the basis for stronger US-Africa trade going forward.
19 Jun Afreximbank’s Annual Meetings in Accra call for more intra-African trade
The 30th Annual General Meetings of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) opened in Accra on Sunday. The Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM2023), which end on 21 June, are also being held to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Afreximbank.(Marwa Tawfik from Accra , Monday 19 Jun 2023)
15 Jun U.S – Africa Leaders’ Summit Producing Positive Developments – A Post Six-Months Assessment
Cape Town — Last December's U.S.-African Leaders' Summit, hosted by President Joe Biden in Washington, DC, has helped re-establish ties and strengthen business relationships, according to senior American officials who briefed reporters and offered an assessment of progress made in the six months since the well-attended event took place.
08 Jun Premier Winde heading to the US to fight for continued AGOA designation
Cape Town - Premier Alan Winde is leading a Western Cape Government delegation on an official mission to the US to fight for ongoing designation of South Africa as a beneficiary of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
