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Priorities for the U.S. Administration and Congress on Strengthening Economic Relations with Africa
Thu, January 30th, 2025
Live Online and 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036
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With the reelection of President Donald Trump, the new administration has an opportunity to boldly reimagine the U.S. economic relationship with Africa. Already, President Trump has signaled a turn towards foreign policies that are likely to take a different approach to securing U.S. interests abroad and realigning the relationships that America has with the world.
To engage with this impending foreign policy shift, the Carnegie Africa Program has leveraged its network of experts and existing streams of work to identify high impact areas with the potential to strengthen the U.S.-Africa relationship, including priorities for reinvigorating trade relations, mobilizing investments in critical sectors, and updating the diplomatic toolkit. Framed as a compendium of thirteen succinct chapters, this publication outlines a suite of priorities and implementation mechanisms that the new administration can capitalize on to advance U.S. strategic interests for the mutual benefit of the United States and African nations.
Join the Carnegie Africa Program for the public launch of the new compendium: Priorities for the New U.S. Administration and Congress on Strengthening Economic Relations with Africa. During this live event, Carnegie Africa Program scholars and authors who will sit for two panel discussions on the key findings from the publication that have the potential to reinvigorate U.S. engagement with African nations.
Refreshments to be provided. More speakers to be announced.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
Event Speakers
Yinka Adegoke
Founding Editor, Semafor Africa
Yinka Adegoke is the founding editor of Semafor Africa where he oversees Africa news coverage and co-leads events including the Semafor Africa Summit and the World Economy Summit.
Christopher S. Chivvis
Senior Fellow and Director, American Statecraft Program
Christopher S. Chivvis is the director of the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Katie Auth
Nonresident Scholar, Africa Program
Katie Auth is a nonresident scholar with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Africa Program.
Ramsey Day
Nonresident Scholar, Africa Program
Ramsey Day is a nonresident scholar with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Africa Program.
Nicolas Lippolis
Nonresident Scholar, Africa Program
Nicolas Lippolis is a nonresident scholar with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Africa Program.
Jane Munga
Fellow, Africa Program
Jane Munga is a fellow in the Africa Program focusing on technology policy at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Zainab Usman
Former Director, Africa Program
Zainab Usman was a senior fellow and the inaugural director of the Africa Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.