The Africa Center, in partnership with the Policy Center for the New South, will bring together experts from across the Washington think tank sector for a timely and forward-looking conversation on the first twenty-five years of the “African Century” and US-Africa relations in the second Trump administration. The discussion will focus on aid and trade, two sectors marked by the shutdown of the US Agency for International Development and US tariff policies.

Each year for Africa Day, the Africa Center aims to host a dynamic conversation highlighting Africa’s changing role in world affairs. This year’s conversation will explore how the continent has reshaped its global influence and elevated its geopolitical voice over the past twenty-five years. The twenty-first century has been called the “African Century,” given the continent’s ever expanding population, rising economic growth rates, and increased influence on the global stage.

This event, serving as a follow up to a previous Africa Center event, Reshaping US economic engagement in Africa, will be held in partnership with the Policy Center for the New South. This partnership seeks to explore front line issues including trade, commercial engagement, and investment through expanded transatlantic ties to drive economic growth and prosperity.