Africa Center

Ambassador Katherine Tai, the 19th United States Trade Representative, and Secretary General Wamkele Mene of the African Continental Free Trade Area discussed US-African engagement in the AfCFTA.

Alice Albright, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, joined for a high-profile conversation exploring her mission as head of one of the most prominent development organizations at a time marked by international challenges.

The Africa Center hosted a follow-on dialogue to the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development.

President Bazoum joined us on the sidelines of UNGA to discuss the enduring conflict in the Sahel, the future of the G5S Alliance, partnership with the US, and what lies ahead for Niger amidst conflict with extremists and global migration challenges.

Dr. Denis Mukwege, a world-renowned obstetrician and gynecologist and human rights activist from the Congo, sat down with us on the sidelines of UNGA to discuss his vision and expectations of the international community.

Martin Fayulu, former presidential candidate in the Democratic Republic of Congo, sat down with us to discuss his vision and expectations for the strategic but unstable region and the stakes around the next presidential elections in the country.

The African Development Bank Group joined the Atlantic Council to launch the African Economic Outlook 2022 report and to assemble an expert panel that discussed actionable recommendations for the continent leading up to COP27.

A conversation on the joint vision for a renewed partnership that EU and AU leaders agreed to at the EU-AU Summit and its relevance in the context of EU-U.S. cooperation in Africa.

To commemorate Africa Day 2022, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted a panel of experts to discuss Africa’s burgeoning role in the international system.