About our work
Africa’s dynamic role in the global landscape is shaped by its vast potential and strategic importance. The Africa Center’s work focuses on advancing opportunities across the Atlantic Basin, addressing challenges in the Sahel, and redefining Africa’s place in global affairs. The center aims to unlock economic prosperity by analyzing the global financial system’s impact on Africa and fostering transformative partnerships, including unleashing the full scope of US economic engagement with the continent.
Through research and dialogue, conducted in partnership with the Policy Center for the New South, the Africa Center strives to support sustainable growth, achieve regional stability, and solidify Africa’s place as a critical voice in international institutions.
Audiocards
As part of this partnership, we host a regular audio series that aims to highlight pressing and pertinent issues and developments in Africa
Events
Commentary, analysis & reports
Atlantic webinar
The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, in collaboration with the Policy Center of the New South, organized a webinar titled “Sustainable Energy and Minerals Development: The Atlantic Case”, on Thursday, March 27th at 1:30 pm (GMT).
Changes in the global economy are altering the nature of economic activity across maritime environments. As nations seek to protect the world’s oceans, development of port and maritime transportation infrastructure, illegal fishing, maritime cable traffic, oil and gas discoveries, potential offshore wind and other renewable ocean energy and mineral projects are dramatically shaking up maritime economies across Africa. In addition, African countries in the Atlantic basin face a series of security issues such as combating terrorism, organized crime, maritime piracy, and immigration routes. These issues impact all nations bordering the Atlantic basin.
Featuring
- Sabrine Emran, Economist, Policy Center for the New South
- Elizabeth Eide, Executive Director, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
- Dan Hamilton, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution’s Center on the United States and Europe
- Kelly Kryc, Senior Fellow, Wilson Center
- Bakary Sambe, Chairman, Timbuktu Institute
- Moderated by William Yancey Brown, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
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The Africa Center works to promote dynamic geopolitical partnerships with African states and to redirect US and European policy priorities toward strengthening security and bolstering economic growth and prosperity on the continent.
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