THE ATLANTIC PARTNERSHIP: AFRICAN PERSPECTIVES ON THE WAY FORWARD - For Africa Day 2024, the Africa Center places a spotlight on the enduring strategic partnership that the US and African nations share across the Atlantic.

Having been launched in September 2023, the Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation now counts thirty-nine states. These states are focused on regional cooperation, fostering connections, and establishing common approaches to a host of topics including sustainable ocean-based economies, and climate and environmental challenges.

Nearly half of this partnership’s members are African.

According to the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS), the importance of the Atlantic cannot be understated for Africa with its twenty-three coastal nations home to 46% of the continent’s population, 55% of its GDP, and 57% of its trade.

With such importance placed on the Atlantic region, the time is ripe for a conversation to discuss this next chapter of US and African relations and engagement across the Atlantic.

Each year for Africa Day, the Africa Center organizes high-level programming to highlight new developments and initiatives that enhance the US-Africa relationship. Past events have included Africa’s geopolitical role in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and a series on Democratic and Republican policy priorities toward the continent.

This year, the Africa Center highlights the role of the new Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation in strengthening old ties and shared values.

ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 05/24/2024