A CONVERSATION WITH ALICE ALBRIGHT - For its inaugural #AroundThe2022Summit conversation, the Africa Center was thrilled to host Alice Albright, the CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), for a discussion held between the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (C...

FIRESIDE CONVERSATION WITH H.E. WAVEL RAMKALAWAN, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES - The Atlantic Council hosted H.E. President Wavel Ramkalawan of the Republic of Seychelles for a fireside conversation on political developments in the country on the margins of the US-Africa Leaders Summit...

THE FUTURE OF US-AFRICA TRADE - The Atlantic Council hosted Ambassador Katherine Tai, the 19th United States Trade Representative, and Secretary General Wamkele Mene of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), for a fireside chat about US-African engagement in the AfCFTA.
This discussio...

A CONVERSATION WITH THE UNCCD EXECUTIVE SECRETARY IBRAHIM THIAW - The Africa Center is thrilled to host Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), for a conversation on the eve of the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the ...

A CONVERSATION WITH AKINWUMI ADESINA, PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK - As part of the IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings taking place from April 18th to the 22nd, the Africa Center has convened the timely “2022 Spring Meeting Dialogues,” highlighting African views during the stra...

A CONVERSATION WITH VICE PRESIDENT SAULOS KLAUS CHILIMA OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALAWI - On the occasion of the 2022 Spring Meeting Dialogues, this Africa Center discussion was moderated by director Amb. Rama Yade featuring H.E. Mr. Saulos Klaus Chilima, Vice President of the Republic of Malawi, follo...

THE TRANSATLANTIC PARTNERSHIP IN AFRICA - Organized by the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center and Europe Center in cooperation with the Delegation of the European Union to the United States. This discussion featuring officials and experts served as a timely opportunity to engage in a high-level con...

SUPPORTING CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND A JUST ENERGY TRANSITION IN AFRICA - The African Economic Outlook 2022 report is finally here: The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is joining the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center to launch the new publication that aims to raise awareness about the devastati...

A CONVERSATION WITH THE HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN GREGORY MEEKS - Just days before the twentieth anniversary of 9/11 and the opening of the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Atlantic Council hosted Congressman Gregory Meeks, chairman of the United St...

A CONVERSATION WITH MARTIN FAYULU - This event featured Congolese political leader Martin Fayulu, who ran for president in 2018. It took place during a period rich in diplomatic events, between the opening of the United Nations General Assembly in September and the U.S.- Africa Leaders’ Summit in...

A CONVERSATION WITH DR. DENIS MUKWEGE, 2018 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATE - The event took place during a period rich in diplomatic events, between the opening of the United Nations General Assembly this month and the U.S. Africa Leaders’ Summit in December during a critical period marked by post-CO...

A CONVERSATION WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF NIGER, MOHAMED BAZOUM - The Atlantic Council was honored to host H.E. Mohamed Bazoum, President of the Republic of Niger, for a broadcasted conversation on the sidelines of the 77th UN General Assembly in New York.

The event was an opportuni...

KENYAN PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA: STRENGTHENING US-AFRICAN TIES THROUGH TRADE - On February 6, 2020, President Trump and President Kenyatta announced their intent to elevate the bilateral relationship between the United States and Kenya by opening negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA). The ...

BEYOND CRITICAL MINERALS: CAPITALIZING ON THE DRC’S VAST OPPORTUNITIES - The Atlantic Council's Africa Center is convening experts to look beyond critical minerals in evaluating opportunities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Although the mining sector is undoubtedly key, the DRC ho...

MARINE ENERGY: HARNESSING THE POWER OF THE ATLANTIC - Join the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, in collaboration with the Policy Center for the New South, in launching the inaugural policy brief of its new programming dedicated to the opportunities of the Atlantic basin.

This new issue brief by...