Driving Trade & Investment Between U.S. & Africa

Africa America Alliance highlights all the activity and initiatives of the U.S Government, and the organised private sector, to drive socio-economic growth across Africa.

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Why Invest In Africa

With some of the fastest-growing economies in the world, African nations are playing an increasingly significant role in the global economy. The population is young and rapidly growing, and household incomes and consumption are projected to rise. Digital and mobile access is rapidly increasing, the infrastructure gap is closing, and Africa is primed for mass industrialization. Further, the U.S. Government has taken unprecedented steps to support investors. And with business environment reforms being made across the continent, the prospect of investing across Africa’s numerous and diverse countries is much different than it was in decades past.

US Aids fund: What is the Pepfar fight and what does it mean for Africa?

Pepfar is an acronym for the US “president’s emergency plan for Aids relief”. It was set up two decades ago by George W Bush to address the HIV epidemic. It’s

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U.S, Nigeria sign $5.1 B health MOU, largest co‑investment under America First strategy

Announced by U.S. Missions in Nigeria, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United states commits $5.1 billion in U.S.

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Angola secures $753m in US, South Africa financing for Lobito rail.

Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) has secured $753 million in financing from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the

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Africa at the center of US–China resource race.

"America first"— that is the first impression that stands out from the data on so-called foreign direct investment (FDI) in

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How the US overtook China as Africa’s biggest foreign investor

The African continent is rich in critical minerals and metals - like lithium, rare earths, cobalt and tungsten - which

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