Africa: U.S., AU Launch Strategic Investment Group to Boost Trade and Infrastructure

U.S. and AU agree to create taskforce to bolster relations

On Wednesday the U.S. and African Union Commission green lighted a deal to create a task force between the two sides in order to bolster infrastructure and investment.

U.S. Africa Command prioritizes technology as ‘an enabler of African-led security’

A delegation of top officials from U.S. Africa Command and the State Department traveled to Ethiopia this week to promote peace with their African counterparts and explore new opportunities for the nations to deepen their economic, diplomatic and military ties. Africom’s new commander Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson participated in the events, which involved the African Union — an influential intergovernmental organization consisting of the count…

Africa: U.S., AU Launch Strategic Investment Group to Boost Trade and Infrastructure

Nairobi -- The United States and the African Union (AU) have launched a Strategic Infrastructure and Investment Working Group (SIWG) aimed at accelerating US-Africa economic partnerships.

US steps up trade focus in Africa, launches joint investment team with AU - Rwanda Dispatch News Agency

United States and African Union Commission (AUC) have launched a new strategic working group aimed at promoting economic ties and accelerating infrastructure development across the continent. Details of the initiative were released during a meeting on Wednesday in Addis Ababa between AUC Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf and US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau. The […] The post US steps up trade focus in Africa, launches joint investm…

US doubles down on trade with Africa, sets up joint investment team with AU

The approach also reflects US efforts to limit the influence of what it calls “adversarial powers” such as China and Russia in Africa’s resource sectors