October 06, 2009
Africa: Stanley L. Straughter Elected Chairman of the Board of Directors
Stanley L. Straughter was unanimously elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Constituency for Africa (CFA) at the conclusion of CFA’s 2009 Ronald H. Brown… Read more »
January 21, 2009
Africa: Policy Briefing With Dr. Jendayi Frazier, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
The following is a summary of a Constituency for Africa And African American Unity Caucus Policy Briefing With Ambassador Dr. Jendayi E. Frazer, U.S. Assistant Secretrary Of State… Read more »
March 31, 2006
Africa: The Constituency For Africa Remembers Ron Brown
April 3, marks the tenth anniversary of the plane crash in Croatia which ended the life of late Commerce Secretary Ronald H. Brown and 34 others traveling with him on a trade… Read more »
March 07, 2003
Africa: CFA and Nepad Secretariat in South Africa Agree to Collaborate on Africa's Development
A delegation of CFA led by the President/CEO, Melvin Foote met with the leadership of New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) in Midrand, South Africa and senior officials… Read more »
February 05, 2003
Africa: HIV/AIDS in Africa: Implications of President Bush Emergency Plan for Aids Relief
President Bush in his 2003 'State of the Union' address to US Congress announced the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief initiative that will "commit 15 billion dollars over the next… Read more »
September 27, 2002
Africa: Powell, UNAIDS Chief, AU Leader Participate In CFA African Affairs Series
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, Assistant Secretary of State Walter Kansteiner, U.S. Agency for International Development Assistant Administrator for Africa Constance Berry… Read more »
September 06, 2002
Africa: Linking U.S. Small Businesses With Opportunities in Africa
On Tuesday, September 10, 2002, the Constituency for Africa (CFA) will convene an Africa Business Roundtable (ABR) from 2-5PM. The venue is the Capitol Hilton Hotel, Congressional… Read more »
August 30, 2002
Africa: Africans, Blacks Must Unite as One
The degree to which the United States comes to respond to Africa, economically, politically and on a humanitarian basis, will depend largely on the lobbying efforts of African… Read more »
August 28, 2002
Africa: Secretary Powell, Africa Union Leaders and UNAIDS Chief to Participate in 2002 African Affairs Series
Secretary Powell, Africa Union Leaders and UNAIDS Chief Peter Piot to Participate in Constituency for Africas 2002 African Affairs Series Read more »
March 18, 2002
East Africa: Maximizing the Benefits of AGOA in East Africa
Remarks (as prepared) by Jacques P. Walker, Project Director, African Trade and Investment Policy Program Constituency for Africa at a Trade Capacity-building Seminar in Kampala,… Read more »
March 26, 2003
Africa: HIV/Aids in Africa (1)
The recent conference on Financing for Development in Monterrey, Mexico ended with optimistic declarations on additional resources for international development, especially in… Read more »
March 05, 2002
Africa: CFA, Pana Sign Historic Agreement
The Constituency for Africa (CFA) and PANAPRESS, Ltd., (PANA) signed an historic Strategic Partnership Agreement on February 28, 2002 in Philadelphia. The signing ceremony and… Read more »
February 25, 2002
Africa: First 2002 CFA Town Hall Meeting a Success
The Constituency for Africa (CFA) successfully launched its 2002 Town Hall Meeting on Africa Series and Africa Business Roundtable on February 21-22, 2002 in Hartford, CT. This… Read more »
December 17, 2001
Africa: Africa Trade And Investment Policy Program
A Meeting with Members of the African Diplomatic Corps. Linking U.S. and African Small Business Enterprises Read more »
August 20, 2001
Africa: AIDS And Health Trust Fund: Encouraging Signs But Greater Action is Still Needed
1. On behalf of the CFA, a Washington, DC advocacy organization, we thank the United Nations system, governments of industrialized and developing nations, foundations, the civil… Read more »