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May 18, 2021
Africa: AGOA's 21st Anniversary Today
21 years ago today, the landmark African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) became law, inaugurating a new era in US-Africa economic relations. I honor the pioneering Bipartisan… Read more »
January 05, 2016
Africa: Nicole Reynolds Named New Managing Director of The Whitaker Group
We are pleased to announce that social entrepreneur, corporate strategist, and former investment banker Nicole Reynolds has joined the TWG team as our new Managing Director to… Read more »
April 01, 2014
Africa: American Leaders Pay Tribute To East Africa's Women Ambassadors
The Whitaker Group and The Africa Society of National Summit on Africa convened a gathering of US policy, business, and NGO leaders to celebrate East Africa’s current four… Read more »
December 06, 2013
South Africa: In Memory of Nelson Mandela
He was a native son of South Africa, but that nation will surely pardon the rest of the world for claiming Nelson Mandela as one of our own as well. President Mandela was the… Read more »
July 03, 2013
Africa: U.S.-Africa Policy: We Can Do Better
I applaud President Obama on his long-awaited trip to Africa. He was correct when he told business leaders in Tanzania on Monday that together, the US and Africa have “an… Read more »
November 06, 2012
Africa: Bipartisan U.S. Trade Strategy Works for Africa
It's Election Day and we are still being bombarded as usual by diverging claims on how to consolidate and strengthen America as a global economic power. Read more »
June 20, 2012
Malawi: Global Stakeholders Support Malawi On President Banda's Historic U.S. Visit
President Joyce Banda, Southern Africa's first female head of state, concluded a successful five day trip to Washington last week, her first trip as the country's head of state. Read more »
March 07, 2012
Africa: Congressman Don Payne - A Trailblazer for Peace, Development and Justice in Africa
For those who work on Africa, and indeed for all those who live in the region, it is difficult to imagine a world without Donald Payne. Read more »
October 21, 2011
Uganda: Deployment of U.S. Troops to Help Fight LRA - A Just Cause!
President Obama's decision to deploy a small cadre of US troops to help Ugandan forces track down and destroy the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) is a step in the right direction. Read more »
August 26, 2011
Africa: U.S. Congress Threatens to Kill Growth Despite Good Intentions
December 13, 2010
Africa: Rosa Whitaker Selected Among Foreign Policy Magazine's "Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2010"
Foreign Policy (FP) Magazine has selected Rosa Whitaker, President and CEO of The Whitaker Group (TWG) http://www.thewhitakergroup.us, as one of its "Top 100 Global Thinkers of… Read more »
August 25, 2010
Africa: Trade Talk - Don't Mischaracterize AGOA, It's Working!
I find it troubling that declaring Agoa's achievements a "disappointment" has gained currency in so many policy circles. It leverages a pernicious line of thinking, one that… Read more »
April 30, 2010
Africa: Agoa's Architects Unveil New Economic Policy for Obama Administration
Ten years after the enactment of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a coalition of its original architects and supporters on Monday unveiled a comprehensive new trade… Read more »
September 03, 2009
Africa: U.S. Africa Trade Law Works
In the aftermath of the annual AGOA Forum held last month in Nairobi, there has been a chorus of pessimists placing AGOA in the Hall of Shame of failed policy initiatives. … Read more »
August 11, 2009
Africa: Will Global Recession Damage U.S. Africa Trade Ties?
Writing after last week's United States-Africa trade forum in Nairobi, Paul Collier and Rosa Whitaker call on both the U.S. and African nations to craft a meaningful strategy to… Read more »
July 28, 2009
Africa: Trade Talk - Obama in Ghana
In Ghana, President Obama made a strong, albeit not new, call for better governance in Africa. I was there and witnessed the extraordinary enthusiasm that met the president… Read more »
June 12, 2009
Africa: Trade Talk - 'Not On My Watch'
As the Obama Administration develops its Africa and trade policies, it is critical that it resists pressure from some development advocates and members of Congress to support… Read more »
May 13, 2009
Africa: Trade Talk - President Obama's Emerging Policy
Slowly but surely, President Obama's Africa policy is beginning to take shape. In my twenty-five years of work on African economic issues, I've seen consecutive US… Read more »
April 28, 2009
Africa: African Health Leaders Visit the U.S. to Keep Regional Health Issues On the Advocacy and Policy Agenda
A delegation of senior health officials from 11 African countries and the African Union Commission were in Washington last week (April 17 – 25) to advocate for continued US… Read more »
February 28, 2009
Africa: Whitaker Group Honored on Capitol Hill
Group Celebrates 6th Anniversary Read more »
March 12, 2009
Uganda: Uganda Update Winter 2008-2009
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July 30, 2008
Africa: Senior Government Officials And Private Sector Leaders Convene at Agoa Forum Private Sector Lunch
On the occasion of the seventh annual Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Private Sector Forum, The Whitaker Group (TWG), as Secretariat of the AGOA Action Committee, hosted… Read more »
March 19, 2008
Africa: Health Delegation in Washington Advances Pepfar and Partnerships
A delegation of senior health officials from nine African nations visited Washington last week, advocating personally for PEPFAR’s reauthorization and expansion, as well as… Read more »
July 27, 2004
Ghana: Rosa Whitaker Brings U.S. Apparel Industry Giant Martin Trust to Ghana and Uganda
The Whitaker Group (TWG) President Rosa Whitaker is bringing US apparel industry giant Martin Trust to Ghana and Uganda July 28th - 31st to explore long term sourcing and… Read more »
March 15, 2004
Africa: Keep Faith with Africa's Reformers
Four years ago, Washington witnessed a rare moment of consensus. In the heat of an election year, minds met on the importance of drawing sub-Saharan Africa into the mainstream of… Read more »
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