Florie Liser, President and CEO of the Corporate Council on Africa, delivering opening remarks at the 2022 U.S-Africa Business Forum in Washington D.C.
Building Trade and Investment Ties at U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
"The United States is all in on Africa's future," President Joe Biden said in a policy address to the U.S.-Africa Business Forum on Day Two of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. Listing a series of initiatives, Biden said "this is just the beginning - there's so much more we can do together and that we will do together."
Following his address, the American president joined several African leaders to watch Morocco go down to defeat to France in the Fifa World Cup semi-finals. At the White House, he met with leaders whose countires have scheduled elections in 2023 - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Liberia, Madagascar, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone, In the evening, the President and First Lady hosted heads-of-delegations at a Gala dinner. Foreign ministers and other dignitaries dined with Secretary of State Tony Blinken.
Some 300 executives from American and African companies joined African presidents and ministers to discuss opportunities for collaboration in critical sectors, including health, infrastructure, energy, agribusiness, and digital. According to a White House list provided to AllAfrica, the 50 delegations are headed by 36 presidents, nine prime ministers and four foreign ministers, as well as the chairman of the African Union Commission.
In his speech, Biden pointed to agreements valued at $15 billion that were announced throughout the day in a 'Deal Room' at the the Summit venue, Washington Convention Center. Organized by Prosper Africa, the U.S. Government initiative to increase trade and investment between Africa and the United States, the deals announcements included Green Energy Mining, Power Africa, Yeleen Beauty, mPharma, Cisco and Cybastion, Pfizer, Exim-Afrexim, ABD Acrow, DFC/Mirova Gigaton Fund, Visa, Sun Africa and the NBA.
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Africa: U.S.-Africa Summit Ends With Billion-Dollar Pledges, Hints of Biden Visit
VOA, 15 December 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden capped a summit of 50 African leaders by stressing his administration's deep commitment to Africa, urging the continent's leaders to respect the will of… Read more »
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Africa: U.S. President Joe Biden Pledges Visit to Sub-Saharan Africa
DW, 15 December 2022
The US president is working to cement ties with the continent during the Washington-hosted US-Africa summit. He's also backing a permanent role for the African Union within the… Read more »
President Biden addressing the U.S.-Africa Business Forum on December 14, 2022
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Africa: Remarks by President Biden at the U.S.-Africa Business Forum Home
White House, 14 December 2022
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. (Applause.) It’s good to see you all. Please have a seat. And I know you’re saying to yourselves,… Read more »
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White House, 15 December 2022
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met December 14 with President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), President Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon, President George… Read more »
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Africa: Rolling Out the Red Carpet to Africans As U.S. Warns of 'Destabilizing' China, Russia
RFI, 14 December 2022
The United States warned Tuesday that China and Russia were destabilizing Africa with their growing inroads as it rolled out the red carpet to the continent's leaders and pledged… Read more »
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Africa: USAID Announces Appointment of Schneidman as Prosper Africa Coordinator
USAID, 16 December 2022
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) today welcomed Witney Schneidman as the new coordinator for Prosper Africa, the U.S. government initiative to increase trade… Read more »
Following his address to the U.S.-Africa Business Forum at the Washington Convention Center, President Biden joined Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, Prime Minister Akhannouch of Morocco and other leaders to watch Morocco play France in the Fifa World Cup semifinal match.
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Africa: FACT SHEET: U.S.- Africa Partnership in Promoting Two-Way Trade and Investment in Africa
White House, 14 December 2022
Africa’s integration into global markets, demographic boom, and continent-wide spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation present an extraordinary opportunity for the United… Read more »
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Africa: FACT SHEET: New Initiative on Digital Transformation with Africa
White House, 14 December 2022
At the U.S.-Africa Business Forum on December 14 in Washington, DC, as part of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, President Biden announced the launch of a new Digital Transformation… Read more »
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Africa: Fact Sheet: U.S.-Africa Partnerships in Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment
White House, 14 December 2022
Promoting gender equity and equality is a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy in Africa and around the world. Advancing the status of women and girls is not only a matter of human… Read more »
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Africa: Cybastion Leads the Way to Africa with Major Deals Signings
Cybastion, 18 December 2022
Cybastion, an emerging leader in the field of cybersecurity, took centre stage at side events of the U.S. - Africa Leaders Summit. The cybersecurity firm was also the platinum… Read more »
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Nigeria: In Washington, Buhari Restates Nigeria's Energy Target of 30 Gigawatts By 2023
Leadership, 14 December 2022
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Washington, USA, restated the determination of the Nigerian government towards achieving the vision of 30 Gigawatts of energy by the year… Read more »
Senegal President Macky Sall speaks during the US Africa Business Forum at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit on December 14, 2022
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Africa: Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the U.S.-Africa Business Forum Lunch
State Department, 14 December 2022
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It is wonderful to see this room so full, so full of friends, colleagues. As I came in from the back, I note that this area is often… Read more »
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Africa: US-Africa Summit - When dictators, semi-autocrats and democratizers flock together
L'Express, 14 December 2022
As African leaders and their hand-picked delegations are packing their luggage to fly to Washington, D.C., it is important to emphasize that US officials are fully aware that… Read more »
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