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On Friday, April 22, 2022, The Corporate Council on Africa hosted an Iftar Dinner with Tanzanian President, H.E. Samia Suluhu Hassan. The event was hosted at the Ritz Carlton in partnership with the Tanzanian Embassy and Tanzanian Ambassador Elsie Kanza.

On Monday, April 25, 2022, Corporate Council on Africa held a roundtable discussion titled “Engaging U.S. Investors to Facilitate U.S. Investments in Africa.” The conversation focused on investment operations and private investor markets within the regions. The session featured speakers Sérgio Pimenta, Regional Vice President for Africa-IFC, and Chris Clubb, Managing Director-Convergence. It was ...

On Monday, April 25, 2022, Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) hosted the “Roundtable Discussion with Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga, African Union High Representative”. The Roundtable served as an opportunity to discuss Africa's infrastructure agenda and its relationship to trade and investment on the continent. Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga, African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Development in ...

On Wednesday, April 20, 2022, Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) hosted an event at DLA Piper for the 2022 Africa Finance Forum entitled “Disruptions in Global Agribusiness Supply Chains: Impact in Africa and Need for Collaborative Action.” The Forum served as an opportunity to discuss challenges and opportunities in agribusiness in Africa, moderated by Dr. Mima Nedelcovych, Chairman of ...

On March 10, 2022, the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) in partnership with Prosper Africa held a webinar entitled “Prosper Africa’s View from the Ground”. The event featured Akunna Cook, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State of African Affairs at Department of State and Leslie Marbury, Chief Operating Officer at Prosper Africa.

On Tuesday, March 8, 2022, the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) held “The U.S. - Kenya SME Trade Initiative Program Launch” with the Kenyan Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA). This event represents the official launch of the U.S. - Kenya SME Trade Initiative. The initiative recognizes the critical role that SMEs play in U.S. and Kenyan trade, and it seeks to expand trade and investment between ...

On Thursday, March 3, 2022, Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) held a private dialogue with members to discuss ongoing economic conditions in Kenya. The session featured H.E. Anne Wiaguru, Governor of Kirinyaga County and Dr. David Ndi, economist, as well as other members from the Kenyan government. The session allowed CCA members to hear about ongoing efforts focused on bottom-up economic ...

The 14th U.S.-Africa Business Summit will be held in Marrakesh on July 19-22. There is much excitement about the Summit, which will be the first large in-person event focused on the U.S.-Africa commercial and economic relationship in more than 2 years.

Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) will organize the next edition of the U.S -Africa Business Summit on July 19 – 22, 2022 in Marrakech, Morocco.  The Summit will build on the momentum of last year’s virtual Summit, which focused on the unique opportunity for the new U.S. Administration and its African partners to reset and redefine their relationship as they work together to shape the path for ...

On February 22, Corporate Council on Africa’s member Xetova, in partnership with CCA, Safaricom, the Africa Resource Center and the Kenyan Ministry of Health, hosted the Africa Healthcare Supply Chain Dialogue session in Nairobi. This session brought together senior officials from the Kenyan, Rwandan and Congolese Governments, the East African Community and the African Union, a wide range of ...