News Listing

This year, I intend to regularly share with all of CCA’s members and stakeholders my thoughts on the news highlights and significant events that will set the path for a stronger and better U.S.-Africa trade, investment, and business relationship.

We are delighted to welcome the following business leaders to the CCA Board of Directors.

On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, CCA hosted an exclusive high-level dialogue with H.E Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya, and Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, focused on how digital technologies and partnerships can unlock new pathways for economic growth in Africa. The dialogue was moderated by award-winning journalist, Zain Verjee, Founder & CEO of Zain Verjee Group.

On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, CCA hosted an exclusive high-level dialogue with H.E Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya, and Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, focused on how digital technologies and partnerships can unlock new pathways for economic growth in Africa. The dialogue was moderated by award-winning journalist, Zain Verjee, Founder & CEO of Zain Verjee Group.

CCA is honored to present an exclusive dialogue between H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya, and Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, focused on the ways in which digital technologies and partnerships can unlock new paths for African economic growth.

Happy New Year! 

After a long and difficult 2020, I am hopeful that 2021 will be brighter and healthier. With the advent of vaccines, we will learn to control the COVID-19 pandemic and gradually return to a more normal life. 2021 also marks the start of a new administration in the United States as well as in several African countries. In addition, trading under the African Continental Free ...

On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) hosted the official launch of its U.S.-Africa Health Security and Resilience Initiative. The high-level virtual event showcased CCA's vision for the 2-year initiative and convened U.S. and African business executives, senior government officials, and leaders from multilateral institutions to explore lessons learned from the COVID-19 ...

On Tuesday, November 10, Corporate Council on Africa (CCA), in partnership with the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU), and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC) hosted the  U.S.- South Africa Business and Investment Roundtable.  During this high-level event His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa engaged with senior U.S. private sector ...

A number of well-known companies in the U.S. and Africa are going out of business and many U.S. schools will open online or offer a hybrid fall semester. We are being forced to think about what was previously unthinkable. In the post-COVID “new normal”, we will all need to anticipate and adapt to what last year seemed unimaginable.

On Tuesday, October 20, 2020, Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) hosted the “U.S.-Ethiopia Investment Dialogue”, which featured H.E. Dr. Eyob Tekalign Tolina, State Minister of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance, and Ethiopian Ambassador to the U.S., H.E. Ambassador Fitsum Arega.