Past Event

Africa Year in Review: A Look at US-Africa Relations in 2024

Join the Wilson Center Africa Program to commemorate the release of its Africa: Year in Review publication on February 8, 2024, from 10:00 am-11:30 am ET.

Every year, the Wilson Center Africa Program partners with policymakers, practitioners, scholars, and African experts to publish a series of short essays on the most impactful developments across the African continent, in US-Africa relations, and on Africa’s role and future in the global arena over the past year. This edition is our largest to date, with over 40 cross-cutting contributions.  

The event will examine the key successes and challenges highlighted in the publication and engage policymakers and experts on the year ahead. Our featured panelists will discuss a wide range of topics in the governance, security, development, and social spheres, including democracy and elections, trade, regional conflicts and coups, and climate change.   

We invite you to join us as we look back at the last year and discuss what is in store for US-Africa relations in 2024.

Speakers

Dr. Fonteh Akum Headshot
Fonteh Akum
Executive Director, Institute for Security Studies (ISS) Africa
Chidi Blyden Rowe Headshot
Chidi Blyden Rowe
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), and Fmr. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs
Amb. Bisa Williams Headshot
Ambassador Bisa Williams
Fmr. Ambassador to Niger for the US Government; Chair, Board of Directors of Health & Development, International; Senior Fellow, Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs

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Africa Program

The Africa Program works to address the most critical issues facing Africa and US-Africa relations, build mutually beneficial US-Africa relations, and enhance knowledge and understanding about Africa in the United States. The Program achieves its mission through in-depth research and analyses, public discussion, working groups, and briefings that bring together policymakers, practitioners, and subject matter experts to analyze and offer practical options for tackling key challenges in Africa and in US-Africa relations.   Read more

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