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.
Recent Work
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Recommendations for Bolder Democratic Engagement with Africa
Toward a New Governance Paradigm in Ghana: Embracing a Social Contract
Strengthening Governance for a Just and Resilient Food System in Africa
Our Thematic Areas
The Africa Program achieves its mission through in-depth research that offers practical solutions to key challenges in US-Africa relations.
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The Africa Program's flagship initiatives include the Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding, the Sudans Working Group, the Brown Capital Management Africa Forum, and the African Leadership Perspectives Series.
The Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding is a network of 22 African policy, research, and academic organizations that works to attain the most appropriate, cohesive, and inclusive policy frameworks and approaches for achieving sustainable peace in Africa.
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Launched in September 2015, the Brown Capital Management Africa Forum provides a premier platform for substantive and solution-oriented dialogue on key trade, investment, and development issues in Africa, and in US-Africa relations.
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The Sudans Working Group (SWG) engages US, African, and international policymakers and stakeholders in inclusive and forward-leaning policy dialogue aimed at advancing the prospects for peace, security, and development between and within Sudan and South Sudan.
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This series invites African public figures and former African heads of state to the Wilson Center to share their perspectives on Africa’s leadership role in the evolving global arena.
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