Africa and the 2020 US Elections
In August 2020, the African Centre for the Study of the United States (ACSUS) based at the University of the Witwatersrand launched a weekly webinar series on the meaning of the 2020 US elections for Africa. Speakers were encouraged to
US-Africa policy can be reset under Biden
Since American agricultural commodities’ demand for slave labour brought the United States and Africa together four centuries ago, the US-Africa relationship has been mainly defined by economics and the shifting strategic value of the continent to America. As President Joe Biden
Foreign investment is Africa’s best shot at growth, but its share is still pitiful
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s visit to Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal in November 2021 was a rare event for an administration’s first year, cautiously signalling the US’s aim to reconnect with Africa and to recover confidence in the former’s
America’s Black History Month and why it’s important for Africans
The famous African Americans who shaped history’s course include Barack Obama, Martin Luther King, Muhammed Ali, abolitionist Harriet Tubman and brilliant mathematician Benjamin Banneker. In Black History Month, celebrated each February, the global community is encouraged to honour those in
Africa and the Emerging Global Health Architecture
In July 2020, the authors of this article, observed in these pages the uncertainties that the Covid-19 pandemic had caused in the international system. We argued that the countries of the Global North and emerging powers such as China were
Addressing value Chains and policies to enhance youth and women in African agriculture
In the previous article, we examined the hurdles facing Africa’s agriculture ranging from the limitations of scale and market impediment. In this article, we pick out value and supply chains and policies as prime areas of consideration.Youth and Women Entrepreneurs
Information and communication technology as a pathway to enhancing the involvement of youth and women in agriculture
By John Karuitha and Bob Wekesa In the previous article, we discussed value chains and policies as factors in the role of women and youth in African agriculture and food security. In this article, we discuss some technological pathways for redressing
Encouraging Women and Youth Participation in Africa’s Agriculture
By John Karuitha and Bob WekesaCOVID-19 has intensified African countries’ vulnerabilities to the vagaries of agricultural production and supply shortages in times of crisis. For instance rice exports from Vietnam to Africa were halted in March 2020 due to COVID-19
Africa-US Cities Conference February 2023 City to City: Reshaping and Renewing Africa-US Relations
“The United States should work with African partners today to … start an urbanization initiative, including partnerships with U.S. cities, to help African cities plan for their growth in critical sectors like energy access, climate change adaptation, transportation, and water
Africa – a youthful, entrepreneurial continent where strong private partnerships are formed
Anne Linnee, US Consul General, Durban Consulate of the US Mission to South Africa, spoke at the US Business in Africa Awards, and explained that all challenges have a business solution. Never is this more of an opportunity than in