Africa Program
At the end of 2015, the Chamber announced the formation of the U.S.-Africa Business Center (USAfBC) and launched efforts to lead the U.S. business community in a new period of unprecedented engagement with Africa’s regional economic communities, the established African private sector, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Since embarking on our initial Africa program in May 2009, the Chamber has made great strides bridging the gap between U.S. business and Africa. The establishment of the Center marks the Chamber’s next step as the leader of the U.S. private sector’s commitment to Africa, with the goal of advancing policies that attract greater investment and support trade with our partners throughout the continent.
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Applications for 2022 Africa Digital Innovation Competition Now Open
The annual Digital Innovation Competition for African Startups is facilitated every year by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Africa Business Center (USAfBC) in partnership with AmChams across Africa.
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U.S.-South Africa Business Council
The U.S.-South Africa Business Council represents U.S. companies from virtually every sector participating in or looking to interact with the Southern African market, aiming to energize both governments and serving as a platform for companies to form lasting partnerships.
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- Apr 28, 2022Applications for 2022 Africa Digital Innovation Competition Now Open
The annual Digital Innovation Competition for African Startups is facilitated every year by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Africa Business Center (USAfBC) in partnership with AmChams across Africa.
- Apr 26, 2022Africa's Digital Innovation Competition
The competition is targeted towards Digital SMEs and startups that are looking to facilitate the delivery of digital, cross-border, interoperable, and cross-domain services, and solutions, while also accelerating their digitally enabled growth.
- Mar 02, 2022Signing of Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S.-South Africa Business Council, AmCham South Africa, and Business Unity South Africa
Business associations ink partnership to collaborate in boosting trade and investment between South Africa and the United States
- Feb 28, 2022Senegal, Opportunities for Investment
- Jul 26, 2021U.S. Chamber Letter on the Nomination of Grant Harris to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis at the Department of Commerce
This Hill letter was sent to Members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on the Nomination of Grant Harris to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis at the Department of Commerce.
- May 13, 2021GE’s Nyimpini Mabunda Named Chair of U.S. Chamber’s U.S.-South Africa Business Council
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Chamber’s U.S.-South Africa Business Council (US-SABC) named Nyimpini Mabunda, Chief Executive Officer of Southern Africa for General Electric (GE), as its new chair.
May 06, 2021The Opportunities are Vast in a Potential U.S.-Kenya Free Trade Agreement A trade agreement between the two countries would be the first of its kind between the U.S. and a sub-Saharan African country.- Apr 28, 2021U.S.-Kenya Trade Negotiations
Implications for the Future of the U.S.-Africa Trade Relationship