By Ziad Hamoui Three months of uncertainty revealed what reliance on non-reciprocal arrangements truly costs the continent. The US House of Representatives approved the African Growth...
By Sheena Raikundalia US President Trump’s decision to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act through December 2026 has sparked jubilation in Nairobi. But beneath the...
By Jastine Martine For decades, America’s engagement with Africa has revolved around aid, humanitarian assistance, and security cooperation. Now, amid significant budget cuts, domestic political pressures,...
By Gregory Simpkins Throughout 2025, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) was considered dead. Legislation extending the trade process failed to get passed in late...
By Dishant Shah The world is fracturing along fault lines that would have seemed improbable a decade ago. US-China rivalry has escalated from trade tensions to...
By Gregory Simpkins I have been associated with the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) since House staffer Mike Williams wrote the first draft. I worked...
By Gregory Simpkins US President Donald Trump appears to be more determined than ever to pursue his international tariff policies, even through the several reversals of...
By Gregory Simpkins At the outset of the current Trump administration, it was widely believed that his transactional mindset would facilitate US-Africa trade and boost both...
By Gregory Simpkins Over decades of working on African issues – analyzing governments and economies and working with businesspeople wanting to enter African markets – it...
By Gregory Simpkins In December 2022, the Biden Administration convened a summit with African governmental leaders, as well as African and American businesspeople and civil society...
By Gregory Simpkins At the recent 123rd National Black Business Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, I told a panel audience that I have been blessed to be...
By Gregory Simpkins A century ago, Jamaican Diaspora leader Marcus Garvey established what he hoped would be a global economic partnership between the Africa Diaspora in...
By Gregory Simpkins The Biden Administration pledged to listen at the recent US-Africa Leaders’ Summit, but said it also would demonstrate its interest in a robust...
The US-Africa Business Bridge is an emerging organization of successful African businesswomen looking for American partners to engage in mutual buying and selling of goods and...
