U.S. Trade and Investment with Sub-Saharan Africa in Certain Sectors Has Grown and Continues to Have Potential, Says USITC (A must read before the AGOA Forum)

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Download the Report

for the

17th AGOA Forum

CSO/AWEP Session

of the

17 Annual U.S. – Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum (also known as the AGOA Forum)

July 9 -12, 2018

Washington, DC,USA

Please Join Us for the Civil Society Organization/African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP) Session of the 17th Annual United States – Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum (also known as the AGOA Forum) at the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) in Washington, DC 20036

Please note: Capacity is limited, and you must register and pay registration fees, not later than June 30, 2018. The event is taking place in a secure facility, and you must register in advance; we will not conduct onsite registration for this event.

For additional information, and updates on AGOA, please check our website www.agoacsonetwork.org

If you are a member of the Network and and like your organization’s logo on the conference materials, please email your logo to the Secretariat at agoacsonet@democracy.org not later than June 15, 2018.

4th Annual AGOA Spring Conference

The 4th Annual AGOA Spring Conference took place April 18 -19, 2018 in Washington, DC, at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and on Capitol Hill. The conference focused on President Trump’s policy on Africa; and included a review of the Administration’s recent visit to Africa; trade numbers for AGOA over the past twelve months under the Trump administration; and discussed the opportunity that bi annual AGOA Utilization Strategies offer eligible Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries for increasing exports and advancing economic cooperation under AGOA.

A highlight of the event was a visit by members of the AGOA CSO Network with Congressman Ed Royce, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and a Congressional Exchange on the legislative agenda for AGOA on April 19^thon Capitol Hill.