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US-Africa Engagements at UNGA81
US Steps Up Engagement with Africa During UNGA81
US-Africa Meetings on Sidelines of UNGA81 Since several African leaders converged on New York for the 81st United Nations General
FINANCE
USTDA Financially Backs the Multisectoral Growth of the Lobito Corridor
On 22 September 2026, the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) signed a couple of agreements to back the
AGRIBUSINESS
Cocoa Summit Creates Cartel for Cocoa Growers to Graduate from Bean to Brand
In the likes of the Oil Producing and Exporting Countries (OPEC), the West African countries of Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Ghana
MINING
CSIS High-Level Forum as Harbinger for New Era in US-Africa Minerals Partnership
Timely Forum On 18 September 2026, Gracelin Baskaran, Director of the Critical Minerals Security Program at the Center for Strategic
HEALTH
Mozambique’s National Surgical Center Officially Breaks Ground with China’s Support
On 3 August 2026, Mozambique’s President Daniel CHAPO officially attended the stone laying ceremony for the National Surgical Center in
INFRASTRUCTURE
South Africa Seeks $3B Partnership to Upgrade Manganese Corridor
On 23 September 2026, Transnet officially issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the Ngqura Manganese Export Corridor (NMEC) with
ENERGY
Dangote Performs Groundbreaking on $16B Lamu Refinery Complex in Kenya
On 30 September 2026, Dangote performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the Petrochemical Complex Project in Kenya under the overarching theme
MANUFACTURING
Essar Steel Born Again in the US as Mesabi Metallics Thanks to $18B Mine-to-Mill Project
On 28 September 2026, US President Trump invited Ravi Ruia, Founder of Essar Group and Rewant Ruia, Chair of Mesabi
TECHNOLOGY
USTDA Bolsters Digital Infrastructure Along West Africa
In September 2026, the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) signed two funding agreements to bolster digital infrastructure in
