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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
US DFC Approves More Than $8B in New Financing
On 16 September 2026, the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) announced that its Board has approved more than USD
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 Breaks Ground for $660M Djibouti-Ethiopia Petroleum Pipeline Project
On 24 September 2026, Aliko Dangote, Chair and CEO of the Dangote Group, officially broke ground for the Djibouti-Ethiopia Petroleum
MANUFACTURING
Mahama Commissioned Phase 3 of Zonda Vehicle Assembly Plant
On 15 September 2026, Ghana’s President John Mahama officially commissioned Phase III of the Zonda Vehicle Assembly Plant in Kpone,
TECHNOLOGY
US EXIM Bank Provides $100M Loan Facility for Africell’s Expansion in Angola
On 11 September 2026, Africell Angola announced that it has secured a USD 99.6 million loan facility from the US
