The Brown Capital Management Africa Forum - Recalibrating U.S. Economic Engagement with Africa in Light of the Implementation of the AfCFTA and the Final

Economic Engagement with Africa in Light of the Implementation of the AfCFTA and the Final Days of the Current AGOA Authorization Dr. [...] The second major shift is the birth of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA)—a groundbreaking force for integration with the potential to create an industrial revolution across Africa and resist the types of deals that keep the continent at the bottom of global value chains. [...] The statements made and views expressed in this paper are solely the responsibility of the author and do not represent the views of the Wilson Center or Brown Capital Management. [...] By opening up markets for intra-African trade, the AfCFTA creates opportunities for value addition on the continent: an approach that is unique from the pattern that defines Africa’s trade with the rest of the world, including the United States, which is largely dominated by the exportation of raw materials. [...] S.-Africa trade partnership in light of the implementation of the AfCFTA and the final months of the current AGOA authorization.