DOS/IIP - The United States and Africa Partnership - Trade, Investment and Economic Development

BUSINESS, TRADE AND INVESTMENT

U.S. Policy

African Entry into Capital Markets Key to Getting Foreign Investment (04/04/02)
U.S. Trade Official Addresses OAU Economic Forum in Abuja (10/04/01)
U.S. Small Business Agency Seeks Entrepreneurs to Invest in Africa (07/30/01)
Ex-Im Bank Official Says His Job is to Find More Business in Africa (07/23/01)
U.S. Congressmen Expand Their Knowledge of Nigeria on Recent Trip (07/20/01)
Ghanaian Minister Calls for More Investment in Africa (07/20/01)
Kansteiner Cites Importance of Upcoming African Ministers Conference (07/05/01)
U.S. Congressmen Expand Their Knowledge of Nigeria on Recent Trip (07/3-4/01)
Text: USTR Sends Africa Trade Report to Congress (06/28/01)
U.S. Official Comments on AGOA Trade Act at Media Forum (06/12/01)
Transcript: Powell Urges Better Investment Climate in Africa (06/03/01)
U.S. Lawmaker is Still Enthusiastic About U.S.-Africa Partnership (05/23/01)
U.S. Trade Chief Speaks on Africa at Capitol Hill Ceremony (05/23/01)
Byliner: U.S. Trade Representative Zoellick on Africa (05/23/01)
Powell Discusses U.S. Africa Policy Before House Committee March 7 (03/07/01)
U.S. Legislator Pledges to Push for Africa Trade Bill Expansion (03/07/01)
U.S. Congressman Royce Continues Focus on African Affairs (03/05/01)
U.S. Businessman Sees Mozambique, Tanzania Benefiting from AGOA (02/28/01)
Kenya Doing Good Job Implementing New U.S.-African Trade Act (02/26/01)
Text: U.S. Ambassador to Portugal Discusses Trade with Africa (02/15/01)
U.S. Lawmakers to Introduce "Conflict Diamond" Legislation (02/14/01)
Trade Expert Says Nigerians Must "Reach Out" To Use New Trade Law (02/06/01)
Senator Sees Trade as Centerpiece of Bush Africa Policy (02/01/01)
Secretary of State Voices Firm Support for African Trade Act (01/19/01)

Transportation Initiatives

DOT to Host African Officials at Air Transport Conference (04/04/02)
Text: U.S. Committed to Helping Improve Africa's Air Safety (05/02/00)

Development

OPIC Uses Marshall Plan to Guide African Development, Official Says (07/18/01)
AGOA Can Be Boon for African Women, Eastman Kodak Official Says (03/14/01)
New Partnership Emerging Between Africa, World Bank, and IMF (03/07/01)
U.S. Businessman Sees Mozambique, Tanzania Benefiting from AGOA (02/27/01)
Kenya Doing Good Job Implementing New U.S.-African Trade Act (02/26/01)
New U.S. Report Released on U.S.-Africa Trade (02/15/01)
Trade Expert Says Nigerians Must "Reach Out" To Use New Trade Law (02/06/01)
Congo's President Joseph Kabila Speaks to U.S. Business Community (02/01/01)
Ethiopian Trade Minister Concludes Successful U.S. Investment Tour (01/26/01)
Nigerian Vice President Recalls Help of U.S. Business in Dark Days (01/18/01)

Telecommunications Initiatives

USAID Web Page on the Leland Initiative

USAID Official Praises African Role in Telecommunications

(07/19/01)
Text: FCC Chairman Powell on Need for Digital Development (07/18/01)
Text: 10th Annual African Telecommunications Conference Opens in U.S. (07/18/01)
Radio Becomes Important Tool for Constructing Democracy in Africa (02/16/01)

Energy Initiatives

Africa Becomes New Focal Point of U.S. Energy Security

(09/10/02)

U.S.-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum

2003 AGOA Forum (Mauritius, January 13-17, 2003)

U.S. Trade Representative Wraps Up AGOA Forum in Mauritius

(01/17/03)
Andrew Young Says Bush Administration is Tops for Africa (01/17/03)
Energy and Commitment Mark the "New Generation of Africans," Zoellick Says (01/17/03)
Commercial Service Officers Work with African Partners in Five Countries (01/17/03)
AGOA Is Working in Africa, Export-Import Bank Official Says (01/17/03)
Development of African Transportation Systems Crucial to AGOA Success (01/17/03)
U.S. Lawmaker Calls for an AGOA III At Mauritius Forum (01/17/03)
President Bush Makes Big Hit At AGOA Forum With Video Address (01/16/03)
Zoellick: Wide Range of Expertise Represented at AGOA Forum (01/16/03)
U.S. Trade Representative Discusses Agriculture at AGOA Forum (01/16/03)
U.S. Sees Trade, Supportive Aid Policies Key to African Growth (01/15/03)
Text: Trade and Markets Key to Africa Prosperity, Bush Says (01/15/03)
Bridge Builder Sees AGOA Offering Prospects in Africa (01/14/03)
Market Access Moves Africans Out of Poverty, Says Mauritian Prime Minister (01/13/03)
NGO Expert Analyzes AGOA at Mauritius Forum (01/13/03)
AGOA Forum Opens in Mauritius With Civil Society Meeting (01/13/03)
African Union Official Values AGOA Approach to Development (01/13/03)
U.S. Official Sets Scene for 2003 AGOA Forum in Mauritius (01/07/03)
U.S. Releases 2001 Sub-Saharan Africa Trade Figures (01/07/03)
38 Sub-Saharan Countries Certified for U.S. Tariff Preferences (01/03/03)

2001 AGOA Forum (Washington, D.C., October 29-30, 2001)
President Bush's Addresses Af. Trade Forum (10/29/01)
Secretary of State Powell Addresses Af. Trade Forum (10/29/01)
Analysis: U.S. More Determined than Ever to Pursue Productive Relationship with Africa (10/29/01)
Fact Sheet: U.S.-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum (09/18/01)
The Sub-Saharan African Trade and Economic Forum (09/18/01)
Bush Announces African Trade Summit To Be Held in Washington (05/16/01)
Transcript: Bush Remarks at White House on African Trade Forum (05/16/01)

U.S. Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick's Trip to Kenya, South Africa and Botswana, February 12-21, 2002

Botswana

Amb. Zoellick Visits Botswana on Final Day of Africa Trip

South Africa

USTR Zoellick Says Free Trade is About Freedom

U.S. Trade Rep. Zoellick Visits S. African Clothing Plant

USTR Zoellick Discusses Free Trade Agreement with African SACU

Zoellick Says U.S. Providing $8.7 Million to SADC

Zoellick Both Talks and Listens to Africa's "New Generation"

Zoellick Says it's Time for Stronger U.S.-Africa Trade Relationship

Zoellick Meets with Southern Africa Trade Ministers

AGOA Creating New Jobs and Investment in South Africa

Kenya

U.S.Contributes $800,000 to COMESA, Zoellick Says

Zoellick Sees New Generation of Leaders Rising in Africa

U.S. Trade Rep. Zoellick Sees "New Opportunity" for U.S.-Africa Trade

The U.S. and Africa Share "Natural Ties," Zoellick Says

Zoellick Meets in Nairobi with Kenyan and U.S. Business Leaders

U.S. Trade Representative Zoellick on Visit to Africa

Latest Africa

U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill's Trip to Ghana, South Africa, Uganda and Ethiopia, May 20-31, 2002

Ethiopia

Treasury Secretary and Rock Star Relive "Special Moments" in Africa

Secretary O'Neill Says Development Aid Must Deal with Realities of Life

Secretary O'Neill Says Africa Trip Underlines Need for AfDB's Work

Uganda

Bilateral Debt Relief Agreement Signed by O'Neill and Ugandan Minister

Africa Must Play "Catch Up" With the Rest of the World

U.S. Treasury Secretary O'Neill Speaks at Makerere University

Placate the Snake Before Purifying the Water

South Africa

Treasury Secretary O'Neill Tours South African Hospital

Treasury Secretary O'Neill Tours Ford Plant in South Africa

South Africa Boosts Spending on AIDS Prevention

U.S., South Africa Sign Joint Statement on Development

Ghana

U.S. Treasury Secretary O'Neill Visits "Beachhead" Data-Processing Firm

President Kufuor Presents Vision of Ghana's Future

Clean Water Is Key to Ghana's Health and Growth

U.S. Treasury Secretary in Africa to Listen and Learn from Africans

"Empower, Don't Dictate" Is O'Neill-Bono Message

Trade and Development