News & Resources

Understand the corridor before you cross it.

Primers, chapter updates, and starting points for anyone doing business between the United States and Africa.

Subscribe for updates Explore programs

Market primers

Three things every member should understand.

Primer

AfCFTA: one African market of 1.4 billion people

The African Continental Free Trade Area is knitting 54 economies into a single market, changing how U.S. companies plan market entry across the continent.

Primer

AGOA: preferential access that keeps trade moving

The African Growth and Opportunity Act keeps preferential access open between the U.S. and eligible African markets. Knowing where it applies shapes what you export and from where.

Primer

Moving money: the fintech reshaping African commerce

Cross-border payments and capital access are the plumbing of every deal in the corridor. Our Finance & Fintech working group tracks what actually works.

Chapter updates

News from the chapter reaches members first.

Announcements, event recaps, and member spotlights are shared with the membership and subscriber list before anything is published here. If you want the chapter's news the day it happens, the list below is the front row.

Join the list Become a Member

Useful starting points

Official resources worth bookmarking.

International Trade Administration

U.S. government market guides and export help for companies selling abroad.

trade.gov →

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Policy on AGOA and the trade frameworks that govern the U.S.–Africa corridor.

ustr.gov →

AGOA Info Center

Country eligibility, product coverage, and data on trade under AGOA.

agoa.info →

African Union

The institution behind AfCFTA and continental economic integration.

au.int →