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2023

  • Africa-USA NOW Podcast Series - Africa-USA NOW Podcast Series: Streaming Africa Current Events at the intersection of Africa and the U.S. Africa is experiencing a filmmaking boom. Nollywood is the 2nd largest producer of films in the world, beating out Hollywood. African movies and TV series on N... more

  • Africa-USA NOW Podcast Series - Africa-USA NOW Podcast Series: Artificial Intelligence in Africa Current Events at the intersection of Africa and the U.S. AI and other new automation developments will likely be the 4th industrial revolution and change the world, as important as computers are today. ... more

  • Africa-USA NOW Podcast Series - Africa-USA NOW Podcast Series: Africa and the Dollar Current Events at the intersection of Africa and the U.S. A recent agreement between India and 18 countries, including 6 African nations, announced the creation of the financial infrastructure to trade in their r... more

  • Africa-USA Now Podcast Series - Africa-USA Now Podcast Series: Second-Hand Everything, Donating or Dumping? Current Events at the intersection of Africa and the U.S.  Second-Hand Everything: Donating or Dumping? What starts as well-intentioned donating of used items can end up as dumping, ove... more

  • World Trade Month at WTCDC: Intl Trade & Cultural - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  May 1, 2023  World Trade Center Washington, DC Highlights International Trade and Cultural Events for World Trade Month  WASHINGTON, DC—May is World Trade Month and the World Trade Center Washington, DC (WTCDC) is proud to be at the forefront of thi... more

  • Africa-USA NOW: - Africa-USA NOW: Enough Talk: Legislating Value Addition Africa is the richest continent on Earth, but its natural resource wealth often leaves as primary goods, with Africa receiving only a fraction of the cost of finished products while others reap far bigger profit... more

  • Africa- USA NOW Podcast Series - Africa-USA NOW: Second-Hand Everything: Donating or Dumping?  What starts as well-intentioned donating of used items can end up as dumping, overflowing landfills and harming local economies. The continent is inundated with donations and used items from the US, from clothing t... more

  • Africa-USA NOW Podcast Series - Africa-USA NOW Podcast Series: Feeding the Continent, Feeding the World Current Events at the intersection of Africa and the U.S. 60% of the world’s arable land is in Africa. The continent could be the breadbasket of the world, but that’s not what we see today. Africa c... more

  • Africa USA Now: Financing the Energy Mix - The first episode of Africa-USA Now kicks off today with the topic, “Financing the Energy Mix.” Host Carol Pineau tackles this critical issue with her guests: Admassu Tadesse, President Emeritus and Managing Director, Trade and Development Bank Group - TDB Group, Rajakumari Ja... more

  • Africa USA Now Podcast: Financing the Energy Mix - The first episode of Africa-USA Now kicks off today with the topic, “Financing the Energy Mix.” Host Carol Pineau tackles this critical issue with her guests: Admassu Tadesse, President Emeritus and Managing Director, Trade and Development Bank Group - TDB Group, Rajakumari Ja... more