The Africa Program focuses on economic, political, and transnational issues shaping Africa’s future. By conducting data-driven research, convening high-level dialogues, forging strategic partnerships, and amplifying African voices, the program addresses a crucial knowledge gap on Africa’s role in a changing global environment.
Katie Auth
Nonresident Scholar, Africa Program
Ramsey Day
Nonresident Scholar, Africa Program
Kholofelo Kugler
Nonresident Scholar, Africa Program
Nicolas Lippolis
Nonresident Scholar, Africa Program
Jane Munga
Fellow, Africa Program
Christian-Géraud Neema
Nonresident Scholar, Africa Program
Zainab Usman
Director, Africa Program
The Africa Program’s Climate Change work examines the intersection of global decarbonization policies and innovations with Africa’s economic development priorities.
The Africa Program’s Climate Change work examines the intersection of global decarbonization policies and innovations with Africa’s economic development priorities.
The technology initiative at the Carnegie Africa Program seeks to provide policy makers and stakeholders with practical policy insights to bridge Africa’s digital divide and increase connectivity gains across the continent.
The technology initiative at the Carnegie Africa Program seeks to provide policy makers and stakeholders with practical policy insights to bridge Africa’s digital divide and increase connectivity gains across the continent.
Our work on trade examines the changing landscape of Africa’s trade relations and the implications of regional integration for export diversification and new trade agreements for access to global markets as well as the future of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act.
Our work on trade examines the changing landscape of Africa’s trade relations and the implications of regional integration for export diversification and new trade agreements for access to global markets as well as the future of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act.
The Africa Program’s Investments work analyzes how public and private investment flows can better support Africa’s economic resilience.
The Africa Program’s Investments work analyzes how public and private investment flows can better support Africa’s economic resilience.
We examine the implications for Africa of the changing external strategies of major global actors and outline concrete policy recommendations towards mutually beneficial outcomes that advance international cooperation.
We examine the implications for Africa of the changing external strategies of major global actors and outline concrete policy recommendations towards mutually beneficial outcomes that advance international cooperation.
Many African countries are endowed with significant reserves of the minerals and metals necessary to the global energy transition. While these endowments represent the potential for significant economic windfalls, they also place African countries at the center of geoeconomic competition as great powers seek to secure the supply chains necessary for their own economic and national security.
Our work on Africa’s Natural Resources in the Global Energy Transition provides insights into how African countries can harness the opportunities and minimize the risks of this surging global interest in their mineral endowments to advance their economic development objectives.
In May 2025, the Trump administration signed a groundbreaking agreement with Ukraine, focusing on critical minerals and postwar reconstruction. This video breaks down the key provisions, objectives, and global implications of the deal.
This shift opens space for African countries to develop their energy systems by engaging with international partners in pragmatic ways that were not possible under the previous paradigm.
For the United States, the objectives of both increasing the volume of critical minerals supplies and diversifying the sources of these supplies could be advanced by developing collaborations with African countries premised on scientific and technical exchanges in the mining sector.
Many African countries are endowed with significant reserves of the minerals and metals necessary to the global energy transition. While these endowments represent the potential for significant economic windfalls, they also place African countries at the center of geoeconomic competition as great powers seek to secure the supply chains necessary for their own economic and national security.
Our work on Africa’s Natural Resources in the Global Energy Transition provides insights into how African countries can harness the opportunities and minimize the risks of this surging global interest in their mineral endowments to advance their economic development objectives.
In May 2025, the Trump administration signed a groundbreaking agreement with Ukraine, focusing on critical minerals and postwar reconstruction. This video breaks down the key provisions, objectives, and global implications of the deal.
This shift opens space for African countries to develop their energy systems by engaging with international partners in pragmatic ways that were not possible under the previous paradigm.
For the United States, the objectives of both increasing the volume of critical minerals supplies and diversifying the sources of these supplies could be advanced by developing collaborations with African countries premised on scientific and technical exchanges in the mining sector.
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs recently unveiled a commercial diplomacy strategy towards Africa that reframes U.S. foreign policy towards the continent. This fireside chat outlines the six-point plan that aims to streamline U.S. diplomatic engagement to focus on activities that increase U.S. exports and investment in Africa, eliminate trade deficits, and drive mutual prosperity.
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs recently unveiled a commercial diplomacy strategy towards Africa that reframes U.S. foreign policy towards the continent. This fireside chat outlines the six-point plan that aims to streamline U.S. diplomatic engagement to focus on activities that increase U.S. exports and investment in Africa, eliminate trade deficits, and drive mutual prosperity.
The Carnegie Africa Program, in partnership with the African Telecommunications Union will unveil the Africa Technology Tracker through demonstration of its capabilities, followed by a panel discussion on its impact.
The Carnegie Africa Program, in partnership with the African Telecommunications Union will unveil the Africa Technology Tracker through demonstration of its capabilities, followed by a panel discussion on its impact.
Join us for the inaugural Carnegie Africa Forum, a special one-day event that will bring together global thought leaders for discussions on the continent’s role in international cooperation.
Join us for the inaugural Carnegie Africa Forum, a special one-day event that will bring together global thought leaders for discussions on the continent’s role in international cooperation.
A compilation of Africa-based research organizations working on climate-related technical and policy issues.
The Africa Technology Policy Tracker (AfTech) is the first ever continent-wide aggregate of digital economy laws, policies and regulations in Africa developed by the Carnegie Africa Program, in collaboration with the African Telecommunications Union (ATU).