Beyond a Single Story
Beyond a Single Story
Podcast Description
Welcome to Beyond a Single Story, a podcast exploring diverse perspectives to better understand the US’ evolving engagement with African countries. Each season, the Wilson Center Africa Program focuses on a different theme and policy area with each episode bringing in key voices from experts, practitioners, and policymakers engaged across Africa. Beyond a Single Story challenges assumptions and offers nuanced insights into what’s truly at stake in US relations with African countries.
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The podcast focuses on themes related to US-Africa trade, the impacts of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), civil society's role in trade partnerships, and investment strategies. Episodes include discussions on topics such as the future of AGOA, coordination with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and the consequences of diaspora investments, with specific examples like Ndidi Nwuneli's insights on human rights and trade.
Welcome to Beyond a Single Story, a podcast exploring diverse perspectives to better understand the US’ evolving engagement with African countries. Each season, the Wilson Center Africa Program focuses on a different theme and policy area with each episode bringing in key voices from experts, practitioners, and policymakers engaged across Africa. Beyond a Single Story challenges assumptions and offers nuanced insights into what’s truly at stake in US relations with African countries.
H.E. Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), joins co-hosts Oge and Witney on Beyond a Single Story. Over the course of the conversation, Wamkele shares his goals for the AfCFTA, the process of implementing the free trade area, and where they are seeing immediate successes. Finally, Wamkele, Oge, and Witney discuss the future of the US-Africa trade relationship and the opportunities for mutual benefit presented by initiatives like the AfCFTA and AGOA.
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