By Busola Bamidele
The United States has unveiled a new Commercial Diplomacy Strategy aimed at increasing exports and investment across Africa, closing trade deficits, and driving shared economic growth.
Speaking at the 2025 AmCham Business Summit in Abidjan, Ambassador Troy Fitrell, Acting Head of the Africa Bureau at the U.S. State Department, emphasized the need to elevate Africa as a key trading partner.
He noted that U.S. exports to Sub-Saharan Africa still account for less than 1% of total U.S. trade an unchanged figure for over 20 years.
Fitrell also announced plans to host another U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit later this year, signaling deeper bilateral engagements.
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The summit, co-hosted by the U.S. Embassy and the U.S.-Africa Business Center, followed the 2025 Africa CEO Forum, which brought together 2,800 global business and political leaders.
Among them were Presidents Alassane Ouattara (Côte d’Ivoire), Bassirou Diomaye Faye (Senegal), Cyril Ramaphosa (South Africa), Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (Mauritania), and Paul Kagame (Rwanda).
