President Biden has inherited a nation in dire need of economic stability. The worldwide Covid pandemic has intensified the challenging effects of stabilizing and promoting the growth of our economy. International economies that have slowed are increasingly depending on other nations’ financial strength and health worldwide. The Constituency for Africa (CFA) believes that the United States (U.S.) economy has necessitated a greater need for innovative Africa-centered policies to facilitate improved geopolitical, socio-economic, and trade and investment relations between the U.S. and Africa. Melvin Foote founded CFA in 1990 in Washington, DC. As part of CFA’s annual 2021 Ronald H. Brown (RHB) African Affairs Series, it brought together a group of African-American professionals, experts, and interested citizens from the fields of academia, government, diplomacy, military, private sector, nonprofit, media, and international affairs to participate in a virtual briefing by the Senior Coordinator and Special Advisor for Africa in the Office of Vice-President Kamala Harris, Ms. Jessica Davis-Ba on September 16, 2021. The primary purpose of the briefing was for Ms. Davis-Ba to share the Biden-Harris Administration’s plans for a U.S. policy towards Africa and obtain input from the group of African Diaspora leaders and stakeholders on U.S.- Africa policies.
