AFRICAFE: The Impact of the 2024 Presidential U.S. Elections on Africa

October 3, 2024

This episode explores the potential effects of the 2024 U.S. elections on Africa, focusing on U.S. foreign policy, economic relations, and security cooperation. It examines key issues like shifts in U.S. strategies towards Africa, particularly in response to growing Chinese and Russian influence, and how the election's outcome impacts trade, investment, and climate financing, such as the Green Climate Fund. Additionally, the episode discusses the future of U.S.-Africa security cooperation, especially in counterterrorism and regional stability, providing insights into how these topics evolve under different administrations.

Speakers
Ahmed Ouhnini
Economist, Policy Center for the New South
Ahmed Ouhnini is an Economist at the Policy Center for the New South. His research area covers agricultural economics, human and social development. Previously, he has worked as a researcher at the Paris School of Economics (PSE) and has also a record of working in consulting services in Morocco. Ahmed holds an engineering Diploma in Agriculture and Rural Development from the National School of Agriculture of Meknes and a Master’s Degree in Law, Economics and Management from the Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne Institute of Development. ...
J. Peter Pham
Director, Africa Center, Atlantic Council of the United States
J. Peter Pham is the director of the Atlantic Council's Africa Center. He is also the incumbent vice president of the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA), and is editor-in-chief of ASMEA's Journal of the Middle East and Africa. Pham was previously senior vice president of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy, and editor of its bimonthly journal, American Foreign Policy Interests. He was also a tenured associate professor of justice studies, political science, and Africana studies at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he was director of the Nelson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Pham is the author of more than 300 essays, and reviews, and the author, editor, or translator of over a dozen books, most ...

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