On October 20, 2021 in Miami, Florida, USA
The Civil Society Organization (CSO) Session of the 2021 African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum took place October 6-8, 2021, under the theme: The Impact of COVID-19 on US- Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation: The Way Forward. The CSO Session was held jointly with the 22nd Annual US-Africa Trade and Investment Conference/Trade Show at the Miami Airport Convention Center (MACC), in Miami, Florida.
The CSO Session of the 19th AGOA Forum was a hybrid event that brought together members of the AGOA CSO Network from venues in Miami, Florida; Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC); Lagos, Nigeria, and other AGOA eligible countries with virtual participation from the United States and Africa. The purpose of the gathering was to discuss solutions and provide input to areas critical to public and private sector stakeholders’ success on The Way
Forward regarding the following issues:
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AGOA: Miami the Gateway to Africa
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Cyber Security, E-Commerce and E-Learning
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Climate Change: The Impact on Politics and the Economy
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US-Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation: The Way Forward
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Local Manufacturing of COVID-19 Vaccine in Africa: Challenges/Opportunities and
Diaspora Contributions
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Civic Education, Elections and Governance in Africa
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Financing and Capacity Building for SME’s
