U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosts panel on Advance with Africa 

The second panel, “Making a Dream a Reality – How Diaspora can build business linkages to African Markets”, included (left to right) Senior Vice President, Strategic Alliances & Outreach from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Rick Wade, Founder of Shea Yeleen Rahama Wright, Council member of the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement Almaz Negash, and Chief Regulatory Affairs and Government Relations Officer of Flutterwave Oluwabankole Falade. Photo by Isaiah Singleton/The Atlanta VoiceThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S. – Africa Business Center hosted a special forum for their Advance With Africa program in partnership with the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement to foster economic engagement through Diaspora business ties. Diaspora means the dispersion or spread of a people from their original homeland.& & According to the Council on Foreign Relations, by the end of the century, 1 in 3 people in the world will be African, inhabiting a huge consumer market with vast growth potential. According to the United Nations, Africa’s population is set to double by 2050, reaching 2.5 billion people. This will create a massive demand for goods and services, presenting businesses with historic opportunities to build profitable, sustainable enterprises.& Advance with Africa aims to...