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July 1, 2020

Senegal
How Remittances From Petit Senegal, a Diaspora Community in New York City, Build Wealth Abroad

The African diaspora sends more money to Africa than U.S. foreign aid and foreign direct investment. Petit Senegal is filled with thriving, tax-paying businesses owned and operated Africans, whose remittances fund investments in communities back home.

A black restaurant awning is pictured that says "Pikine" and "African Restauran" and "Fine African & Fresh Food." The restaurant is on the first floor of a light brick apartment building. A tree with thin foliage is to the left of the restaurant.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell Africa in Transition

August 18, 2020

International Finance
Africa Remains Untapped Market for Booming Black Businesses in America

African Americans are in a financial position to start businesses in Africa, including in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Ghana, and they should.

African man, a professional runner from Kenya, stands in front of his store selling athletic gear. A sign on the wall says "Olympics Corner Iten-Kenya", above a Kenyan flag.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell Africa in Transition

August 4, 2020

Ghana
Ghana Looks to Long Relationship With African Americans for Investment

The year 2019 marked four hundred years since the first enslaved people from West Africa arrived in the United States. The president of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, declared the anniversary the Year of Return.

The president of Ghana, a bald African man in a dark suit with glasses, gestures as he speaks at a podium. He is flanked by national flags.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell Africa in Transition

January 3, 2017

China
Three Takes on China to Start a New Year

Christopher Balding (Balding’s World) highlights the risks from the interaction between PBOC tightening—whether because China’s own economy has picked up or a need to mimic the Fed’s tightening cycle…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

November 28, 2023

Intelligence
Young Professionals Briefing: Pathways to Service in the Intelligence Community

Panelists discuss their distinguished careers in intelligence and offer advice to young professionals interested in or already pursuing a career in the intelligence space, as well as the challenges c…

Play US President Joe Biden (C) speaks with the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Christine Abizaid (C L), as he tours the Center's Watch Floor at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in McLean, Virginia.
Virtual Event by Yael Eisenstat, Rebecca U. Weiner, and Jacob Ware National Security and Defense Program