Witney Schneidman

Foresight Africa: Top priorities for the continent in 2021

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM EST

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Photographer: Al Drago/Pool/Sipa USA No Use Germany.

Biden, democracy, and Africa

Witney Schneidman

Friday, January 22, 2021

Flags of Kenya and the United States

The US and Kenya launch negotiations on a free trade agreement. Will they succeed?

Witney Schneidman and Brionne Dawson

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Children look at an advocacy graffiti by the Mathare Roots's youth group against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Mathare Valley slum, in Nairobi, Kenya April 19, 2020. Picture taken April 19, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

It’s time to help Africa fight the virus

Witney Schneidman

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at the Prime Minister office after a meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 18, 2020. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

What will Pompeo’s trip mean for US policy toward Africa?

Witney Schneidman and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo departs Stansted Airport in Stansted, Britain, January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/POOL

A conversation on Secretary Pompeo’s February 2020 trip to Africa

Addisu Lashitew, Ahmadou Aly Mbaye, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Witney Schneidman, and Christina Golubski

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the White House Summit on Human Trafficking in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Can an investment summit save Trump’s Africa policy?

Witney Schneidman

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Election workers start the counting of ballots during the second round of Guinea Bissau's presidential election in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau December 29, 2019. REUTERS/Christophe Van Der Perre

Support for governance in Africa will level the playing field for US commercial engagement with the region

Witney Schneidman

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Residents of Blantyre await the arrival of Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, to the Mauwa Health Centre, in Blantyre, Malawi, October 1, 2019. Dominic Lipinski/Pool via REUTERS - RC16D4836DF0

AGOA 2.0 must embrace Africa’s new common market

Witney Schneidman

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Can the US and Africa prosper together?

Witney Schneidman and Jay Ireland

Wednesday, June 26, 2019