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BPIA Africa Working Group

Advancing Engagement, Dialogue, and Connection Across Africa

The BPIA Africa Working Group serves as BPIA’s focal point for engagement with Africa and the African diaspora. The Working Group creates opportunities for professional networking, policy dialogue, cultural exchange, career development, and strategic partnership-building for BPIA members and partners interested in African affairs.

Through programs, convenings, and collaborative initiatives, the Africa Working Group strengthens connections between BPIA and embassies, international organizations, universities, businesses, policy institutions, professional associations, and diaspora communities across the United States and abroad.

The Working Group supports BPIA’s broader global mission by expanding opportunities for professionals to deepen their understanding of the political, economic, security, diplomatic, development, and cultural dynamics shaping the African continent and its global relationships.

Our Priorities

The BPIA Africa Working Group seeks to:

• Strengthen diplomatic and institutional engagement with African embassies, diplomatic missions, regional institutions, policy organizations, and international organizations.
• Expand member knowledge of African foreign policy, diplomacy, economics, security, development, governance, trade, and culture.
• Build strategic partnerships with African and African diaspora professional organizations, universities, businesses, and community institutions.
• Create professional and career-development opportunities for members pursuing careers connected to Africa and African affairs.
• Promote cross-cultural understanding through cultural programming, dialogue, and community engagement.
• Advance diaspora engagement by strengthening connections among professionals, institutions, and communities across Africa and the global African diaspora.
• Elevate diverse perspectives within conversations about U.S.-Africa relations and global affairs.