Angola to Host US-Africa Business Summit

June 20, 2025

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The 17th CCA U.S.-Africa Business Summit to be held in Luanda, Angola, on June 22-25, 2025, will bring together U.S. and African public and private sector leaders in one of sub-Saharan Africa’s largest economies and the United States’ third-largest trading partner in the region.

Angola is in the spotlight this week as it co-hosts the 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit alongside the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA). The event, held in Luanda, is seen as a step to revive the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Angola is positioning itself as a key facilitator in renewing dialogue with Washington, particularly on energy, trade corridors, and infrastructure.

Angola has made significant reforms to open its economy, and this summit is a unique opportunity for African leaders to directly engage with senior figures from the U.S. administration on trade and investment. It’s also a chance to spotlight regional models like the Lobito Corridor that can attract cross-border infrastructure investment.

The summit is expected to yield announcements on energy investments, green infrastructure, and new financing pathways for strategic sectors across Africa. Angola, a thriving emerging market with vast investment opportunities and home to many multinational U.S. organizations, has strengthened ties with the U.S. through a trade and investment framework agreement (TIFA) aimed at fostering greater trade and investment.

In December 2024, President Biden made his first visit to the continent and became the first sitting U.S. President to visit Angola, with a focus on trade, investment, and the Lobito Corridor—a transformative intra-African infrastructure project connecting Angola to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, and Tanzania.

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Notably, 2025 marks Angola’s 50th Independence anniversary, and President Lourenço will assume the Chairmanship of the African Union, further solidifying Angola’s continental leadership.