Nigeria, April 23 -- The United States (US) and the African Union Commission (AUC) have announced a new plan to secure investment inflows and develop trade in Africa.

The Strategic Infrastructure and Investment Working Group (SIWG), formed on 28 January 2026, will enable senior officials and experts to identify investment opportunities, particularly involving the US private sector. It could strengthen African and US strategic options amid major-power rivalries globally. But both sides must ensure Africans' full partnership as investors and decision makers in those projects.

SIWG targets transport and trade corridors, energy networks, digital infrastructure, critical minerals and supply chains, regulatory harmonisation and trade facilita...