Zimbabwean international telecoms tycoon, Strive Masiyiwa is earmarked to lead the private sector on U.S.-Africa food security partnerships, it has emerged. The businessman and philanthropist who has launched small-scale food security and sustainability programs through his business entities in Zimbabwe, on Friday announced his role in the establishment of a partnership between the African Union and the United States to address the urgent food supply crisis facing parts of Africa.
“I was honored to work with African Union Chairperson Macky Sall of Senegal and his team on negotiating this strategic partnership focused not just on the immediate food security crisis facing Africa, but longer-term priorities that include a multisector (public, private, multilateral) approach to strengthening Africa’s food systems and logistical supply chains, increasing trade and investment (global and interregional), improving Africa’s access to global markets for agricultural commodities, improving physical and digital infrastructure needed to grow and scale the agricultural sector, and much more” Mr. Masiyiwa posted.
The Forbes billionaire was among leaders who mapped out new partnerships as the Biden-Harris administration promises to inject $55 billion in new trade deals and partnerships with African entities over the next three years. This comes with efforts to improve U.S.-Africa relations with new deals beneficial to companies in both the U.S. and Africa, through meeting today’s challenges, from food insecurity to global health.
