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Obama Expands Membership for Africa Business Advisory Council

President Barack Obama expanded the membership limit for the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa from 15 to 26 private sector officials (here). The president's executive order cited a high number of U.S. government activities promoting commerce between…

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the U.S. and Africa, broad private sector engagement in sub-Saharan Africa, and a “range of issues on which future advice might be requested” as reasons for the increase. Obama mandated creation of the advisory council in 2014 (see 14080601).