At the Africa Study Group (ASG), our purpose is to promote closer and continued co-operation between Canada and Africa in all relevant domains. We advocate for coherent, well-thought-out overarching policies to help frame Canada’s engagement with Africa.
We promote mutually beneficial relations and facilitate the open and independent exchange of knowledge and experience between Canadian and African political, business and opinion leaders. We provide a forum where visiting African personalities, experts and policy makers can express their viewpoints and share their expertise.
Created in 2007 by Robert Fowler and constituted as a committee of the National Capital Branch of the Canadian International Council (CIC-NCB), the ASG is a voluntary association of individuals who share a strong interest in Africa.
It is a point of pride that ASG is recognized by African diaspora organizations as a credible voice on African issues. In 2022, ASG produced a vision paper on the Canadian Government’s decision to develop a new strategy for Canada’s engagement with Africa.
ASG collaborates with partners to shape critical conversations about what a future Canadian engagement with Africa that is strengthened, revitalized, robust, and sustainable can look like.