Practice Head, Africa at Eurasia Group; Africa Analyst and Political Risk Advisor
Amaka Anku Biography
As head of the firm's Africa practice, Amaka Anku helps clients understand the interaction of politics, policy, and markets across Africa. Her own research focuses on Nigerian politics, African regional trends, and comparative global politics. Anku is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and has taught a graduate course on political risk analysis at Georgetown's Walsh School of Foreign Service. Amaka often appears on major TV networks and is frequently quoted in the world's leading newspapers.
Prior to Eurasia Group, Anku worked with various organizations across Africa. She also practiced law in the international arbitration and litigation group of global law firm Shearman & Sterling, LLP, where she represented multinational corporations in multimillion-dollar, cross-border disputes. She grew up in Enugu, Nigeria, and speaks Igbo and French. Amaka holds a bachelor's degree from the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and a doctor of law degree from Harvard Law School.
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Amaka Anku Speaking Topics
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Navigating Political Risk in Africa: The New Realities for Global Investors
As Africa emerges as a crucial arena for global markets, understanding the complex interplay between politics, policy, and economics has never been more important for investors and businesses. Drawing on her extensive research on Nigerian politics, hands-on experience across the African continent, and her legal background in international arbitration, Amaka Anku will dissect the latest regional trends shaping Africa’s political and economic landscape. She will highlight key opportunities and challenges for multinational corporations, discuss risk mitigation strategies, and offer insight into how shifting dynamics from Nigeria’s elections to African regional integration, are changing the future of investment on the continent.
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