Senate committee casts doubt on feds’ ability to move on Africa strategy without new funds, calls for action plan

The Africa strategy was released last March without any new funding or timelines attached. In the months since its release, the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee still has questions about how that's viable.

Independent Senator Peter Boehm, left, chairs the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, with Progressive Senator Peter Harder serving as deputy chair. Both members of the Red Chamber are former senior officials in Canada's foreign ministry.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

January 14, 2026

A Senate committee report is calling on the government to create a plan for the implementation of the Africa strategy, raising concerns over the lack of resources that came with it.

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