CCA performs the following services for its members:

The Meetings Program - CCA regularly holds programs and seminars with visiting African Ministers, members of the African private sector, U.S. Administration officials, members of Congress, US and African Ambassadors, and representatives of various multilateral agencies. CCA coordinates special private meetings for member corporations with senior African and US government leaders. During the past year, 34 African heads of state, including the leaders of South Africa, Nigeria, Algeria, Kenya, and Angola met with CCA members.

Policy Advocacy - With the goal of championing the role of the private sector in Africa's economic development, CCA works to stimulate dialogue on key African Affairs issues, and strengthen the voice of its members with important US and African policy makers. CCA liases with key Administration and Congressional offices on issues of interest to members, and closely monitors initiatives that impact African commercial relations. CCA played an integral role in the final passage of the African Growth and Opportunity Act. It worked very closely with the White House and State Department in planning the business/commercial component of President Clinton's August 2000 trip to Nigeria.

Policy Working Groups - CCA offers its members selected country or regional Working Groups related to key areas of major corporate policy interest. Chaired by distinguished former Ambassadors, the Working Groups provide a forum for members to discuss policy issues that affect the investment and business climate in Africa. The Working Groups also seek to educate senior African and American policy makers on issues of concern to US corporations.

Angola Working Group

Equatorial Guinea Working Group

Nigeria Working Group

Southern Africa Working Group

Doing Business in Africa Forums - Each year CCA organizes a series of activities across the US to introduce American companies to the opportunities that exist to do business in Africa. CCA collaborates with African embassies, CCA members, and local state and city government agencies to highlight the business opportunities available for US companies in Africa.

Information Services - CCA publishes in-depth Country Profiles, investment guides to individual African countries. Comprehensive resource guides to business in Africa also provide overviews and essential contact information for potential investment and business opportunities across the continent. CCA issues monthly reports that provide members with up-to-date news by region.

On-Demand Research - is undertaken by CCA staff for members to help identify potential partnerships and business opportunities in Africa.

U.S.-Africa Business Development Programs - CCA assists its members identify business contacts and trade leads in Africa.  At the request of its members, CCA organizes trade missions to Africa and supports reverse trade missions from Africa to the US.

The Agribusiness Initiatives Program - Launched in April 2007, the CCA Agribusiness Initiatives Program is initially funded through a grant from USAID. The primary purpose of the grant is to develop private sector support for the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP), and particularly for what is known as Pillar 2, which focuses on market accessibility and infrastructure development.

Galvanizing support and policy input from the private sector for Africa's agribusiness-based economic growth strategy is a key element of CCA's Agribusiness Initiatives Program. An equally important element of the program is linking agribusiness projects with joint venture and/or private equity investors.

The Agribusiness Initiatives Program seeks to reduce investment risk and to promote Africa's transition to agriculture value chains by working more closely with African regional economic communities such as the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The principal means for this will be through CCA Forums in Africa and the United States.
 

The HIV/AIDS Initiative - CCA assists members with the development and implementation of workplace HIV/AIDS policies and programs to mitigate the negative impact of HIV/AIDS on member businesses and financial investments in Africa, and improve the general wellbeing of African workers and their families. Specifically, the initiative:

• Facilitates public-private partnerships to leverage private sector core competencies and enhance the health response to HIV/AIDS in Africa;
• Supports the continuing development of National Business Coalitions against HIV/AIDS in Africa facilitating private sector leadership in the fight against HIV/AIDS;
• Engages corporations in market-driven approaches to improve healthcare infrastructure in Africa;
• Assists corporations to define and develop corporate social responsibility portfolios that enhance their brand profile and address critical health requirements on the continent;
• Links the private sector to international and multinational resources to leverage support for the continuing development of healthcare delivery in Africa;
• Enhances the leadership role and profile of the private sector in fight HIV/AIDS and other debilitating diseases in Africa;
• Provides state-of-the-art on-line database tools and resources to facilitate private sector engagement and maximize distribution and application of proven strategies and policies to address HIV/AIDS;
• Convenes forums to inform and shape the private sector approach to health in Africa and to provide venues for private sector leadership in addressing HIV/AIDS.

The South African International Business Linkages (SAIBL) program - The SAIBL program is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to improve bilateral trade between South Africa and the United States and increase the competitiveness of small to medium-sized (SME) South African companies. Through this program, CCA assists its members in the following ways:

• Facilitates business linkages between U.S. and SME South African companies;
• Assists companies navigate the South African private sector environment;
• Supports U.S. companies with investments and joint ventures in South Africa;
• Engages the South African private sector and government on issues and challenges relevant to foreign direct investment and trade;
• Provides an understanding of AGOA related benefits to importing from South Africa and key South African legislation such as Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE).