 In the book, "No Easy Victories", ACOA is described as the “premier U.S. Africa solidarity organization”.It became this way through “coalition building… work with the young United Nations and by cultivating good relationships with emerging African leaders.”  New York was a center of activity for ACOA through the 1980s in organizing anti-apartheid activities.The Africa Fund, founded in 1966, worked with ACOA to provide key support for independence movements throughout Africa.