Africa: President's Message – 2025 Summit A Pivotal Moment in U.S.-Africa Relations

The 2025 U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Luanda was more than an extraordinary gathering—it was a transformative catalyst for partnership and commercial engagement. With over… Read more »

Africa: #USAfricaBizSummit2025 - Impactful Dialogue, High-level Engagements, Landmark Announcements

At the 2025 U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Luanda, we reflect on a week of impactful dialogue, high-level engagements, and landmark announcements that are shaping the future of… Read more »

Africa: Recaps from #USAfricaBizSummit2025 - Opening Day

Leaders from across the United States and Africa—representing business, government, and development sectors—gathered under one roof, united by a common purpose: to… Read more »

Angola: CCA on Official Delegation of President Biden's Trip to Angola and Hosts Lobito Corridor Summit Celebratory Reception in Luanda, Angola

Florie Liser, Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) President and CEO, was honored to represent CCA as a member of the official delegation of President Joseph Biden's trip to Angola.… Read more »

Angola: Corporate Council on Africa Announces Angola as Host of 2025 U.S.-Africa Business Summit

The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) has the high honor of announcing that the Government of the Republic of Angola will host the 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit in 2025 in the… Read more »

Angola: CCA President Florizelle Liser Meeting with Angolan President João Lourenço

On February 18, on the sidelines of the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), Ms. Florizelle Liser paid a courtesy… Read more »

Africa: CCA Launches Leaders Forum - Spotlight on Global Financial Response to COVID-19

On Tuesday, June 23, 2020, Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) launched its inaugural Leaders Forum – a high level virtual forum to bring together Heads of State, senior USG… Read more »

Rwanda: ATA's 41st Annual World Tourism Conference Showcases African Tourism

The Africa Travel Association (ATA) hosted the 41st Annual World Tourism Conference in Kigali, Rwanda from August 28-31, 2017. The conference, which was developed to promote… Read more »

Africa: The Corporate Council on Africa Unveils the New Brand Mark for the US-Africa Business Summit Washington, D.C.

The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) today unveiled the new brand mark for the organization's flagship event: The US-Africa Business Summit, the largest meeting of its kind in… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda's President Kagame to Participate at U.S.-Africa Business Summit

The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) today announced that President Paul Kagame of the Republic of Rwanda will be attending the 7th Biennial U.S. – Africa Business Summit:… Read more »

Africa: Equatorial Guinea Vice-Minister of Mines, Industry and Energy to Present at CCA's Africa Oil & Gas Forum

The Honorable Gabriel Nguema Lima, Vice-Minister of Mines, Industry and Energy, from the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, will speak in the plenary panel titled Coping with… Read more »

Africa: Upcoming Trade Missions to Africa Offer Important Business Opportunities

Corporate Council on Africa President Stephen Hayes is bullish on deepening the U.S.-Africa relationship. "The five trade missions we have planned will allow practical steps for… Read more »

São Tomé and Príncipe: São Tomé Oil Minister to Attend Houston Oil Conference

São Tomé and Príncipe’s Oil Minister, Arlindo Carvalho, will join other major African oil executives and decision makers in Houston, Texas from November 29th to December 1st for… Read more »

Africa: American & African Business Women's Alliance Features African Women Ambassadors' Breakfast Roundtable Series

The American and African Business Women's Alliance (AABWA), in partnership with the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) and the Constituency for Africa (CFA), will be hosting its… Read more »

São Tomé and Príncipe: CCA President Praises Return of Democracy in Sao Tomé and Principé

Hayes applauds the role of Nigeria and African Union. He urges the U.S. corporate sector to support economic development. Read more »

São Tomé and Príncipe: CCA President Condemns Coup in Sao Tome and Principe

Rebel soldiers, believed to be led by Major Fernando "Cobo" Pereira, in the tiny African country of Sao Tome and Principe toppled the government in a coup at dawn on Wednesday,… Read more »

São Tomé and Príncipe: Royce Statement on Military Coup

Africa Subcommittee Chairman U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA-40) issued harsh words for the organizers of the recent military coup in Sao Tome and Principe. He expressed his support for… Read more »

São Tomé and Príncipe: Beyond War Into Prosperity

Speech by H.E. Fradique de Menezes, president of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, at the closing of the plenary lunch at the Corporate Council on Africa, 4th… Read more »

Rwanda: President Invites U.S. Investors

In an address to the business community on Wednesday, March 5, 2003 His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, guaranteed U.S. investors a supportive business… Read more »

Africa: CCA Conference Promotes Tourism to Africa

The Corporate Council on Africa's first major conference and trade show in the travel, tourism and gaming industries concluded last week, October 2, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. … Read more »

Angola: Corporate Council Releases Business Investment Guide

The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) today released a guide on Angola for U.S. businesses that underscores the extensive commercial relationship between the United States and… Read more »

Equatorial Guinea: New Guide Highlights Investment Potential in Equatorial Guinea

The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) today released the first comprehensive American-produced investment guide on Equatorial Guinea. The publication, "Equatorial Guinea: A Country… Read more »