February 18, 2014
East Africa: Experts in Kinshasa Discuss How to Create and Foster 'National Champions'
The Intergovernmental Committee of Experts meeting in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) this year is on the topic of National Champions, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)… Read more »
February 13, 2014
Africa: AU Commissioner Calls for Equitable Land Based Agricultural Investments
The AU Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, Tumusiime Rhoda Peace, called for sustainable and inclusive models of land based agricultural investments that integrate… Read more »
January 09, 2014
Africa: Risk Perceptions Hurting Investments in Africa
At the 30 th Session of NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee meeting ahead of the AU Summit the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa… Read more »
October 29, 2013
Africa: Private Equity As a Financing Alternative for Africa's Development
As investors look for lucrative opportunities in emerging markets due to the economic slowdown in developed countries, private equity offers opportunities for African entrepreneurs… Read more »
October 27, 2013
Africa: Regional Integration Is a Primary Condition for Africa's Industrial Revolution
"Regional Integration in Africa," the theme of this year's October 28-30 African Economic Conference (AEC) in Johannesburg, is at the very core of the quest for the continent's… Read more »
October 03, 2013
Africa: Youth Set Out Priorities, Call for Fulfillment of Promises and More Investment
African youth have set out the priorities they said their governments should focus on as part of their youth programmes and called for actual fulfillment of promises on youth… Read more »
June 14, 2013
Africa: Africa's Positive Aid for Trade Trends - More Needed to Overcome Constraints
Although Aid for Trade in Africa is starting to show results, interventions are urgently needed to overcome the short and long term constraints this was the key message by the… Read more »
June 30, 2013
Africa: Boosting Growth-Oriented Industrialization in Africa
The emergence of poles of growth in Africa needs greater industrialization and diversification of the Continent's productive base according to Messaitfa Bashir, Algeria's Secretary… Read more »
May 22, 2013
Africa: The Scandal of Invisibility - Making Every African Count
As Africa marks 50 years since the establishment of the Organization of African Unity and the Africa Union, a partnership between the African Union, the African Development Bank,… Read more »
June 23, 2003
Africa: Commission On Capital Flows Report Released Today
The Commission on Capital Flows to Africa, an initiative sponsored by the United States Corporate Council on Africa and the Washington DC-based Institute for International… Read more »
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