West Africa: U.S. to Boost Public-Private Investment for Growth

As she begins a trip to Ghana, Liberia and Senegal this week, Elizabeth Littlefield, president and chief executive officer of the United States government's development finance… Read more »

Africa: PTA Bank Finds 'Sweet Spot' for Growth to Finance Regional Development

PTA Bank, formally known as the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank, is a little known but significant player on the African financial scene.Established in 1985… Read more »

Nigeria: In Huge Step, Nigeria Takes Power Private

The Nigerian government handed over management of electricity generation and transmission to new owners on Friday, the latest step in the transformation of the country's power… Read more »

Africa: Invest in Ourselves for Profit and Social Good - Elumelu

When President Barack Obama announced his administration's US$7 billion 'Power Africa' initiative in Tanzania this month, Nigerian businessman and philanthropist Tony Elumelu was… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Can Invest in Africa On Bipartisan Basis

President Barack Obama's recent visit to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania was written off as a "guilt trip" by some and a "last chance" to salvage an Africa policy legacy by… Read more »

Africa: Obama Visits Africa - U.S. Can Do Better

President Barack Obama was correct when he told business leaders in Tanzania this week that togther the United States and Africa have "an enormous opportunity to unleash the next… Read more »

Africa: Obama Visits Africa - an End to Paternalism

President Barack Obama has made a profound and impactful visit to Africa. Read more »

Africa: Obama Promises Africa a 'Partnership of Equals'

President Barack Obama has promised Africa "a new model of partnership" which moves beyond the provision of aid and is focussed on increased trade and investment, including a… Read more »

Africa: Obama Promises U.S. $7 Billion Investment in Power Grids

An excerpt from President Obama's speech at the University of Cape Town: Read more »

Africa: U.S. Must 'Up Its Game' On Trade and Investment

An excerpt from President Obama's speech at the University of Cape Town: Read more »

West Africa: Call for U.S. to Back 'Sahel Freedom Fund'

The Sahel region of Africa, a wide expanse that spreads from Mauritania on the west coast to Somalia on the east - gets very little attention, except when the threat of Islamic… Read more »

Africa: Seizing Opportunities, Delivering Products As African Markets Expand - P&G

Last year, the United States announced a new strategy toward sub-Saharan Africa that emphasizes increased trade and investment, including intra-African trade. Officials acknowledge… Read more »

Africa: Invest in Water Storage to Secure the Future

Water and energy are fundamental to poverty reduction and economic transformation on the African continent. When experts, policymakers and high-level representatives met this week… Read more »

South Africa: Zimbabwe Targets South African Investors

The Zimbabwean government has increased efforts to unlock the country's investment potential and attract foreign direct investment (FDI) by targeting South African investors at a… Read more »

Africa: Pension Funds Key Drivers of Growth

The rapid increase in the number and size of African pension funds arguably matters more than any other single trend in the continent's economic development. Read more »

Tanzania: Correction Submitted by BG Tanzania

AllAfrica received the following statement from BG Tanzania regarding an East African Business Week article that was carried on our site and was subsequently taken down by East… Read more »

Africa: Investing in Africa 'The Savage Way'

In his memoir, "The Savage Way, Successfully Navigating the Waves of Business and Life", Frank Savage writes about a love of the continent that began before he went there for the… Read more »

Africa: Farmers Increasingly Seen as 'Engine for Economic Development'

At the recent African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Arusha, Tanzania, fertilizer was a hot topic. Government leaders, policy makers, NGOs and businessmen and women in freshly… Read more »

Africa: Govts Must Lay Foundation for Private Investment in Agriculture

Government leaders, private business representatives, civil society groups and NGOs met recently in Arusha, Tanzania, at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) to discuss… Read more »

Africa: The Women Who Grow Africa's Food Need a Voice

When Dr. Ruth Khasaya Oniang'o, a professor of food science and nutrition, shared advice from her mother at the September 2012 African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), it really… Read more »

Africa: Pumps, Policies and Private Investment

As World Water Week draws to a close, a new report highlights the promise of small-scale irrigation schemes. "Water for Wealth and Food Security" touts simple interventions, such… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Congress Bill Calls On Obama to Engage African Markets

Brother, can you spare a dime? Read more »

Liberia: The Plantation Blues

Fiercely contested during different stages of Liberia's civil war, the western region of Grand Cape Mount County now plays host to a very different kind of confrontation. Read more »

Africa: U.S.-Africa Business Leader Wants Summit to Spur Ties

The Corporate Council on Africa, whose members include the largest U.S. firms doing business in Africa - along with many smaller companies - … Read more »

Africa: Elumelu Sees Impact Through Large-Scale Entrepreneurship

Tony Elumelu, who made a meteoric rise as a banking executive before retiring last year, knows what he'd like to accomplish with his new initiatives. Read more »