June 27, 2005
Zambia: Zambia Is a Peaceful Destination for Tourism and Investment - Mwanawasa
Levy Mwanawasa, who took part in last week's U.S.-Africa Business Summit, became president of Zambia in January 2002 after a hotly contested election the previous month in which he… Read more »
June 25, 2005
Africa: Summit Had Good Attendance and Deals Got Done, Says Corporate Council Leader
Addresses by World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Constance Newman and Paul Applegarth from the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation highlighted… Read more »
June 24, 2005
Africa: World Bank Chief Sees Africa as Continent of Hope
Saying that Africa must be sold on the merits of its potential and not just on the basis of its needs, the World Bank's new president told an international group of business… Read more »
June 22, 2005
Africa: Business Summit Aimed at Boosting U.S. Investment in Africa, Says CCA President
The fifth U.S. Africa Business Summit, sponsored by the Washington, DC-based Corporate Council on Africa, opened in Baltimore, Maryland Tuesday night with a gala awards dinner.… Read more »
May 26, 2005
Zambia: Debt Relief Puts Zambia on the Threshold to Move Forward - Foreign Minister Shikapwasha
Debt relief for Africa is a top issue under discussion in capitals around the world and is a lead item on the agenda for the G-8 summit in early July of the leading industrial… Read more »
November 03, 2004
Africa: Asia-Africa Trade and Investment Conference Closes Tuesday With Mixed Reactions from African Delegations
The closing of the Asia-Africa Trade and Investment Conference (AATIC) Tuesday drew mixed reactions from African delegations who say that although they are encouraged by Japan's… Read more »
November 01, 2004
Africa: Asia-Africa Trade and Investment Conference Opens in Tokyo
Public-private partnerships between Asia and Africa topped the agenda Monday during the opening of the Asia-Africa Trade and Investment Conference (AATIC) in Tokyo, Japan, as… Read more »
October 01, 2004
Liberia: A 'Dirty Dozen' List of Preconditions for Attracting Foreign Direct Investment
Based on my own experience and the experiences of many other international businessmen who have done business in Developing Countries, there are a number of factors that have been… Read more »
May 12, 2004
Africa: Agoa Delay Risking Jobs and Investment, House Hearing Told
Praising the "undeniable success" of the African Growth and Opportunities Act (Agoa), Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Florizelle B. Liser told the House Subcommittee on Africa… Read more »
April 21, 2004
Ghana: 'We Expect to Qualify for MCA, Ghana Finance Minister Says
A few weeks before the Bush administration is scheduled to announce the list of countries eligible for assistance under an expanded foreign aid program, known as the Millennium… Read more »
March 24, 2004
Africa: Corporate Councils Steve Hayes - 'Were Making a Difference for Africa
Since Stephen Hayes became president of the Corporate Council on Africa in 1999, the Washington, DC-based organization has grown from 86 members to more than 200. A graduate of… Read more »
October 27, 2003
Cote d'Ivoire: Seizure of U.S-Owned Ivorian Cell Phone Firm Ruptures Ties
The American owners of a cellular telephone operator in Côte d'Ivoire that was shut down earlier this month are preparing a claim for damages. They charge the Ivorian government… Read more »
September 16, 2003
Africa: Cancun - Destined for Failure
When Kenyan and Ugandan delegations walked out of the World Trade Organisation's meeting on Sunday afternoon and Kenya's delegate George Odour Ong'wen declared to reporters that… Read more »
June 24, 2003
Africa: Gala Dinner Launches U.S.-Africa Business Summit
The U.S. Africa Business Summit got underway here Tuesday night with a gala awards dinner featuring a keynote address by President Festus Mogae of Botswana and musical performances… Read more »
March 31, 2003
Ghana: American Firms Form U.S. - Ghana Business Body
A group of American companies with major investments in Ghana have joined forces to launch an organization to promote improved bilateral ties. Charter members of the U.S. Ghana… Read more »
March 13, 2003
Africa: Follow the Master Plan and Re-elect Obasanjo, says Nigerias Transport Minister
After 3 days of deliberations in the Nigerian federal capital, Abuja, the first African Ministerial Forum on Integrated Transportation (Amfit) ended a three-day conference on… Read more »
January 31, 2003
Africa: Trusting the Private Sector with the People's Water
More than half the population in African cities lives without access to pipe-borne water and depends on buying water from standpipe owners, water tankers or street vendors. Far… Read more »
January 21, 2003
Africa: Finding Africa's 'Big Oil' - in Deep Water
When Gene Van Dyke, a native of Illinois, graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in geological engineering 50 years ago, he wasn't thinking about Africa. Read more »
November 18, 2002
Angola: Peace in Angola Spurs US Interest in Economy and Governance
With peace finally a reality for Angola, there is a "mutual attraction" between the United States and that southern African nation, according to investment banker Rodney Goodwin,… Read more »
September 30, 2002
Africa: African Voices in the Streets of Washington
A South African unionist protesting the privatization of electricity, a Cameroonian development expert protesting an oil pipeline and a Tanzanian activist protesting plans to allow… Read more »
September 24, 2002
Africa: World Bank/IMF to Meet Amid Protests From Many Quarters.
The World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings that begin in Washington this week, will again take place behind heavy security fences and police lines designed to protect delegates from… Read more »