Africa: CCA President and CEO Named AAI 2016 U.S. Business Leader

Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) President and CEO, Stephen Hayes will be honored by the Africa-America Institute with the AAI 2016 U.S. Business Leader Award at the AAI 2016… Read more »

Africa: Corporate Council on Africa Elects New Chairman of the Board

Dr. Jeffrey L. Sturchio, President and CEO at Rabin Martin, a global health strategy consulting firm, was unanimously elected Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Corporate… Read more »

Africa: CCA President's Message on U.S.-Africa Summit

Many of you are aware that the Tenth Corporate Council on Africa Biennial Business Summit held last week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia was an enormous success. Officially, one thousand… Read more »

Africa: Corporate Council on Africa Acquires Nation's Premier Travel Organization for Africa

The nation’s oldest travel organization dedicated to U.S.-Africa tourism since 1975, and long considered the top global organization promoting tourism to Africa, will become… Read more »

Africa: Leading CEOs and African Heads of State to Attend U.S.-Africa Business Summit

Top Nigerian business leaders will participate in The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA)'s U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on February 1-4, 2016. Confirmed… Read more »

Liberia: H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to attend CCA's 2016 U.S.-Africa Business Summit

The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) is honored to announce H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia will attend the 10th Biennial U.S.-Africa Business… Read more »

Africa: Prime Minister Hailemariam to Keynote CCA's U.S.-Africa Business Summit

The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) announced today, December 8, 2015, that His Excellency Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia… Read more »

Africa: The Next Chapter in the U.S.-Africa Trade Relationship

In 2000, the United States and the nations of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) came together to focus on expanding trade and investment, and their tool was the African Growth and… Read more »

Africa: So Many Projects, So Little Funding

2015 marks the first year that sub-Saharan Africa inaugurated its first light rail system in Addis Ababa. The rail will serve the commuters from the southern industrial zones to… Read more »

East Africa: Africa's Northern Corridor Project

Two years ago, in 2013, Kenyan President Kenyatta, Rwandan President Kagame, South Sudanese President Kiir, and Ugandan President Museveni met to discuss the ways in which to… Read more »

East Africa: The Great Lakes, Great Expectations

As the leader of a U.S. organization solely focused on fostering business opportunities in Africa, The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA)’s President and CEO Stephen Hayes… Read more »

Kenya: UNGA Takeaways

For most who attend the UN General Assembly every September, the general debate (not really so, but a seemingly endless line of speeches, one by each member state of the United… Read more »

Africa: Steve's November President's Message

I was recently in Chicago on a panel with Gayle Smith, Director-designate for USAID and Dana Hyde, President of the Millennium Challenge Corporation. The panel was moderated by… Read more »

Africa: The Madness of Congress

A recent survey was sent to all CCA members. It had a remarkable rate of return at nearly 60 percent, indicating a strong interest in the future directions of CCA. One of the… Read more »

Africa: Mobile Tech and Rural African Women

Africa is the second most mobile-connected continent and is on track to hit one billion mobile subscriptions by 2015, according to Informa Telecoms. The impact of this technology… Read more »

Africa: New Dates for U.S.-Africa Business Summit

The premier summit on U.S.-Africa business and investment, The Corporate Council on Africa's U.S.-Africa Business Summit, is being rescheduled to immediately follow the African… Read more »

Africa: The NBA Eyes Africa

The National Basketball Association, with its globally-known stars from past and present, has for some time now, been working hard to make itself a truly global organization,… Read more »

Africa: High Stakes for U.S. in Kenya

U.S. President Barack Obama is in East Africa, Kenya, then Ethiopia, making it his fourth trip to Africa during his Presidency. After this trip, he will be the most traveled U.S.… Read more »

Africa: Ten Great Reasons to Invest in Africa

More than anywhere else in the world, Africa has been discussed as the last emerging market in the world, the largest emerging market, the land of opportunity and any number of… Read more »

Africa: The Corporate Council On Africa Receives Presidential Award For Export Successes

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today presented The Corporate Council on Africa with the “E” Award for Export Service at a ceremony in Washington, DC. The… Read more »

Africa: Corporate Council on Africa to Host 2014 U.S.-Africa Infrastructure Conference Oct 7-9

The Corporate Council on Africa's "U.S.-Africa Infrastructure Conference" will focus on building resilient cities and will highlight how major metropolises in Africa are coping… Read more »

Africa: Obama's Africa Committment

Before yesterday, most African leaders and those companies and organizations actively engaged with Africa had to wonder if the Obama administration was that concerned about the… Read more »

Africa: Africa Is Open for Business

Originally, the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, convened by the White House, was intended to be a three-day affair, with the first day focusing on civil society, including the issues… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Ticking Time Bomb

There is little joy to be found in Sandton, the business and financial heart of South Africa. Although Sandton, a suburb abutting Johannesburg, may be the richest community in all… Read more »

Kenya: Doing Business in Kenya Forum to Connect Top Level Kenyan and U.S. Business and Government Leaders July 9th

The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA), in partnership with the Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Washington, D.C., will convene a trade and investment forum on “Doing… Read more »