Financing Agriculture: Takeaways From Fin4Ag 2014
Fin4Ag is an annual conference that brings together farmers, financiers, central bank governors, ICT entrepreneurs from African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and elsewhere...
Tourism Presses Forward, Ebola Notwithstanding
African tourism officials and tour operators are hoping that the number of tourist arrivals in Africa will continue to grow, despite fears over an...
U.S. Makes A Transportation Pitch to African Leaders
A two-day visit to Chicago by African transportation ministers, held just ahead of this week’s historic U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C., underscores U.S....
For Now, The Caribbean, Not Africa, Draws Black-American Hoteliers
Sub-Saharan Africa may be the most fertile ground for hotel expansion today, but members of the U.S.-based National Association of Black Hotel Owners and...
Priorities for African Agriculture & Food Systems
The outset of the 2014 Year of African Agriculture offers a unique opportunity. Specific actions are needed around the following priorities to support and...
Optimism About Africa’s Food & Agricultural Systems
The 2014 edition of Africa’s Big Seven, the continent’s leading food and beverage industry event, took place amid growing optimism about Africa’s food and...
U.S. Apparel & Footwear Companies Ready For “Source Africa”
At just a year old, Source Africa ranks among the most important tradeshows for African suppliers of textiles, clothing and footwear. The American Apparel...
Africa Eyes Nuclear Power; The U.S. Looks To SMRs
As the number of African countries expressing interest in, considering, or actively planning for nuclear energy grows, the United States hopes to become a...
How AMREF Is Transforming Africa’s Health Sector
Earlier this year I spoke with Peter Ngatia, director of capacity building at the Kenya-based African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF), about his organization’s...
Tony Elumelu Testifes In Washington on Power Africa
Billionaire Nigerian entrepreneur and philanthropist Tony O. Elumelu, chairman of Heirs Holdings, was invited to testify at the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Africa’s hearing...