Site about 419 and Advance Fee Fraud schemes. Has a database of fake bank web sites. Some of these fake banks claim to be in Africa. http://www.aa419.org
In English and French. Bi-annual newsletter on budgetary issues in Africa.
Articles such as on the dominance of the French public finance model on
francophone African legislative and public finance systems. Published by
Idasa, an independent public interest organisation promoting sustainable
democracy in South Africa and elsewhere. Offices in Pretoria and Cape Town.
http://www.idasa.org.za/index.asp?page=Programme%5Fdetails%2Easp%3FRID%3D18
Africa Business Forum
Site has closed. Organized by the Africa Trade and Investment Council, in conjunction with the World Bank–IMF Africa Investment Club. The 2007 Forum is June 5-7, 2007 in Washington, D.C. "Africa Business Forum 2007 will provide an opportunity for foreign investors to operate in Africa and encourage African and foreign businesses to forge partnerships."
"...information and analysis on business and economics in Africa."
ABIS "aims to help companies and individuals come to a better understanding
of African economies and make decisions about them." Includes articles
on political development, the section Nigeria Business Information,
a special report on Nigeria's leading banks by reporters from the Vanguard
newspaper (Nigeria), "The Way Forward for Africa" by A. Bolaji
Akinyemi, "Slave Trade, a Root of Contemporary African Crisis",
by ABIS director, Tunde Obadina, etc. Based in the U.K. http://www.afbis.com
The Africa Business Pages are hosted by Gateway Marketing, Dubai - United
Arab Emirates. They promote trade between the United Arab Emirates and Africa.
http://www.africa-business.com
Call-back service. Call from the U.S., in English or French, to any country. Has a country code list. See article (Ethies Call Home: Africalling as the Next Generation Telephone Service by: Tseday Alehegn), in Tadias magazine. Company founded by Gideon Belete and Nemo Semret. [KF] http://www.africalling.com/
Offers for sale jewelry, wood carvings, soapstone candle holders, banana
leaf art, Herero dolls. Gif and jpeg graphics of the items. http://www.africaimports.info/
Subscription only. Political and economic
news in English and French. Provides articles, for a fee, from The
Indian Ocean Newsletter, Africa Energy Intelligence, Africa Mining Intelligence,
La Lettre du Continent, Maghreb Confidentiel
and biographies of African leaders, published by Indigo Publications, Paris.
A one year subscription (47 issues) to the Africa Energy Intelligence, by mail, is $920.00. Purchase individual articles
or subscribe to individual newsletters. An email service notifies subscribers
of updated articles based on your interest profile. http://www.africaintelligence.com/
Film on business in Africa - Kinshasa cell phone company, Israel-based diamond company, Dakar clothing company, Daallo Airlines in Somaliland, Zambia tour operator, Taiwan-based clothing factory in Lesotho, etc. . "This one-hour documentary profiles ten companies throughout Africa, ranging from a tiny café in Kampala to a major flower exporter in Kenya who every night sends a 747 cargo jet full of produce and flowers to the UK market. Some operate in countries with good governance. One operates in a country with no government! What they have in common is hard work and good business sense."
http://www.africaopenforbusiness.com/
In English and French. Recruits African professionals in Europe and North
America for positions in Africa, to reverse the brain drain.
Works with the Commonwealth
Business Council (CBC) and Africaserve Ltd. http://www.africarecruit.com/
Based in Liverpool, U.K., "ACE was founded in 1992 and specialises
in the staging of conferences & exhibitions on the African continent."
Has information on upcoming shows and a list of past events. http://www.robart.demon.co.uk
Company information for investors. Free registration required for limited information. Subscription (£10 per month or £100 per year) required for full access. Database of "up to 20 years" of "financial statements, share price information, director details, major shareholders, broker research, corporate news, commentary and analysis." Maintained by African Business Research Ltd., London.
http://www.africanfinancialmarkets.com/index.php
In French. Venture capital company to invest in Africa's info tech private
sector to promote development. Has a web directory, Africa
21. Its President is Michel Rocard, former prime minister of France
(1988 to 1991) under Francois Mitterrand. [KF] http://www.afrique-initiatives.com/
African Journal of Business and Law
Published by the Makerere University Business School, Faculty of Commerce. Vol. 1, No. 1, November 2007 is on-line (108 p. in PDF) - articles on African business schools, Uganda's oil and gas revenues, intellectual property rights, diasporas and remittances, BRICs and Africa's fragile states. http://www.mubs.ac.ug/docs/Ajobal%20Vol%201%20No1.pdf
Published by the The Institute of Finance Management, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Has the table of contents and abstracts. http://www.inasp.org.uk/ajol/journals/ajfm/index.html
Reports, papers, articles on Governance, Transparency,
Corruption, Natural Resource Management,
The Resource Curse. "ALPN is a network of African and non-African professionals
who are strongly dedicated to utilizing innovative and entrepreneurial
approaches for fostering rapid progress in Africa." Promotes
"private sector-driven economic growth and poverty alleviation
in African countries..." Articles on the brain
drain, sources ranking
African countries, the U.S.
Millenium Challenge Account, a directory of Washington,
D.C. events. A nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., and
Abuja, Nigeria. [KF] http://www.africanprogress.net/
"...founded in 1996 by former Peace Corps volunteers." "African
Market
works with African artisans, cooperatives, and entrepreneurs to design products
which can be manufactured using traditional techniques and locally available
materials." Products are from Ghana, Mali, Kenya, and Morocco. Founders
are Rosie Walker and Bush Helzberg. Will send a print catalog. http://www.africanmarket.com
"a global non-profit organization with the sole mandate of fostering entrepreneurship and technology in Africa and among people of African descent." Holds TANCon – a conference for entrepreneurs of African descent. Report on the 2007 conference from Evan Carmichael. Based in Palo Alto, California. http://www.theafricannetwork.org/
"Established in November 1995, as a coalition of privatization
agencies in Africa countries where the Privatisation programme
is being actively implemented. The APN was set up to foster private
sector participation in the economies of Africa..." Lists
companies privatized, links to each countries' privatization web site. http://www.apnbizsummit.org/
Survey by the publishers of World Statesman magazine (London)
of the stock exchanges of Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Nigeria,
South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Spokesmen explain why African
markets are offering superior investment returns. http://www.kenpubs.co.uk/worldstatesman/Africa/Africa_intro.html
The Official Multilateral Export Credit Agency for its African Member States. Established by African States in 2001. Provides "insurance for exports to, from and within Africa" "against political upheaval, expropriation and problems with exchange controls...." Based in Nairobi, Kenya. http://www.africa-eca.com/default.asp
Offers "consulting, publishing, speaking, information brokerage,
and education and training. Afrimax's mission is to produce...U.S.-African
business-related products and services..." Its President is Emmanuel
Nnadozie, Ph.D. Based in Kirksville, MO. Hosts the web site of the African
Finance and Economics Association, a non-profit professional
organization for academicians and practitioners. http://www.afrimax.com
In French. Jobs in Francophone Africa (Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Senegal, Togo), France and other African countries. Site of kelAfrique, based in Martinique. http:// www.afro-job.com
About the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). For African
small and medium size businesses and U.S. businesses seeking
suppliers from Africa. Has lists
of products eligible for reduced tariff or duty free export to the U.S.,
U.S. Africa
trade statistics, information on trade support bodies. An Education
section has information on studying in the U.S. News, trade
related events. Information on how to obtain a U.S. green card. Based in
Arlington, Virginia. http://agoaafrica.com/
Current news from African newspapers and other sources. "Registered
in Mauritius, with offices in Johannesburg, Dakar, Abuja and Washington,
D.C., AllAfrica is one of a family of companies that aggregate, produce
and distribute news from across Africa to tens of millions of end users."
http://allafrica.com/business/
"The Alternative Exchange (Altx), a division of the JSE Securities
Exchange South Africa (JSE), is the exciting parallel market focused
on good quality small and medium sized high growth companies." Includes
Young and fast-growing businesses including start-ups;
Family-owned businesses; Black economic empowerment companies;
and Junior mining companies. See also the New York Times article
March 23, 2004, W1, W7 "South African Board Tries to Attract Listings
and Interest"by Nicole Itano. [KF] http://www.altx.co.za/
"provides consulting services for companies that wish to conduct
business in Africa, the Middle East, and other developing regions."
Sponsors business conferences. Based in Phoenix, Arizona. [KF] http://www.ami-consulting.com/
"a non-profit organization that develops and markets new technologies
in Africa. These low-cost technologies are bought by local
entrepreneurs, and used to establish highly profitable new small businesses.
They create new jobs and new wealth and allow the poor to climb out of their
poverty forever." Produced micro irrigation pumps,
an oilseed press(which became the most popular cooking
oil press for sunflower and sesame seeds in the East and Central African
region), and low-cost building technologies. Based in San
Francisco, California. http://www.approtec.org
"Ashanti Goldfields Company Ltd is an African-based international
gold mining and exploration group with seven producing mines in four
African countries - Ghana, Guinea, Tanzania and Zimbabwe." Includes
information on explorations in West, East, and Southern Africa, production
figures, annual reports, and a history
of the company and of the Ashanti people. http://www.ashantigold.com/
In French. Official site? Has the full text of bank documents. The
Bank's main office is in Abidjan; this web site is in Senegal. http://www.afdb.org/home.html
In French and English. The BCEAO, based in Dakar, was founded in 1962,
to serve as the central bank for member states [Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea
Bissau, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo] of the West African
Monetary Union / Union Monetaire Ouest Africaine (UMOA). Issues the CFA
franc. Has press releases, etc.
http://www.bceao.int/
In French. Central bank for Cameroun, the Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Chad. Has statistics, full text annual reports (but files are large). Based in Yaounde, Cameroun. http://www.beac.int/
In French. Includes statistics (price indices, external debt, etc.), Bank annual reports (full text), Rapports sur l'évolution économique et financière du Rwanda, Monetary Policy and Development of Financial Sector in Rwanda, a Seminar on Monetary Policy in Rwanda (Powerpoint presentations), Stratégie de lutte contre le SIDA à la BNR, images of the currency, and more. Based in Kigali. http://www.bnr.rw/
In French. The "(BOAD) est l'institution commune de financement du
développement des Etats de l'Union Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UMOA), transformée
, en une Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA)." "Les
Etats membres de la BOAD sont : le Bénin, le Burkina, la Côte d'Ivoire,
le Niger, le Sénégal et le Togo auxquels se sont joints le Mali (Juin 84)
et la Guinée Bissau (Mai 97)." Based in Lomé, Togo. http://www.cafe.tg/boad/home.htm
Blog for international business people who have never been to Africa. " the how¢s and why¢s of doing business in Africa" Maintained by Benin "Mwangi" a credit analyst based in Georgia, U.S.A.
http://africareadyforbusiness.blogspot.com
In English and French. "an international coalition of businesses committed to ending poverty in Africa" created "to build on the momentum of the Commission for Africa [2005] and the 2005 G8 [Summit]. Partners include De Beers, Shell, Rio Tinto, Standard Bank, Cisco. Seeks to improve business conditions in Africa, "promote good business practices, good governance and transparency and a more balanced view of Africa." Includes Business Leaders Statement on Commission for Africa Report. [KF] http://www.businessactionforafrica.org/
"a selection of stories from the newspaper Business Daily, published .... by the Nation Media Group...... the website publishes some 20 stories a day, representing around one third of the newspaper's content." "The sub-section of stories published on the website are chosen to satisfy specialist audiences residing primarily outside the region, but with a business interest in East Africa." Includes IT news. Free e-newsletters. http://www.bdafrica.com/
Online edition of South Africa's main financial newspaper. Stock exchange
news, back issues (which are keyword searchable), a Document archive will
have publications such as the national budget, white papers, company announcements,
has a free, for now, personalized news service, one can email questions
about doing business in South Africa, there is a discussion forum, glossary
of financial terms, an economic calendar of events. KF http://www.bday.co.za/
Has the table of contents of the latest issue and selected full text articles online. Began publication in 1993
as SAFARA Magazine, became Business in Africa in 1996. Based in Rivonia, Johannesburg, South Africa. http://www.businessinafrica.net/
Discussion list (non-profit) to bring together all who have an interest
in doing business in East Africa and those who already have running businesses
here. It will discuss the many pitfalls & benefits of doing business...."
http://www.egroups.com/group/BusinessKenya
Moderator: BusinessKenya-owner@egroups.com
To join, write: BusinessKenya-subscribe@egroups.com
"an independent association of the Chief Executive Officers and Chairmen representing the diversity of South African big business leadership, as well as the major multinational investors in South Africa." Full text Occasional Papers and other publications online (Reforming Telecommunications in South Africa, Telecommunications prices in South Africa, Zimbabwe and South Africa, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Corporate Social Investment in South Africa, etc.). Formerly the South Africa Foundation. Based in Johannesburg. http://www.businessleadership.org.za/
Monthly newsletter. Has a business directory and a trade enquiries section
where businesses can seek South African vendors/suppliers. Established in
1980 as a business newspaper for the Cape. http://www.cbn.co.za/
"Careernation is an international human resources management-consulting
firm with a focus on the African continent." Job opportunities
in Africa for those with professional degrees. " You must
register (free registration) to apply for jobs online. Companies may list
jobs online. Based in New York City. Maintained by Victor Madubuko. http://www.careernation.com/site/
"an initiative by Global Career Company (GCC) - aims to bring together
internationally based African graduates and professionals who are seeking
careers back in Africa with leading multinational companies.
We achieve this through ongoing recruitment activities and an annual recruitment
event in London." The Career Survey provides graduates' job
expectations. Site based in New York City. [KF] http://www.careersinafrica.com
Provides country rankings, on-line presentations and a mapping component,
risk assessments, regional conflict analysis, early warning research, and
open-source data, measures of domestic armed conflict, governance and political
instability, militarization, religious and ethnic diversity, demographic
stress, economic performance, human development, environmental stress, and
international linkages. "Our database currently includes statistical
data measures for over hundred performance indicators for 196 countries,
spanning fifteen years. These indicators are drawn from a variety of open
sources." Statistics for African countries are sometimes not available.
Has, in Adobe pdf, the ful text of Conflict Risk Assessment Report: West
Africa: Mano River Union and Senegambia (01/04/2002) 369K; Democratic
Republic of Congo: A Risk Assessment Brief (01/02/2002) 25K; Sierra
Leone: A Risk Assessment Brief (01/02/2002) 35K. http://www.carleton.ca/cifp/
Think Tanks As Policy Catalysts in Africa: A Capacity Building Workshop,
Harare, Zimbabwe March 1999 which produced, in Adobe .pdf format, a survey
by Erik Johnson, "Nongovernmental Think Tanks in Sub Saharan Africa:
Surveying the Landscape."
In Chinese. Promotes Chinese investment in Africa. The "(CABC) is jointly founded by the China Society for Promotion of the Guangcai Program, the United Nations Development Programme and the Ministry of Commerce/China International Center for Economic & Technical Exchanges. It is a non-governmental organization." Members list, China's Africa policy, news. Based in BeiJing, China. http://www.cabc.org.cn/
Enables you to receive CNN African news on a personalized web page. Select
from Northern, Central, Southern Africa, Business (African markets)
and other (not African-specific) categories. The personal clipping service
supplies additional African news (mainly Reuters stories) to your browser
when you click on the menu item. The News Stream option is a running ticker
tape on your web page. http://cnn.com/CustomNews
"Provides economic and statistical research reports for international
fund managers, institutions, companies and individual investors interested
in African and Caribbean stock markets and American Depositary Receipts."
Investor and business news. Has full text market reports, articles on Offers
(after you fill out a form) a few free company annual reports for ex. Newmont
Mining Corp. Based in Franklin Park, New Jersey. http://www.cobeconet.com/
Cohen, Milstein......, along with other firms in the United States, joined
with the South African firm, Abrahams Kiewitz, in filing a complaint
which "seeks to hold businesses responsible for aiding and abetting
the apartheid regime in South Africa...." "Twenty-two businesses,
representing six industry types, have been named as defendants in the suit.
The complaint seeks to hold those businesses,...responsible. For example:
"IBM and ICL provided the computers that enabled South Africa to create
the hated “pass book system” and to control the black South African
population. Car manufacturers provided the armored vehicles that were used
to patrol the townships. Arms manufacturers violated the embargoes on sales
to South Africa, as did the oil companies. The banks provided the funding
that enabled South Africa to expand its police and security apparatus."
http://www.cmht.com/
Has a wealth of information on the African Commonwealth countries, key
economic indicators, etc. Published for the Commonwealth Business Council
by Hanson Cooke Ltd (London) and the Commonwealth Secretariat. Based
on the print publication. http://www.tcol.co.uk/caia/index.html
Meeting on "ways in which the World Bank Group can support the African Diaspora in contributing to development in their home countries, and.....how the Diaspora can support on-going and proposed Bank investments in Africa." http://www.worldbank.org/afr/diaspora/
Receive the weekend Daily Times (Lagos) the same day it is published
abroad. Service will begin in selected cities across United States by June
2003, says Ikem Ajaelo (Director, US Operations)." Subscriptions to
the Friday and Saturday Weekend editions of the Daily Times including "Lagos
Weekend" on Fridays are $263.89 per year. Based in San Francisco, California.
[KF] http://connect2africa.com/
Online edition of the print quarterly, has the table of contents and selected
full text articles such as a profile of Tito Mboweni, Governor of the South
African Reserve Bank, West Africa Oil and Gas, AIDS in Africa, Worldspace's
satellite radio, etc. Published by Times
Publications Ltd. The Times Publs. Ltd. web site also has a political
risk section. http://www.times-publications.com/
Formed in 1992.....non-profit, non-partisan, organization of American
corporations and individuals "committed to developing the African private
sector and strengthening the commercial relationship between the United
States and Africa." Information on its Sept. 2001 Summit (participants
include heads of state, prime ministers, high-level U.S. officials), business
events calender, press releases, etc. "Its over
170 member companies represent approx. 85 percent of American private
sector investment in Africa." Organizes trade missions, has links
to African government, embassy, investment sites. Publishes the Africa Journal; issues are online. [KF] http://www.africacncl.org/
"...an online magazine and resource center ...to investigate and
analyze corporate activity. We are committed to exposing corporate greed
by documenting the social, political, economic and environmental impacts
of these transnational giants." Has a
guide to research on corporations. Use their keyword search
to locate, for ex., information on the Chad-Cameroon oil pipeline. Based
in San Francisco, CA. http://www.corpwatch.org/
Ranks the top 50 cities in the Mercer 2006 Cost of Living Survey and the top 50 cities in Quality of Living. http://www.mercerhr.com/knowledgecenter/reportsummary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1095320
The Most Expensive African Cities are (most expensive at the top):
No. 27 - Douala, Cameroon (was No. 22 in 2005)
No. 31 - Lagos, Nigeria (was No. 96 in 2005)
No. 41 - Lusaka, Zambia (No. 123 in 2005)
No. 45 - Abidjan (No. 26 in 2005)
No. 46 - Dakar (No. 36 in 2005)
"a non-profit making body created to facilitate the Government implementation
of the economic reforms and in future to encourage the wider share ownership
of privatized and all the companies in Tanzania." Listed companies,
market statistics, etc. Based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. [KF] http://www.darstockexchange.com/
Lists mid to high level international development jobs in Africa and other countries, offered by the private sector and NGOs. Members offering employment include CARE, Deloitte East Africa, Microsoft, Catholic Relief Services, Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), Crown Agents, IBM Global Services, Institute of International Education, Population Council, etc. Based in Washington, D.C. [KF] http://www.developmentex.com/
Ships to all African countries. Has a package tracking page, for
each African country information on offices in each country, the current
local time, the international dialing code, holidays, the national flag.
[KF] http://www.dhl.com
Published by East African Business Week Limited. Site of the print weekly newspaper. Business and investment news and opportunities. Technology and health news. Covers Uganda, Kenya,
Tanzania and
Rwanda. Founded May 2005. [KF] http://www.busiweek.com
In English and French. "regional banking group operating in 11 English
and French speaking West African Countries." "It's major shareholders
are Prince Al-Waleed, Kingdom Holdings, IFC and the Developpement Finance
arm of ECOWAS." http://www.ecobank.com/
Recruitment, staffing agency. "provides a professional international recruitment and evaluation service to all industry sectors." Stories of young professionals who returned to positions in Nigeria. "Assignments have been carried out in East, Central and West Africa." Based in Lagos, Nigeria. http://www.es-africa.com/
Find business partners in Ethiopia for exporters, importers,
etc. Promotes "promote joint venture, management contract, lease or
export market partners of local companies to the foreign and local investors."
Bids/Tenders information. Search for Ethiopian
companies by product. Provides visibility for Ethiopian government
bodies such as the Ethiopian
Customs Authority. http://www.ethiomarket.com
"provide e-Business Management Services/tools, Consulting,
Technology and eMarketing Services." "an aggregator of both vertical
and horizontal groups of companies with products and services to sell in
African Markets, and a matching service with and for African buyers, with
related services..." Based
in Oslo, Norway. http://www.etafr.com
Has the street address, phone, fax of embassies in Washington
D.C. Also links to the web pages of embassies. http://www.embassy.org/embassies/eep-1100.html
Produces business intelligence, sells reports on the oil and gas industry and investment opportunities. Publishes a weekly, Nigerian Energy Chronicles and African Petrobusiness. Produces a TV program, BusinessNow. Offices in Abuja, Port Harcourt, Lagos, Nigeria. http://www.eisnigeria.com/
Has offices in 51 African countries, for each country has profiles, investment
guides, oil and energy industry
profiles, information on taxation. Their TaxNews International has guides
to corporate and personal taxes for countries. Uses a not very intuitive
search facility.
African countries: http://mbendi.co.za/ernsty/
Oil & energy: http://mbendi.co.za/ernsty/eyinoi.htm
Taxation site: http://www.eyi.com/tiTax.htm
In Arabic and English. Private Sudanese international trade and finance brokers. Promotes investment, services (i.e locate a local agent, obtain government approvals, advertising and promotion, organizes exhibitions, undertakes P.R. campaigns for international organizations in Sudan.) Publishes the Sudan Poultry Magazine. Based in Khartoum. http://www.expoteams.com
"donates 25% of its after-tax profits to charities operating in South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, and the Middle East." Sells jewelry, wall art, soap stone chess set, handbags, accessories. Artisans receive a higher portion of the profits than in most craft sales. Company created by Harvard students Alex Captain (Moraga, CA) and others. [KF] http://www.ezaria.com/
In English and French. "12 years ago, the editor SEPI decided to
encourage bilateral commercial relationships between Africa and Europe through
the creation of two crucial tools : The Fane, The African database.
The database assists companies seeking business in Africa. Access
to information requires payment. Based on their print publication, The
Fane, a directory of European companies exporting to Africa.
Businesses can pay for listing in their directory. http://www.fanesepi.com/
In English, French, Portuguese, Arabic. To help Africans abroad and others
locate positions in Africa. Established to counter the brain drain. Has
interview, resume tips. Based at AfricaServe House, 31 The Grove, Biggin
Hill, Kent, TN16 3TA, United Kingdom. http://www.findajobinafrica.com
Handles Malawi Government Treasury Bills, Reserve Bank of Malawi Bills,
Negotiable Certificates of Deposits, Call Money with Commercial Banks and
Financial Institutions, etc. Company annual reports are online. Based in
Blantyre, Malawi. [KF] http://fdh.co.mw/
"investment information including Stock Quotes, Charts, News and Fundamental
Investment, Economic and Business data from Stock Exchanges across Africa" News,
by country, from AllAfrica.com, Xinhua News Agency, AP, BBC Monitoring, etc.
Site maintained by STOCKTRENDS, LLC based in West Des Moines, Iowa. http://www.firstglobalselect.com
Lists business and professional opportunities in Africa and other countries.
Part of Le Réseau d'affaires de la francophonie sur Internet (RAFI)provided by the Centre de promotion internationale canadiene. http://www.rafi.net/ffa/ffa.htm
A non-profit organization, formed in 1994 "to help integrate
the African countries into the mainstream of the global economy." Africando,
Gateway to Africa, Conference, Miami, Florida, March 10-13, 1999
"A Conference & EXPO on Business, Trade and Investment Opportunities
in Africa – with a blend of art and commerce." http://www.democracy-africa.org/index.htm
"the National Export Trade Support Institution, facilitating the development and promotion of Ghana’s Non-Traditional Exports...... established......in 1969 as an agency of the Ministry of Trade and Industry" Market briefs have some statistics. Directory of Ghana exporters. Trade news. Based in Accra. http://www.gepcghana.com/
Directory of listed companies, members' directory, market information,
press releases. The GSE is reported to be among the world's highest performing stock markets. http://www.gse.com.gh/
Members include Coca Cola, AOL Time Warner, Viacom, AIG, Unilever. Encourages
business to educate their employees about AIDS and remove the stigma against
HIV positive workers. Its President is Richard C. Holbrooke, former U.S.
Ambassador to the U.N. Published in 2006 The State of Business and HIV / AIDS (2006) : A Baseline Report. which reported that "more than 70 percent of companies surveyed [in high HIV prevalence parts of Africa] are fully subsidizing staff access to HIV treatment." http://www.businessfightsaids.org/
Sells crafts
from African countries (Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Senegal, South Africa).
A member of the Fair Trade
Federation. Stores in the San Francisco bay area. "Global Exchange
is a non-profit research, education, and action center" based in San
Francisco. [KF] http://www.globalexchange.org/stores/
"The conference goal is the identification of major business problems
hindering ICT development in Africa and building common consensus on the
strategies and policy direction to follow." On the site of Global Trade
Networks. http://www.globaltradenetworks.org/
Business consulting firm facilitating business in Africa and the Caribbean.
Its Chairman is Andrew Young, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
and former Mayor of Atlanta. "GoodWorks is actively engaged in advising
African governments on how to derive benefits from the Africa Growth and
Opportunity Act." http://www.goodworksintl.com/
"Law firm specialized in Africa energy cases."
"Our experience includes substantive assignments in all aspects and phases
of the international oil and gas industry in over seventy countries around
the world including all major producing and consuming regions, with significant
experience in Africa." Based in Houston, Texas. http://www.petrolaw.com
Lists holidays for African countries. Based on J.P. Morgan's World
Holiday & Time Guide published since 1918. The online version includes
holidays but not all contents of the print edition. http://www.jpmorgan.com/cgi-bin/HolidayCalendar
National Commitees in Africa listed are Burkina Faso, South Africa, Togo.
Gives the address, contact names, phone, fax, telex. http://www.iccwbo.org/National_Committees/africa.htm
Use the World Chambers website to search for the Chambers of Commerce in
Africa: http://www.worldchambers.com/
Has Africa programs such as an Africa Fast Track Trade (AFTT) project which assists African food companies to penetrate the US market including through participation in trade exhibitions. Works with the Geekcorps in Ghana, Mali. "IESC was founded in 1964 by David Rockefeller and other distinguished Americans as a private, not-for-profit organization using private sector volunteers to assist economic growth around the world." [KF] http://www.iesc.org/
See its Africa section. The IFC
is "the largest multilateral source of loan and equity financing for
private sector projects in the developing world." Has 2 page country
fact sheets for Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria,
South Africa, a regional
report for Africa (also in
Adobe pdf). http://www.ifc.org/africa/
An international body of securities regulatory agencies worldwide. Find each African country equivalent of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Based in Madrid, Spain. http://www.iosco.org/
Promote intra-African trade. Has a directory
of African regional organizations, of African country trade promotion organizations,
of African chambers of commerce. Based in Geneva, Switzerland. http://www.intracen.org/iatp/
Has full text reports
such as
"a partnership between the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)." Has a paragraph
on "Nigerian
Letter Scam" and their annual reports online. The 2001 report said
the "Nigerian Letter Scam" was the third highest cause for complaints
with 15.5% of complaints; the median amount loss was $5,575. [KF] http://www1.ifccfbi.gov/index.asp
"...information on investment procedures, incentives, and opportunities
in sub-Saharan African states." Information on the African countries
was prepared between March and July 2001. Has an annotated map illustrating
Burundi’s recent business activity. Maintained by James Waters. http://www.InvestinginAfrica.org
"...a été créé par la Commission de l'UEMOA (Union économique
et monétaire de l'Afrique de l'Ouest) et par le Secrétariat exécutif
de la CEMAC (Communauté économique et monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale)
à l'initiative de tous les Ministres de l'économie et des finances de la
Zone Franc CFA, soit 14 pays. " In French. Includes the Rapport
du Gouverneur de la Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale - BEAC.
http://www.izf.net/izf/Index.htm
Information about companies on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange - the directors,
no. of employees, major shareholders, address, etc. Arranged alphabetically
and by sector. http://www.jse.co.za/
Quarterly journal on business and policy issues in reference to doing
business in Africa. Edited by Dr. Sam C. Okoroafo, Professor of Marketing
& International Business, University of Toledo, Ohio. Published by Haworth
Press, Binghamton, N.Y. http://www.utoledo.edu/~jab/
"The world's first online lending site for microfinance." "Connect with and loan money to unique small businesses in the developing
world," receive updates from the business people in Africa. Partners include the Village Enterprise Fund. CNN article, Stanford Business School interview with the co-founder. A Winner of the 2007 World Summit Award in the e-Business category. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area. [KF] http://www.kiva.org/
Ladybrille - "Where the West Meets Today's African Fashion Industry"
Web site of Uduak Oduok, "an Attorney, Model, Journalist and Fashion Business Owner." See also her blog.with fashion news, interviews with African fashion industry entrepreneurs, African fashion web sites. http://www.ladybrille.blogspot.com/ and http://www.ladybrille.com/
"online trading platform enabling brokers in Africa to provide
their clients with access to investment through the Internet."
Articles are available to subscribers only. Based in London, U.K. http://www.liquidafrica.com/
Publishes the African Journal of Business and Law. Vol. 1, No. 1, Nov. 2007 is on-line (108 p. in PDF). Has the full text of the Public Lectures (topics include investment opportunities, microfinance, SME sector, privatization, ICT, etc). Has an Entrepreneurship Centre, an Executive Development Programme, Leadership Centre. Based in Kampala, Uganda. http://www.mubs.ac.ug/
A huge annotated directory of South African web sites arranged by topics:
business (computers, finance, property, retail, travel, etc.), entertainment/art,
education/academic, science/technology, news/magazines. Includes sites on
South African wine. http://minotaur.marques.co.za/
"A blog about investment, finance and capital in Kenya, with a specific emphasis on small and medium enterprise, technology and trends." Maintained by Brian Longwe. http://mashilingi.blogspot.com/
Basic statistics, Full text reports (Code of Corporate Governance, 139
pages; the World Bank's Assessment of Corporate Governance
in Mauritius, October 2002; etc. Based in Port Louis. [KF] http://ncb.intnet.mu/medrc/index.htm
or http://economicdevelopment.gov.mu/
Enormous resource on the oil,
chemical, mining,
and other industries in Africa. Some information on regional economic organizations,
country profiles for each industry. The mining section includes Canadian
mining activities in Africa. Has a Personalities
of Africa section. MBendi is a South African consulting group.
MBendi - http://mbendi.co.za/index.htm
Oil - http://mbendi.co.za/afoi.htm
Chemicals - http://mbendi.co.za/indy/chem/chemaf.htm
Mining - http://mbendi.co.za/indy/ming/mingaf.htm
Recruiting consultancy for managment and senior executive positions in Africa. A department of Michael Page International. Positions in North Africa, Francophone Africa and elsewhere.
Separate South Africa office in Johannesburg. Offices in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, Casablanca. http://www.michaelpageafrica.com/
Business magazine. Covers investments, banking & finance, aviation & tourism, infotech, capital markets, industry, the public sector, entertainment, sports. Published by Carriage Concepts Communications Ltd., Lagos. http://www.mileagemagazine.com/
Is "a direct equity investment fund established to invest in sub-Saharan
Africa, exclusive of Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. The Fund invests
in companies with strong growth prospects in Africa's deregulated economies."
Main offices are in Johannesburg and Washington, D.C. Its Abidjan representative
is Ms. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. http://www.modernafrica.com/
Business portal promoting, facilitating business in Mozambique. For prospective investors, businesspersons, donors, and tourists. News, photographs. Free email magazine, The Investor. Brief profiles of important figures. Site Owner:
Club of Mozambique, Lda. http://www.clubofmozambique.com
In Portuguese. Has some items in English. Business news, business opportunities.
"A MzBusiness.com, Lda. oferece Serviços de Internet para empresas
e instituições sediadas em Moçambique abrangendo Desenho
e Manutenção de Páginas, sua Hospedagem e Serviços
de Consultoria WEB." [KF] http://www.mzbusiness.co.mz/
Listed companies, market information, full text of their Bulletins, "In
Kenya, dealing in shares and stocks started in the 1920s when the country
was still a British colony." http://www.nse.co.ke/
Has basic information about Namibia, important addresses (govt. offices,
banks, airlines, hotels, embassies), information on trade, international
relations, the President's Message, short news stories, the economy, the
export processing zone, domestic affairs, the press, etc. Site created by
Cablevision (France). http://www.republicofnamibia.com/
Has South African automobile sales statistics, South African motor vehicle
exports (from South Africa to other African countries), reports on business
conditions in the South African motor vehicle manufacturing industry (from
the South Africa Dept. of Trade and Industry), a directory of all members
with address, phone, fax, has facts on the South African motor industry.
[KF] http://www.naamsa.co.za/
Business directory. For each company
provides, if available, Nature of Business, Head Office Address, Telephone,
Fax, Telex, Email, Website, Date of Incorporation, Date Listed on the Lagos
Stock Exchange, Auditors, and a Five-Year Financial Summary. Has an extensive
directory to national and local Nigerian chambers of commerce,
information on business-related Nigerian government bodies such as Nigerian
High Commissions/Embassies & Consulates. Lists the top
20 companies, has statistical
indicators, Profiles of 10 Reputable
Stock Broking Firms in Nigeria's Capital Market, business opportunities,
tourism information. [KF] http://www.nigeriabusinessinfo.com/
The BPE is "the secretariat of the National Council on Privatisation.
BPE is charged with implementing one of the largest reform programmes in
Africa, comprising the privatisation and commercialisation of over
100 state-owned enterprises and the conduct of broad-based sector
reforms." Information on Nigeria including investing,
Adobe pdf documents on each of the companies. Based in Abuja, Nigeria. [KF]
http://www.bpeng.org/
Established in 1988, has oversight of the banking industry, protects bank depositors. Directory of insured banks and mortgage institutions, speeches of the Managing Director, bank acts, list of failed banks. Based in Abuja, Nigeria. [KF] http://www.ndic-ng.com/
Established by the Nigerian government to combat "crimes like Advance Fee Fraud (419), Money Laundering, etc." Full text documents such as Implication of Economic and Financial Crimes on the Nation's Economy, news, a most wanted list, and an FAQ. [KF] http://www.efccnigeria.org/
"NECA is the umbrella organization of employers in the Organised Private Sector of Nigeria. It was formed in 1957 to provide the forum for the Government to consult with private sector employers on socio-economic and labour policy issues." See also NECA's Network of Entrepreneurial Women. http://www.necang.org/
Parastatal and "independent body in Nigeria responsible for the development and issuance of Statements of Accounting Standards for users and preparers of financial statements, investors, commercial enterprises and regulatory agencies of government."
Based in Lagos, Nigeria. http://www.nig-asb.org/
Lists the states
and their capitals, has a directory of Nigerian
universities with email addresses, diplomatic missions, federal government
institutions, city
phone area codes, a list of Lagos newspapers and journals, federal budget
information, biographies of leaders up to 1966. The business center covers
real estate, import/export information, a bank directory, chambers of commerce,
professional organizations, the Nigerian stock exchange, U.S.-Nigeria economic
relations. Has hotel and air travel information, music CDs for sale, an
art gallery, community (mainly Calif.) announcements, and more. From NewJan
Communications, Los Angeles. http://www.nigeriangalleria.com
Specialized in art and crafts made by artists in developing
countries (West Africa, Zimbabwe). Kente cloth, paintings,
dolls, batiks, masks, stools, chess sets, musical instruments, jewelery,
sculpture, home decor, baskets, ceramics, wire art, candles. Has artist
profiles. The private company does not charge artists for listings. Partners
with National Geographic. Based in Los Angeles. Articles about Novica: San
Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 29, 2001, B3. [KF] http://www.novica.com
Older articles on oil in Africa. Abstracts of expensive reports (ex. $700)
sold by companies. "Designed to serve the needs of oil company executives,
engineers, contractors, manufacturers, oilfield service providers, company
managers, business executives, and others." From Vert Markets Inc.,
Horsham, Pennsylvania. [KF] http://www.oilandgasonline.com/
An incredible amount of information on the African oil industry from a
private company in South Africa. Information on individiual companies in
Africa, a profile of the oil industry in each country, Ernst and Young investment
guides to the countries, biographies of African ministers in charge of petroleum
resources and of oil company CEOs and directors, information on the 14 African
stock exchanges, on oil industry conferences, and on oil refineries in Africa. http://mbendi.co.za/mbendi/index.htm
Pub. May 2005. Annual report on the recent economic situation with profilies of 29 African countries, a "statistical annex and a focus on small and medium enterprises issues in Africa." "From the African Development Bank and OECD Development Centre " funded by the European Commission which feeds into the NEPAD process by raising private-sector awareness and encouraging social dialogue." Past years, 2001-2003/04, are online. [KF] http://www.oecd.org/dev/aeo
Based in Alexandria, Virginia. An internet service provider. Has links
to businesses, African country related sites (many links are from Yahoo
search results), etc. The CEO is Olumide K. Olamigoke; the President is
Bola A. Ige. Affiliated with Virtual Africa (South Africa). http://www.panafrica.com
According to the web site, "PayMatic direct transfer service allows
you to initiate account-to-account money transfer right over the internet,....
PayMatic will execute the transfer instruction 24 hours after the request
and your beneficiary will have the money in his/her bank account within
five business days." Operated by Lagos Analysis Corporation (LANCOR),
Randolph, MA. They are a member of the Better
Business Bureau. http://www.paymatic.com/
An independent, non-profit, established in March 1999 to promote good
corporate governance in Kenya, to ensure responsive and accountable corporations,
etc. Has a Sample Code for Best Practice for Corporate Governance in Kenya.
The Chairperson is Hannington H. Awori. [KF] http://corporategovernance.co.ke/
News about privatization in African countries. Maintained bhy the World Bank Group, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), and others. Full text reports, studies and articles on privatization best practices. [KF] http://www.privatizationlink.com/topic/procurement.cfm
"for employers who recruit, manage and develop African human resources and for graduates and professionals in Africa and the Diaspora seeking opportunities in employment, business and investment in Africa." Advice on careers, interviewing, internships. African business news. Assists U.K. and African companies in preparing professionals returning to Africa. Based in London. http://www.reconnectafrica.com/
A professional conference organizer covering South Africa, also Botswana,
Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe. Have their own travel agency. Extensive and
impressive listing of conference venues (including hotels, resorts) giving
no. of accomodations, seating capacity, floor dimensions, lighting, etc.
Includes photographs. Designed for the business customer. http://www.reshotline.co.za/
News of road transport, automobiles, trucks in South Africa, will have
a directory of towing, vehicle repair, has a directory of vehicle distributors
in South Africa, bus and taxi hire services, etc. http://www.roadtransport.co.za
Designed to assist companies interested in southern African trade and
investment. SADC-USA is a network comprised of the 12 SADC member embassies
in the U.S. Has trade, investment, economic information and the latest issue
of their newsletter, SADC
Today. Basic information on each country is mainly from the CIA World
Factbook, has links to country-related web sites. http://www.sadc-usa.net
Based in Downers Grove, Illinois. Sells clothing, has a directory of U.S.
and Canadian African restaurants, features Chicago-area restaurants, has
information in its "art gallery" on Dogon art and the Touareg,
news, sports, etc. http://www.sahel.com/
Scams
AA419, Artists Against 419 Site about 419 and Advance Fee Fraud schemes. Has a database of fake bank web sites. Some of these fake banks claim to be in Africa. http://www.aa419.org
Apter, Andrew, "IBB = 419: Nigerian Democracy and the Politics of Illusion"
22 p. in PDF. Full text of Apter's book chapter on Nigerian money fraud schemes and the Ibrahim B. Babangida presidential era. From the book, Civil Society and the Political Imagination in Africa. Edited by John L. and Jean Comaroff. (University of Chicago Press, 1999). http://www.history.ucla.edu/apter/apter_nigerian_democracy_politics_illusion.pdf
Internet Crime Complaint
Center
Has a paragraph on "Nigerian
Letter Scam" and their annual reports online. The 2005 report says "Of those individuals who reported a dollar loss, the highest median losses were found among Nigerian letter fraud ($5,000), check fraud ($3,800), and other confidence fraud ($2,025) complainants. The 2001 report says
the "Nigerian Letter Scam" was the third highest cause for complaints
with 15.5% of complaints; the median amount loss was $5,575. The Center is a "partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)." [KF] http://www.ic3.gov/
Established by the Nigerian government to combat "crimes like Advance Fee Fraud (419), Money Laundering, etc." Full text documents such as Implication of Economic and Financial Crimes on the Nation's Economy, news, a most wanted list, and an FAQ. [KF] http://www.efccnigeria.org/
Nigerian Scam
Sam Sloan has a web site collection of the scam letters. He also has an
explanation about the
letters and related web sites. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Nigerian_Scam/
United States. Secret Service. Public Awareness Advisory Regarding "4-1-9"
or "Advance Fee Fraud" Schemes
"The most prevalent and successful cases of Advance Fee Fraud is the
fund transfer scam. In this scheme, a company or individual will typically
receive an unsolicited letter by mail from a Nigerian claiming to be a senior
civil servant. In the letter, the Nigerian will inform the recipient that
he is seeking a reputable foreign company or individual into whose account
he can deposit funds..." Provides an explanation
of the scheme in its Financial Crimes section. http://www.treas.gov/usss/index.shtml
Books on this topic may be found in libraries under the Library of Congress
subject headings: Swindlers and swindling--Nigeria. Fraud--Nigeria. Transnational
crime--Nigeria.
"an online community and resource center for African small
businesses, based in Nigeria. We are dedicated to the sustainable
growth of the SME subsector in Africa." Must register (free) to read
some full text articles. "The Chief Promoter and Club
President is Mr. Bassey Daniel, an Alumnus of the Lagos Business School
(MBA5)." Based in Lagos, Nigeria. [KF] http://www.smeclub.net in your
directory.
Has a business confidence index, trade conditions survey, press releases
(Comments by the South African Chamber of Business on the Black Economic
Empowerment Report, AIDS Initiative, etc.), discussion forums, national
code of business conduct, energy / environment matters, recent issues of
the SACOB Newsletter, links to other South African chambers of
business. [KF] http://www.sacob.co.za/
Publishes business related journals and studies. http://www.saiia.org.za
"The Business in Africa report series, launched in 2004, tracks the experience of South African business investments in Africa, with the view to extract policy recommendations for the creation of a more enabling business environment."
Some reports are online.
Trade Policy Reports Full text online. Includes Engaging Asia's Biggest Tiger: Exploring the Contours of a SACU-China Trade Deal; South-South Economic Cooperation: The India-Brazil-South Africa Case; The Aerospace Industry: Prospects for Strategic Cooperation among the IBSA Countries
Global Best Practice Report Series Some full text reports are online such as Corporate Governance: South Africa, A Pioneer in Africa (2005)
eAfrica - online journal with articles on Revitalising African Banking, public-private partnerships, China and Africa, Is Nigeria's Anti-Corruption Crusade for Real?, A Business Vision for Africa, etc.
Search engine which only searches South African web sites, useful for
locating South African business resources. By IS-Commercial of The Internet
Solution Group. http://www.ananzi.co.za/
The keynote speakers are Bart O. Nnaji, Chairman/CEO of Geometric Power Limited, Reuben Jaja, President of USA Africa Chamber of Commerce, and Ernest Ndukwe, Executive Vice-Chairman Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC). http://www.stanford.edu/group/sasa/stanford-africa-business-forum/home.html
The keynote speakers are Bayo Adeniji, Director, Assets & Resource Management, and Peter N.R.O. Ogego, Kenya Ambassador to the U.S. http://www.stanford.edu/group/sauti/sabf/
"a service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is the site for the
U.S. business, economic and trade community, providing authoritative information
from the Federal government." The Global and National Trade Data Bank
(NTDB) section has country analysis, trade opportunities in Africa.
http://www.stat-usa.gov/
Statistics on External
Debt (Bank for International Settlements, IMF, Organisation
for Economic Co-operation & Development, and World Bank)
"...provides the latest international data available, mainly from
creditor sources, on the external debt of developing and transition countries
and territories. The information is presented in the form of a table
that is updated quarterly." The site " brings together data that
are currently compiled and published by the....Bank for International Settlements,
IMF, Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development, and World
Bank on components of countries' external debt and international reserve
assets." Hosted by the OECD. http://www.oecd.org/dac/debt/
Has an African International
Shopping Mall. They participate in an ITU (International Telecommunications
Union) EC-DC Pilot Project to assist government, banking and commercial
enterprises in sub-Saharan African countries in the "development, establishment
and marketing of their own secure on-line shopping malls - or alternatively,
the opportunity to "set up shop" within the environs of the existing Steerage
'African International Shopping Mall." http://www.steerage.co.za/
Text of a special advertising supplement in the New York Times,
October 15, 2001. Covers U.S. - Africa relations, business opportunities,
privitization in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali. "Summit [based in New York
City] produces high-quality, informative sections that are distributed with
The New York Times." http://www.summitreports.com/africanunion/
First-hand stories, literature by people about living in various countries,
tips, advice, stories. Produced by U.S. Foreign Service spouses. Information
on travel to Angola
for example. http://www.talesmag.com/tales/tales_index.shtml
Management consulting (from finance, marketing and strategy specialists) for business in the developing world. Founded in 1968 by Connecticut businessman Ed Bullard who worked in Ghana. Funded by business, governments, foundations. "recognized as one of the world's "Outstanding Social Entrepreneurs" by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship." Based in Washington, D.C. [KF] http://www.technoserve.org/
In English and French. "As a whole, the TG team brings you Business
and Cultural Awareness of the following countries: Morocco, Egypt,
Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Switzerland, France,
Canada and the USA." Provides services in Finance, Marketing, Sales,
Public Relations, Logistics and International Transportation, International
Business. Provides translation services for North and West African companies
looking to do business with North America and for American companies wishing
to do business with North and West Africa.in French, English, Arabic and
Wolof. Based in Toronto, Canada. [KF]
Listing of business
conferences in Africa, mainly South Africa. "Terrapinn is a business
media company. Our products are trade exhibitions, conferences, training
solutions and electronic and print publications." Based in Sydney,
Australia. http://www.terrapinn.com/Tmpl/TerrapinnEvents.aspx?R=1
Blog by Emeka Okafor on Africa's young entrepreneurs, technology for development
in Africa, development successes and failures. "A view of Africa and
Africans with a focus on entrepreneurship,technology,practical remedies
and other self sustaining activities." Links to related sites. [KF]
http://www.timbuktuchronicles.blogspot.com/
Software used by African countries to provide market information via the web, email, and SMS. Provides producers and traders with prices, news stories, buy & sell offers, files & documents, contacts database, forex rates. Affiliated with Busy Internet and Technoserve. Based in Accra, Ghana. http://www.tradenet.biz/
"...an electronic information system that enables companies to obtain
on-line export assistance and international trade and market research information.
Search
by African country for information on the investment climate, economic
trends, political environment, commercial overview, trade financing, travel
conditions, etc.
"TradePortTM is a operated [sic] by TradePort Partners, LLC, an international
trade/defense conversion initiative of BAYTRADE, managed by the Bay Area
Economic Forum, and LA TRADE, managed by the Los Angeles Area Chamber of
Commerce, with support from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development
Administration and the State of California Trade & Commerce Agency."
Also find Calif. companies doing business with Nigeria or South Africa.
http://www.tradeport.org/
An NGO to "counter corruption in international business transactions
and...at national levels." See their Corruption Perceptions Index 2005 "Transparency International is not saying in this index that one
country is more corrupt than another. We are reporting how business people,
political analysts, and the general public around the globe perceive levels
of corruption in different countries. We must also bear in mind that many
of these business people are a part of the problem." Has national
chapters in Africa. Issues of its Newsletter
(1995 +) have country updates. Based in Berlin, Germany. http://www.transparency.de/index.html
"an autonomous body responsible for promoting, developing and regulating the capital markets industry in Uganda just as regulation of banks is carried out by the Central Bank (Bank of Uganda) and insurance business is regulated by an Insurance Commission." [Similar to the U.S. SEC). Has a directory of broker/dealers, investment advisors and fund managers licensed and regulated by CMA, local equities listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange, investor education publications, issues of their Quarterly Review, the text of laws / regulations. http://www.cmauganda.co.ug/
Its mission is "to promote and develop Uganda's exports to a sustainable
level by pragmatically popularising, dynamysing and entrepreneurialising
them (exports) in the regional and International markets." Has an online
Exporters
Directory; select a produce and find relevant companies. Has their
International
Price Bulletin, an article on the role of Uganda in implementing
the U.S. African Growth and Opportunities Act, and information on
Uganda's main exports - Coffee, Cotton, Tea, Tobacco. E-mail: uepc@starcom.co.ug
Based in Kampala. http://www.ugandaexportsonline.com/
"The Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) was licensed to operate as
an approved Stock Exchange in June 1997 by the Capital Markets Authority.
The USE began formal trading operations on January 1998." Based in
Kampala, Uganda. http://www.ugandacapitalmarkets.co.ug/use.htm
In French. "a été créée par le Traité
signé à Dakar le 10 janvier 1994 par les Chefs d’Etat
et de Gouvernement des sept pays de l’Afrique de l’Ouest ayant
en commun l’usage d’une monnaie commune, le F CFA."
Members are Bénin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinée
Bissau, Mali, Niger, Sénégal, Togo. Press releases,
official statements, documents such as "Indice Harmonisé des
Prix à la Consommation du mois d'avril 2004 )"
and "Communiqué final de la réunion des Ministres en
charge de la Promotion de la Femme des États membres..."
Based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. [KF] http://www.uemoa.int/
Inlcudes links to Trade Leads and Matchmaking Services Available on the
Internet. Hosts a Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum, October 29-30, 2001.
http://www.agoa.gov/
Includes a 1997 bill introduced in the 105th Congress by Philip Crane
(R IL) and 46 bipartisan cosponsors. The bill is a revised version of similar
legislation introduced by Crane, in the 104th Congress. "HR 1432 provides
for the expansion of private sector involvement in Africa, it encourages
trade and investment, proposes reduced tariffs leading to free trade zones,
assists in regional integration, and debt reduction. It establishes a new
office of Assistant US Trade Representative for Sub Saharan Africa, an Equity
Fund and an Infrastructure Fund both under the auspices of the Overseas
Private Investment Corporation.". http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/ASA/asa_gov.html
To assist people who want to do business in Africa, provides for each
country - Business Information, Business Travel & Etiquette, Customs Information
& Import Documentation, Financing Regulations & Contacts, General Economic
Information, General Marketing Information, Hot News & Events, Key Contacts
& Websites, Laws & Procedures for Licensing & Investing. Links to statistics
such as "Top Ten Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa for U.S. Telecommunications
Equipment Exports." Its "Historical" trade statistics go
back 10 years. [KF] http://www.export.gov/
Includes the Commercial Service in Cote d'Ivoire, Kenya, Nigeria, South
Africa. There are abstracts of the Country Commercial Guides for other African
countries. The full text of the Country Commercial Guides is available by
subscription payment to the STAT-USA database. Ask your librarian if you
have access to STAT-USA databases.
[Stanford
users have access in the Jonsson Government Documents Library.] Also
see the entry below for full text guides.
Directory of private sources of finance for doing business in Africa.
Has a bribery hotline. "If you have a complaint or a comment on foreign
bribery or on implementation of the OECD antibribery convention, let us
know."
Has the full text of investment treaties with some African countries.
Has links to Country Commercial Guides and Trade Policy Review Summaries.
http://www.mac.doc.gov/tcc/index.html
The "Guides (CCG's) are prepared annually by U.S. embassies with
the assistance of several U.S. government agencies. These reports present
a
comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments, using economic,
political and market analysis. http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/business/com_guides/index.html
On-line newsletter tracks "China business news with a special focus on Chinese trade and investment activity on the African continent." http://www.ccs.org.za/weekly_briefing.html
In English and French. Launched in 1993. Promotes cross-border trade /
investment. Comprised of over 300 business people from Benin, Burkina Faso,
Chad, Cote d'Ivoire,Gambia, Ghana,Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria,
Senegal, Togo. Has a directory of member businesses, an e-mail directory,
business opportunities. Based in Accra, Ghana. WAEN is part of the African
Enterprise Network. [KF] http://www.waen.net
Holds an annual conference with "professionals, dignitaries and experts on investment, trade or development, many of whom are recognized across the globe for their entrepreneurial and leadership achievements." http://www.whartonglobal.com/africa/
Established under the auspices of the United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development (UNCTAD) to help countries promote their trade and investment;
based in Geneva. Has many African members. http://www.unctad.org/en/subsites/waipa/waiplead.htm
World Bank - "Can Africa Claim The Twenty-first Century?"
"many African countries are worse off now than they were at independence
in the 1960s." "Africa has "enormous untapped potential and hidden
growth reserves." "Africa is under-utilising its human capital, particularly
its women." - BBC
article on the report. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_771000/771271.stm
A
World Bank summary / news release on the book has a table of infrastructure
indicators and a section 'Why the Cost of Doing Business is High in Africa."
The report was pub. May 31, 2000 by the African Development Bank (AfDB),
the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), the Global Coalition on
Africa (GCA), the United Nations Economic Commission on Africa (ECA) and
the World Bank. 2000/363/AFR http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/news/pressrelease.nsf/Africa?OpenView
Find a snapshot of the business environment for each African country. What factors encourage or discourage investment. What is the ease or difficulty of operating a business: starting a business, hiring and firing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, enforcing contracts, and closing a business. Compare countries based on income per capita, the informal sector, and location and starting a business. The BusinessPlanet map enables comparisons. See the database of African lawyers, business people, officials who contributed information. [KF] http://www.doingbusiness.org
Doing Business 2007 (12 p. overview in pdf). "Two-thirds of African countries made at least one reform, and Tanzania and Ghana rank among the top 10 reformers."
"data on the investment climate in 68 countries, based on surveys of almost 38,000 firms." Export data to Microsoft Excel. Covers Bureaucracy, Corruption, Courts, Crime, Finance, I
