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Business & Economic Information on Africa
Business News & E-Journals
Currency Converters
Economic Research, Associations, Directories, Banks, & Other Institutions
African Business News & Electronic Journals on the Internet
Africa Analyst (Media Managament Corporation Ltd., London, UK)
Current and recent business news and reports mostly for English-speaking Africa.
Africa Business Information Services (AfBIS, Shropshire, UK)
Current business news on Africa--with an emphasis on Nigeria. See especially: "Africa Economic Analysis" for news analysis and commentary. Major sources for the news are the Panapress (Pan African News Agency) and Nigerian publications, such as The Vanguard and Newswatch. "Africa Business Information Services (AfBIS), an independent private organisation, was formed in 1998."
Africa renewal. (Online) -- New York: UN Dept. of Public Information, 2004-
Formerly known as: Africa Recovery (1996-2004).
Current electronic issue in full; available in English or French. There is a link to an archive of some previous issues, but each back issue is only composed of a few excerpts and the table of contents.
African executive, The. (Online) -- Nairobi, Kenya: African Executive, 2005-
An online weekly magazine which offers selected current and recent "news analysis" and opinion on finance, banking, and investment in Africa, with an archive of back issue articles since April 2005.
African Press Organization: Database of Press Releases Related to Africa (Dakar, Senegal; Lausanne, Switzerland)
A searchable database of official press releases from governments and international organizations since August 2007.
Afrique IT News (Inaota, Dakar, Sénégal)
Les actualités fraiches des Startups et de la technologie en Afrique.
--Veuillez voir aussi: Afrique IT News in English
Les Afriques: le journal de la finance africaine. (Online) -- Geneva, Switzerland: Les Afriques Edition et Communications, 2007-
L'équipe africaine de la rédaction et leurs partenaires en Suisse offre sur la Toile les articles sélectionnés de la version imprimée de cet hebdomadaire. Le site comprend les dernières actualités quotidiennes sur l'Afrique surtout pendant les deux derniers mois, une archive des depêches ["Fils d'Info"], et un répertoire des prochains événements tout autour du continent. Il faut s'abonner à cette publication pour accéder au journal en texte intégral en ligne et tous les vieux numéros. Veuillez voir aussi la version abrégée en anglais.
AllAfrica.Com--Business & Technology Center (AllAfrica Global Media, Washington, DC)
Current and recent news from all over the African continent on business news. The principal sources of news reporting are African newspapers and news services, and UN agencies. Warning: the searchable archive for articles older than 30 days is only available through subscription.
NEPAD-related News
A compilation of current news summaries related to the "New Economic Partnership for Africa's Development". See also: NEPAD websites below.
AllAfrica Foundation's "Sustainable Africa" News, Organizations, and Documents (See below)
Balancing Act news. (Online) -- London, UK: Balancing Act, 2002-
A weekly e-newsletter. Balancing Act seeks to be the primary source for information on the telecoms, Internet and broadcast media industries in Africa. The website/newsletter also includes links to free (and fee-based) reports on African Internet Connectivity issues in individual countries and regional trends, as well as the archive of newsletter issues since 2002.
-- See also: Internet in Africa (via Columbia University Libraries)
Bioline Publications Abstracts, Full Text, and Document Service (Centro Referência Informação Ambiental, Brazil ; Electronic Publishing Trust for Development, UK)
Twelve African studies journals in the medical, food, and biological sciences from Kenya, Zimbabwe, Uganda, and South Africa. View the abstracts without charge; view online full texts from selected journals; and receive full texts for others with paid registration.
Bizcommunity.Com (Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa)
A news portal for daily advertising, marketing, and industry news for South Africa and the rest of Africa.
Chinafrique. (Online) -- Beijing, République populaire de Chine : Beijing Review, 2001-
Un mensuel électronique qui offre les actualités officielles sur les relations sino-africaines--en français, avec une petite archive des vieux articles depuis 2001. De plus, il y a des liens au site plus général de Beijing Review en anglais, en chinois, et en autres langues.
Coton africain et L'OMC dans les médias = African cotton and the WTO in the media
abcBurkina -- Actualités sur le coton, 2002-2008 (SEDELAN--Le Service d'Edition en Langues Nationales, Koudougou, Burkina Faso)
ROPPA: Réseau des Organisations Paysannes et de Producteurs de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (Cotonou, Bénin?)
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development = Centre international pour le commerce et le développement durable: Coton africain: un séminaire se penche sur la compétivité de la filière à Ouagadougou (juin 2006) et quelques autres rapports depuis 2004 Passerelles Synthèse. (Geneva, Switzerland)
Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques/Le Club du Sahel et de l'Afrique de l'Ouest: "Le Coton" dans l'Atlas de l'intégration régionale en Afrique de l'Ouest (août 2006) -et- Coton en Afrique de l'Ouest (novembre 2006)
European Union -- Africa Cotton-Forum (2004) (Paris, France)
Currency Converters -- Interactive Online Reference
OANDA Currency Converter (OANDA, Inc.; Olsen & Associates Company)
XE.Com's Universal Currency Converter (XE.Com, Toronto, Canada)
East African, The. (Online): Business -- Nairobi, Kenya: Nation Media Group, Ltd., 2005-
The "business section" of the electronic version of a weekly newspaper covering news mostly for Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, sometimes for neighboring countries. Several weeks of reports are readily available on the web site.
East African business week. (Online) -- Kampala, Uganda: East African Business Week Ltd., 2005-
The electronic version of a weekly newspaper covering business news mostly for Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, sometimes for neighboring countries. Several weeks of reports are readily available on the web site; use "search" feature to find reports from back issues since October 2005.
Economiste, L'. (Online). -- Rabat, Morocco: L'Economiste, 1991-
Un quotidien économique du Maroc. Remarque: il faut inscrire pour accéder aux archives.
Export & import Southern Africa. (Online) -- Randburg, South Africa: Malnor Publishers, 2015- Monthly
"...serves to highlight, in a professional and responsible manner, the trends and many associated issues influencing Southern Africa's trade with the world."
General News, Sports, & Information Services on Africa (Columbia University)
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development: Bridges Africa (Geneva, Switzerland)
This site offers news analysis and selected documents on trade negotiations and related matters -- in English or in French, in PDF format. "With a wide network of governmental, non-governmental and inter-governmental partners, ICTSD [since 1996] plays a unique systemic role as a provider of original, non-partisan reporting and facilitation services at the intersection of international trade and sustainable development."
Maghreb Emergent. (Algiers, Algérie)
Depuis 2013, ce site électronique offre les actualités économiques sur les pays de la région maghrebienne.
Le Monde Diplomatique sur l"Afrique, 2006--: Economie
Général (On peut avoir accès aux archives générales et aux articles--classés par pays ou par sujet.)
Ajustement structurel
Convention de Lomé
La zone Franc
Moneyweb (Johannesburg, South Africa)
A clearinghouse website for current investment news, analysis reports, and general business news for South Africa and the world....since 1997.
NEPAD-Related Information on the Web
IPD Group's Nigeria Steel News (EIN News, Internet Product Development Group, Inc., Washington, DC)
A subscription-based news portal for mining industry around the world, with a web page for news reports from and about Nigeria....headlines and summaries are free.
Ouestaf.com (Africa Communication Consulting, Dakar, Sénégal)
"...Le but ultime d'Ouestaf.com est de servir de principal support d'informations sur
l'Afrique de l'Ouest à tous les décideurs, acteurs et à toute personnes intéressée par le développement et la vie de la sous région." Le site offre une archive des rapports d'actualité depuis 2006.
Panapress Economic News Headlines in English and in French (Pan African News Agency, Dakar, Senegal)
NOTE: A subscription is required to access full-text articles.
This website offers free current news headlines on African businesses, markets, economic development issues, ECOWAS, and other topics based on reporting from government-supported news agencies and services around the continent.
RFI Actualité--Archive: Sommet Afrique-France 2007: la 24ème conférence des chefs d'Etat de France et d'Afrique à Cannes, France, du 15 à 16 février 2007. (Radio France International, Paris, France)
Veuillez voir aussi: Sommet Afrique-France 2005: la 23ème conférence des chefs d'Etat de France et d'Afrique à Bamako, Mali, du 3 à 4 décembre 2005.
SciDev Net--Science and Development Network on SubSaharan Africa -and- The Middle East & North Africa (London, UK)
A "news and views" portal site--in English, French, or Spanish--about science, technology and the developing world.
Science in Africa. (Online) -- Grahamstown, South Africa : Science in Africa, 2001-
Current issue and back issues since January 2001. A popular monthly news magazine about scientific research and development on the African continent, plus information about funding and job opportunities and links to organizations.
Southern African News Services & Internet Information (Columbia University Libraries)
Trade policy briefing. (Online) Archives: 2003-2008 -- Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa: South African Institute of International Affairs, 2003-2008.
"The SAIIA Trade Policy Briefing Series is intended to elicit debate on critical issues relating to South Africa's overall trade strategy." Issues are available in PDF format.
VivaAfrik.com: journal panafricain sur le développement durable et l'environnement. (Dakar, Sénégal)
Depuis le mois de mai en 2016, toutes les actualités sur le développement durable, l'énergie, l'agriculture, et le climat au Sénégal et en Afrique.
African Economic Research, Associations, Directories, Banks, & Other Institutions
The Africa-America Institute--AAI (New York and Washington, DC)
"[Founded in 1953] The AAI's mission is to expand education and professional training opportunities for Africans, foster greater understanding of Africa in America, and promote mutually beneficial U.S.-Africa relations."
AAI Annual "State of Education in Africa" Conference: September 9, 2014, New York
AAI Home Page (General)
Africa Leadership Forum (Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria)
"The forum grew out of the need to assist in improving the capacity and competence of African leaders to tackle development challenges confronting Africa...A range of high-level conferences, seminars, workshops and publications."
ALF Publications: e-books and reports on leadership, security, cooperation, development, etc.
ALF annual reports
Africa Progress Panel--Publications (2007-2017) (Geneva, Switzerland)
Between 2007 and 2017, this small panel of experts and politicians, chaired by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, deliberated on development policy statements. "...consists of ten distinguished individuals from the private and public sector who advocate for equitable and sustainable development for Africa."
--Making progress towards attaining sustainable development goals in Africa, 2007-2017. Final report of the APP -- Geneva, Switzerland: APP, 2017. 51 pages in PDF format
--Lights, power, action: electrifying Africa. (2017) -- Geneva, Switzerland: APP, 2017. 116 pages in PDF format
--Africa progress report 2015 : power, people, planet : seizing Africa's energy and climate opportunities. -- Geneva, Switzerland: APP, [2016]. 182 pages in PDF format
AfricanBrains (The Brains Network, London, UK)
A portal for news about events, programs, and trends. "Our overall aim is to promote greater investment into education in Africa and stimulate key sectors for information, communications, technology, innovation, scientific research and e-business. Central to this strategy is the development of long-term multi-stakeholder partnerships and encouragement of private sector technology transfer."
African Centre for Biodiversity (Emmarentia, South Africa)
Formerly African Centre for Biosafety
The site offers briefing papers, reports, press releases, and links related to the question of food sovereignty and genetically modified agricultural crops and organisms or GMOs in Africa---including regional/country information on GMO research and applications.
Africa ICT Policy Monitor (APC--Association for Progressive Communications, Melville, South Africa)
This site offers extensive information on all ICT and development policy-related issues for Africa; plus news and some country-level statistics.
African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) (Nairobi, Kenya)
"The African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) is an international inter-governmental policy research and training organization... The Centre"s activities focus on the implementation of Agenda 21 and related conventions on biological diversity, climate change and desertification."
African Development Bank Group Home Page (Tunis, Tunisia; Abidjan, Côte d"Ivoire)
General information in English about the ADB institutions, including a telephone and fax directory. "The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is a multinational development bank supported by 77 nations from Africa, North and South America, Europe and Asia. Headquartered in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, the Bank Group consists of three institutions: The African Development Bank (ADB); The African Development Fund (ADF); and, The Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF). Established in 1964, its mission is to promote economic and social development through loans, equity investments, and technical assistance."
--See especially, ADB Documents
African Development Organizations Directory (2008) (The International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC; via Columbia University Libraries)
Selected brief profiles and contact information.
African Economic Research Consortium (Nairobi, Kenya)
"The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), established in July 1988, is a public not-for-profit organization devoted to advanced policy research and training."
AERC Publications -- Abstracts and Full Text in PDF format (Policy papers, executive summaries, research newsletter, etc.)
African Finance and Economic Association (AFEA) (via University of Kansas, Lawrence)
"The African Finance and Economics Association is a non-profit professional organization for academicians and practitioners with scholarly or professional interest in the development and application of finance and economics in African countries."
African Forum & Network on Debt & Development (AFRODAD) (Harare, Zimbabwe)
This site offers information about research, occasional papers on debt, poverty reduction strategy impact, and other topics, plus recent issues of the AFRODAD newsletter: Debt & Development in Africa.
AFFORD: African Foundation for Development (London, UK)
A web portal for the African diaspora in the United Kingdom, with news and information on opportunities in education and investment.
AfricAvenir: pour le développement, la coopération internationale et la paix (Prof. Kum'a Ndumbe III et al., Douala, Cameroun; via Berlin, Germany)
Ce site -- en français, en allemand, et en anglais -- offre beaucoup de liens aux textes choisis (publications occasionelles, travaux et documents), des autres ouvrages sur divers thèmes, et aux médias d'Afrique. Voir surtout:
AfriHeritage--African Heritage Institution (Enugu, Nigeria)
"[AfiHeritage] formerly known as African Institute for Applied Economics (AIAE) was incorporated as a Company Limited by Guarantee in Nigeria in 2000. It is a not-for-profit, non-partisan and independent organization devoted to economic research, capacity building and networking."
AIEA newsletter. (Online) -- Enugu, Nigeria: AIEA, 2006 to present.
AFRISTAT: Observatoire économique et statistique d'Afrique Subsaharienne (Bamako, Mali)
Sur ce site, on peut trouver les données statistiques sur les états membres de l"organisation: démographie, education, activités économiques, échanges extérieurs, prix, transports, tourisme et environnement, etc. "AFRISTAT est une organisation internationale créée par un traité signé le 21 septembre 1993 à Abidjan par les pays de la Zone Franc."
Afrobarometer (Institute for Democracy in South Africa, Cape Town; Ghana Centre for Democratic Development, Accra; and Michigan State University, Dept. of Political Science, East Lansing, Michigan)
"A comparative series of national public attitude surveys on democracy, markets and civil society in Africa." The site includes: sample surveys and selected abstracts from final reports.
AGOA.info (Tralac--Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa, Stellenbosch, South Africa)
A commercial and investment news portal for information relating to US--Africa trade and the "African Growth and Opportunity Act". The site includes statistical summaries in the country "trade profiles." See also: Tralac below.
All Africa Foundation: "Sustainable Africa" Internet Channel (AllAfrica Global Media, Washington, DC)
A portal site for news stories and public domain documents relating to "sustainable development" issues in Africa: environment, trade, debt, population, water, climate change, forests, agriculture, etc.
Directory of organizations (International, regional, national, and community-based)
Alternative Information & Development Centre, South Africa (Mowbray, South Africa)
"The AIDC is an alternative information centre doing research, education and training, as well as campaigning and lobbying on the macro issues affecting the development process in South Africa."
Annuaires Afrique -- Africa Phone Books (AfricaPhoneBooks.Com, California, USA)
Online telephone directories for Francophone African countries in West and Central Africa.
Association Avenir Nepad International (Paris, France)
"Avenir Nepad mobilise pour l'appropriation citoyenne et la critique constructive du NEPAD : sans citoyens actifs, pas de bonne gouvernance, ni de développements économique, social, culturel et politique dignes de ce nom. ...totalement indépendante du Nepad. Plus qu"une simple association Avenir Nepad est un réseau, qui regroupe des associations dans le monde entier, et notamment en Afrique."
Banque de France: La Zone Franc, 2003-- (Paris, France)
Voir aussi: France. Ministère de l'Economie, des Finances, et de l'Industrie ci-dessous.
BEAC: Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale (Yaoundé, Cameroun)
Ce site officiel comprend les actualités sur la Banque, plusieurs dossiers statistiques, les notes conjonctures actuelles, quelques rapports annuels d'activités de la Banque, et les diverses informations sur les économies des Etats membres (Cameroun, Centrafrique, Congo, Gabon, Guinée Equatoriale, et Tchad).
BCEAO: Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (Dakar, Senegal)
Sur ce site, on peut trouver les actualités de la banque et de l"Union Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UMOA). Voir surtout, les publications.
BOAD: Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement (Lomé, Togo)
"BOAD est l'institution commune de financement du développement des Etats de l'Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA)." Sur ce site << officiel >> de la banque, on peut lire les actualités et les publications. Voir aussi, le site de l'UEMOA ci-dessous.
Brabys.Com (South Africa)
A searchable database for companies and industries in South Africa, parts of southern Africa, and the Indian Ocean islands.
The Brookings Institution: Africa Growth Initiative (Washington, DC)
News, event information, and reports from this US-based think tank, with partners in Africa. "...brings together African scholars to provide policymakers with high-quality research, expertise and innovative solutions that promote Africa's economic development."
--See: Africa in Focus (blog posts)
--Foresight Africa: Top Priorities for the Continent in 2019. 120 pages in PDF format
--Plus: Foresight Africa (past issues)
--See also: Middle East and North Africa
Central Banks of Africa on the Internet
AACB--Association of African Central Banks (Dakar, Senegal)
Algeria (Algiers)
Angola (Luanda)
BEAC--Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale (Yaoundé, Cameroun)
BCEAO--Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (Dakar, Senegal)
Botswana (Gaborone)
Democratic Republic of Congo = République Démocratique du Congo (Kinshasa)
Egypt (Cairo)
Ethiopia (Addis Ababa)
The Gambia (Banjul)
Ghana (Accra)
Kenya (Nairobi)
Lesotho (Maseru)
Liberia (Monrovia)
Libya (Tripoli)
Madagascar (Antananarivo)
Malawi (Lilongwe)
Mauritius (Port Louis)
Moçambique (Maputo)
Banque al-Maghrib, Morocco (Rabat)
Namibia (Windhoek)
Nigeria (Abuja)
Rwanda (Kigali)
Seychelles (Victoria)
Sierra Leone (Freetown)
SADC: Committee of Central Bank Governors of the Southern African Development Community
South African Reserve Bank (Pretoria)
Sudan (Khartoum)
eSwatini (Swaziland) (Mbabane)
Tanzania (Dar es Salaam)
Tunisie (Tunis)
Uganda (Kampala)
Zambia (Lusaka)
Zimbabwe (Harare)
Centre for the Study of African Economies (Oxford, UK)
"In 1991 The Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) was made a Designated Research Centre of the Economic and Social Research Council, and has become one of the largest concentrations of academic economists and social scientists working on Africa outside the continent itself. Within Economics at Oxford it is part of the Institute of Economics and Statistics under the Faculty of Social Studies at Oxford University. The centre is located jointly at the Institute and St.Antony's College." Researchers focus their work on Africa-wide economic concerns, while several African countries have received very extensive attention since the mid-1990s: Burundi, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and South Africa.
The Pan Africa Chemistry Network Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
"...partnership with GSK to enhance analytical science skills across Africa. Through this partnership we will train over 400 scientists in key analytical techniques by 2020...we run training courses in Ethiopia,Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria, with delegates from all across Africa."
China-Africa Relations (via Columbia University Libraries)
Climate and Environment in Africa (Columbia University Libraries)
Links to online reports and maps on African climate and weather forecasts, and a wide variety of African environmental issues and projects from African, U.S., and international organizations on the Internet.
Columbia University, Digital Library Collections: Hemmed In: Responses to Africa's Economic Decline. (Online). Edited by Thomas M. Callaghy and John Ravenhill -- New York: Columbia University Press, 1997 (1993).
Note: This online book is available ONLY to Columbia faculty, students, and staff; or, institutional subscribers of CIAO--Columbia International Affairs Online.
COMESA--Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Lusaka, Zambia)
This site provides information on banking, online trade directories for some countries, and many other links with an emphasis on business and economic information. "COMESA exists 'as an organisation of free independent sovereign states which have agreed to co-operate in developing their natural and human resources for the good of all their people'. With its 19 member states and population of 300 million it forms a major integrated trading block."
--COMSTAT Data Hub (includes annual investment reports, export and import tables, etc.)
Bulletins officiels de la Communauté Economique et Monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale (CEMAC) (Bangui, Central African Republic ; via Investir en Zone Franc--IZF.Net, France)
Conferences on African Economic Development and Business (See below)
Corporate Council on Africa (Washington, DC)
This site offers general information about the council, its members, and activities. "The Corporate Council on Africa, established in 1992, is a non-partisan, tax-exempt membership organization of corporations and individuals dedicated to strengthening and facilitating relationships between African and American individuals and organizations by creating educational, cultural, and commercial exchange opportunities."
Conseil Ouest et Centre Africain Pour la Recherche et le Développement Agricole = West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (Dakar, Sénégal)
"[CORAF, qui a été créé en 1987 à l'origine sous une autre dénomination]...regroupe actuellement les Systèmes nationaux de recherche agricoles de 21 pays francophones, anglophones et lusophones de l'Afrique de l'ouest et du Centre."
CODESRIA--Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa = Conseil pour le développement de la recherche en sciences sociales en Afrique (Dakar, Sénégal)
CODESRIA is 'a pan-African, non-governmental organisation, set up in 1973. Its constituencies are African research institutes, social science faculties of African universities as well as professional organisations. It has an observer status and a collaboration agreement with the Organisation of African Unity (OAU).'
Publications (in full text)
CODESRIA bulletin. (Online) -- Dakar, Senegal: CODESRIA, 2001-
CSIR--Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Pretoria, South Africa)
"...a world-class African research and development organisation...undertakes directed, multidisciplinary research and technological innovation that contributes to the improved quality of life of South Africans."
--See especially: Publications -and- News
Danish Institute for International Studies Formerly Centre for Development Research. (Copenhagen, Denmark)
"DIIS (formerly CDR) carries out social science development research in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It supports development research through library and documentation services and offers consultancy services." Note: The majority of the full-text, online working papers are on Africa.
DIIS/CDR working papers list (General)
Demographic & Health Surveys (DHS) (Macro International, Calverton, MD)
Search especially under "Obtaining Data" for reports on individual countries or the Sub Saharan Africa region.
Development Bank of Southern Africa (Midrand, South Africa)
DBSA Publications
Directory of Development Organizations--Africa (2011), Archived (Bert Wesselink, The Netherlands)
via The Internet Archive--WayBack Machine (USA)
Droit-Afrique.Com: le droit des entreprises en Afrique francophone (Paris, France)
"Droit-Afrique.com, site généraliste et gratuit sur le droit des affaires et la fiscalité des 24 pays d'Afrique francophone, propose principalement: des textes de Codes, lois, décrets, arrêtés, conventions, doctrine; un portail internet recensant les sites contenant de l'information juridique africaine;et un annuaire des juristes d'affaires..."
East African Community = Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki (Arusha, Tanzania)
This is the official website of the regional intergovernmental organization (encompassing Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) which was (re)established in 1999 by treaty (see "Documents & Publications"). The site includes information about the EAC, current news, and related links.
Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank -- Trade and Development Bank (Nairobi, Kenya)
Established in 1985, TDB since 2017
ECOWAS: Economic Community of West African States = Communauté Economique des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Official Website (Abuja, Nigeria; via Community Computer Centre, Lomé, Togo)
This site -- in English or in French -- offers information on the ECOWAS Secretariat, member states, activities, and current news on the West Africa region.
ECOWAS--Economic Community of West African States In Brief (The International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC)
Contact information and a very brief summary of ECOWAS as an organization.
ESRF: Economic and Social Research Foundation (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
The ESRF was established in 1993 as an independent not-for-profit non-governmental research institute for capacity building in economic and social policy analysis.
Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran, and Turkey (Cairo, Egypt)
The site offers online publications, information about conferences, and related links. '...to improve the quality and increase the quantity of applied policy-oriented economic research...launched in June of 1993, with assistance from the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, the European Commission, the Ford Foundation, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the World Bank, subsequently followed by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada.'
ERF Working papers
Policy perspective (policy briefs)
ERF conferences & workshops
ERF open access "data portal"
ELDIS: Electronic Development and Environment Information System (Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK)
An indexing service provided by IDS. Papers are selected from all over the Internet based on topics in African, Asian, and Latin American studies. Documents are produced by research institutes or international organizations. Some documents are electronic versions of printed works, while others are full online documents--with citations and bibliographies. Note: Some documents listed in the search are only accessible at the IDS library, University of Sussex.
ELDIS Home Page: select Countries and Topics
ENACT Africa (Pretoria, South Africa; Geneva, Switzerland; Lyon, France)
"ENACT works to mitigate the impact of transnational organised crime in Africa on development, governance, security and the rule of law. Funded by the European Union...[it is] implemented by the Institute for Security Studies and INTERPOL, in affiliation with the Global Initiative against Transnational Organised Crime."
--Analytical reports on organised crime in Africa
--ENACT observer on transnational organised crime in Africa
--Research papers
Energy in Africa (Compiled by Columbia University Libraries)
A set of links to reports by international and US organizations, research institutes, e-news, e-journals, and official web sites of African Ministries of Energy and related sectors.
Ernst & Young on Africa (USA)
EY Publications on Africa, 2013-2016: Africa Attractiveness Survey, Africa by the Numbers, Africa's Time to Shine, & Country Reports (esp. Nigeria, South Africa)
Ethiopian Economics Association (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
--Recent EEA publications (2013 or earlier)
--8th Annual Conference Proceedings (1998)
Financial Sector Deepening Kenya (Financial Sector Deepening Trust, Nairobi, Kenya)
The site includes project reports, newsletter, financial access survey report, annual reports, etc."[FSD Kenya]...established in early 2005 to support the development of financial markets in Kenya as a means to stimulate wealth creation and reduce poverty."
--See especially: "Knowledge Hub"--FSD Kenya Publications
Financial Sector Deepening Trust Tanzania (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
The site includes news and reports."[FSDT Tanzania]...has been established by five government donors: Canada, the UK, Sweden, the Netherlands and Denmark, in close collaboration with the Bank of Tanzania and the Government of Tanzania."
--See especially: FSDT Reports and Publications
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) : Sustainable Development Dimensions on Africa (Rome ; via Columbia University Libraries.)
See also, FAO on Sahel Crisis, 2012-2013
Foreign Policy in Focus -- Africa (Institute for Policy Studies, Silver City and Alburquerque ; Interhemispheric Resource Center, Washington, DC)
Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) (Accra, Ghana)
The website features news on activities, conferences, and programmes. "[Founded in 2002, hosted by the FAO Regional Office for Africa] FARA is...an umbrella organization bringing together and forming coalitions of major stakeholders in agricultural research and development in Africa." See especially: FARA Publications ; FARA Research Reports
France. Ministère de l'Economie, des Finances--Trésor Direction Générale: Trésor-Info sur l'Afrique -et- Coopération monétaire: la Zone franc (Paris)
Les actualités, les brèves économiques, les lettres, et autres publications de la Direction Générale.
--Veuillez voir aussi: Investir en Zone Franc ci-dessous
G8 Summit Meetings
G8 Information Centre(University of Toronto Library, Toronto, Canada)
GIM-UEMOA: Groupement Interbancaire Monétique de l'Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (Dakar, Sénégal)
Voir aussi: UEMOA ci-dessous.
Global Development Research Center: Microfinance and Migrant Remittances (Africa) (Microcredit and Microfinance WWW Virtual Library, Kobe, Japan)
A selection of links to a bibliography and online reports from academic and organizational websites.
Harvard University Center for International Development formerly HIID (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
CID Publications
Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (Johannesburg)
This site includes detailed reports since 2000 on the South African economy. "The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Ltd is a self-financing, national development finance institution (DFI) established in 1940 by an act of Parliament, the IDC act. It focuses on contributing to economic growth, industrial development and economic empowerment through its financing activities."
--See especially: All IDC Publications, including, Economic Trends: Key Trends in the South African Economy, 31 March 2017 ;
Economic Overviews -and- Sectoral Trends
Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex -- Online Publications on Africa (See below)
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria (via Lambourn & Co., Croydon, UK and CGIAR--Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, Washington, DC)
General information, research activities, conferences, and online publications (available in HTML or PDF), and news. "IITA aims to enhance the food security, income and well-being of resource-poor people primarily in the humid and sub-humid zones of sub-Saharan Africa by conducting research and related activities to increase agricultural production, improve food systems, and sustainably manage natural resources, in partnership with national and international stakeholders."
International Organizations on Economic Development, Education & Environment in Africa (Columbia University)
Links to reports by research centers and international organizations, including the European Commission, International Development Research Centre (Canada), Overseas Development Institute (UK), the Food & Agriculture Organization, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, etc.
Note: See below for UN agencies on Africa.
The Internet in Africa (Columbia University Libraries)
A set of links to major web sites on Internet Service Providers (ISPs), conferences, Internet development projects, and connectivity issues in Africa.
Investir en Zone Franc: Les Guides Pratiques sur les Pays de la Zone (IZF.Net, France)
A l'initiative du Centre Français du Commerce Extérieur, la Banque de France, l'Association IBISCUS, la Banque Mondiale, et les Fonds Monétaire International, ce site offert beaucoup des liens utiles au investisseur ou à l'étudiant des économies de la région << Zone Franc >>.
Jubilee Plus: Supporting Economic Justice Campaigns Worldwide. formerly Jubilee 2000 Coalition. (Washington, DC)
Jubilee USA Network Home Page
Kenya Business Directories Online
go4KenyaBusiness.Com (Nairobi)
KIPPRA: Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (Nairobi, Kenya)
Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan)
Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics
-- Food Security Group
-- FSG Publications, since January 2017 | before 2017 (Archive)
-- International Development Working Papers (IDP) since January 2017
-- Agricultural Economics-MSU Home Page (General)
MSU's Center for Gender in Global Context
-- Gender Perspectives on International Development: Working Papers
-- Center Home Page
Mining in Africa today: strategies and prospects. (1988) by Faysal Yachir. (United Nations University Press, Tokyo, Japan)
-- An online version of the entire book in plain text, originally published in 1988.
NEPAD: New Partnership for Africa's Development, New African Initiative & Related Documents, 2001-- (via United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
United Nations. General Assembly. 58th Sesssion: "The New Partnership for Africa's Development: First Consolidated Report on Progress in Implementation and International Support", August 7, 2003 (PDF format) Document No. A/58/254. ( French version)
AfricAvenir's "African Renaissance" (Douala, Cameroon and Berlin, Germany)
AfricaFiles' "At Issue" Forum on NEPAD (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
A listing of links to official documents and commentaries--pro and con.
All Africa.Com's news coverage on NEPAD (AllAfrica Global Media, Washington, DC)
See also: AllAfrica Foundation's "Sustainable Africa" News, Organizations, and Documents.
Business Day's NEPAD Conference, December 5-6, 2002, Cape Town (ABSA Corporate & Merchant Bank and Omega Investment Research, South Africa)
Registration required: The website includes the full proceedings of a conference on "New Partnership for Africa's Development" (NEPAD), held at University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (text, video, and audio files available); related reports in PDF format; plus order information for the CD-ROM version.
Conference on the Financing of NEPAD, Dakar, Senegal, 15-17 April 2002 (via Dakar, Senegal) In English or in French.
Electoral Institute of Southern Africa: "Strengthening democracy through NEPAD: the role of African civil society" (May 2003 conference report) (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Heinrich Böll Foundation: Preparatory Activities for The World Summit 2002 (Johnnesburg, South Africa): New Partnership for Africa's Development (Germany)
See especially: "African Forum for Envisioning Africa: Focus on NEPAD", April 26-29, 2002, Nairobi, Kenya.
Industrial Development Corporation's "NEPAD" Web Site (South Africa)
Oakland Institute--Special Investigations: Land Investment Deals in Africa (Oakland, California)
Thnik tank reports on Ethiopia, Mali, and Sierra Leone, pending reports and profiles on South Sudan, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and related issues.
--See also: All publications
Public Citizen: NAFTA for Africa Bill (1999) (Washington, DC)
An archived page about the Africa Growth & Opportunity Act of 1998...later passed into law in 2000,
as H.R. 434, under 106th Congress and the Clinton Administration.
--See also, the general home page for Public Citizen, founded in 1971 by Ralph Nader.
REPOA--Research on Poverty Alleviation (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
[Founded in 1995] REPOA undertakes and facilitates research. The website includes information on research activities, publications, online library catalogue, etc.
-- REPOA Publications
South Africa. Minerals Council (Marshalltown, South Africa)
Former Chamber of Mines of South Africa: "...to facilitate interaction among mining employers to examine policy issues and other matters of mutual concern to crystallise and define desirable industry standpoints."
--See especially: COVID-19
SADC: Southern African Development Community (Gaborone, Botswana)
Member state information, policies and programs on food security, trade, infrastructure, and strategic planning, with some numerical indicators; plus related links.
--See also: SARDC--Southern African Research and Documentation Centre below
37th SADC Summit Communique, August 20, 2017, Pretoria, South Africa
37th SADC Summit, August 19-20, 2017, Pretoria, South Africa -- Harare, Zimbabwe: Published by SARDC for the SADC Secretariat, 2017. 84 pages in PDF format
SADC Summit of Heads of State: Communiques and Records
SADC-FANR: Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources
SADC on HIV & AIDS
SADC-CCBG: Southern African Development Community--Committee of Central Bank Governors (SADC Finance and Investment Sector, Pretoria, South Africa)
The official home page of the committee, established in August 1995.
SARPN--Southern African Regional Poverty Network (Pretoria, South Africa)
A consultancy website rich in development-related news, other news on human rights and health issues, project and conference reports, and related links for the region.
Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC) (Harare, Zimbabwe ; Maputo, Mozambique)
Southern Africa today. (Online) -- Harare, Zimbabwe: Published by SARDC for the SADC Secretariat, 1998--
A monthly newsletter on the SADC countries; plus the archive of back issues since 1998.
SEATINI--Southern and Eastern African Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (Harare, Zimbabwe)
The website includes news on selected African trade issues, events, commentaries, workshop and conference reports, etc.
--See Publications
Stock Exchanges of Selected African Countries
Note: The following web sites are "official" home pages for various stock exchanges which MAY OR MAY NOT have current stock price listings.
Egypt (Cairo & Alexandria)
Nigeria (Lagos)
South Africa (Johannesburg)
Tanzania On-line Information Center (United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Organization, Government of Tanzania, and the Economic & Social Research Foundation, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
An extensive, searchable archive of documents and reports (1990--) from UN agencies, the World Bank, and the Government of Tanzania on development issues for Tanzania. Abstracts or summaries are viewed in HTML; full texts available in PDF.
Tralac--Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa (Stellenbosch, South Africa)
"Tralac was established in February 2002, with the financial support of the Swiss Department of Economic Development and consists of a core of trade lawyers and economists with high-level expertise in a range of trade and trade-related areas."
--See especially: Tralac Publications: downloadable books, working papers, and trade briefs
UEMOA: Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
Sur ce site, on peut trouver l'agenda de l'UEMOA, les actualités, les publications, et un lien au site Web << Investir en zone franc >> pour chaque pays. Voir aussi, le site de la Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement ci-dessus.
Communiques de presse ...et les autres publications
Declaration de la conférence des chefs d\'état et de gouvernement, Niamey, Niger, le 10 janvier 2004 (en format PDF)
The United Nations Agencies on Africa (via Columbia University Libraries)
Links to economic and human rights reports from various UN agencies and affiliates, including UN Development Program, UN Economic Commission for Africa, UN Research Institute for Social Development, UN Commission on Human Rights, The United Nations University, and:
UN Millennium Development Goals (via UNDP)
University of Helsinki, Institute of Development Studies, Finnish Aid in Development (Helsinki, Finland)
The site offers general information about the research project and under "Publications", there are online "working papers" on aid in Tanzania; a few on Nepal or generally on Finnish aid.
University of Hohenheim, Germany: Atlas of Natural and Agronomic Resources of Niger and Benin (L. Herrmann et al., "Special Research Programme 308: Adapted Farming in West Africa")
At this site, one can read online or download the data. There are full text summaries, map images, and analytical reports.
University of Sussex, Institute of Development Studies -- Publications (Brighton, United Kingdom)
Search for individual African countries or regions
IDS working papers
IDS Focus Policy briefs
All IDS Publications
IDS Home Page
West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (Lagos, Nigeria)
[Established in 1996]...the principal objective of WAIFEM is to build capacity for macroeconomic and financial management in the countries of its member central banks: The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
West African Monetary Institute (Accra, Ghana)
"The objectives of the WAMI is to establish a common central bank with a single currency for the economic prosperity of the West African Monetary Zone." The site feature news, statistical data, and publications from 2005 and earlier.
Who's Who in Southern Africa Published by Naspers, a multinational media group. (Cape Town, South Africa)
A directory and networking site, with over 7500 profiles of "Southern Africans" in government and business, mostly those residing in or having business interests in South Africa.
"Women and African development: a partial bibliography and review of books published in the 1990s (November 1999)," by Dr. Margaret Snyder. (Gender and Women's Studies for Africa's Transformation, African Gender Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa)
"This social sciences bibliography was prepared as basis for a bibliographic essay on 100 books for Choice magazine -- the librarian's journal dated February 2000. It is a work in progress, to be updated occasionally." Each entry includes abbreviated citations of reviews (favorable, mixed, or negative).
World Data on Education = Données mondiales de l'éducation (2006-2007) (UNESCO International Bureau of Education, Geneva, Switzerland)
A library of profiles and reports on national education systems worldwide -- searchable by country. The information is based on UNESCO and government reports ; plus related links.
United States Government Agencies on African Economic Development
U.S. Executive Branch: Foreign Policy, 2017- (Washington, DC)
United States Trade and Development Agency on Sub-Saharan Africa
Lists of projects in the region and related links. "The TDA, an independent U.S. Government agency under the Executive Branch, promotes economic development in developing countries by funding feasibility studies, consultancies, training programs and other project planning services. In Africa, TDA assists U.S. firms by identifying major development projects which offer large export potential and by funding U.S. private sector involvement in project planning."
United States Trade Representative on Africa (USTR--Office of African Affairs)
2018 Biennial Report on the Implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act 112 pages in PDF format
--For earlier reports and history of AGOA, see: U.S. Department of Commerce (below)
USTR Archives--Reports and publications (General)
USTR General Home Page
USAID: United States Agency for International Development on Africa (via Columbia University Libraries)
United States Congress: Public Law No. 106-200 "Trade and Development Act of 2000": United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act and the African Growth and Opportunity Act. (via THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet, The Library of Congress, Washington, DC)
U.S. Department of Commerce (Washington, DC)
AGOA--African Growth and Opportunity Act Website, 2008--2016 (via International Trade Administration)
This site includes links to documents and current news relating to U.S. trade and investment issues on Sub-Saharan Africa.
--For more recent reports, see: U.S. Trade Representative on Africa (above)
The African Growth and Opportunity Act: an empirical analysis of the possibilites post-2015 (July 2013) By Simon Mevel ...[et al.]
Prepared by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Growth Initiative (AGI) at Brookings Institution. -- Washington, DC : The Brookings Institution; Addis Ababa: UNECA, 2013. --via United Nations Economic Commission for Africa; 68 pages in PDF format
AGOA.info: The African Growth and Opportunity Act Produced by Tralac--Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa (Stellenbosch, South Africa)
"...a United States Trade Act, enacted on 18 May 2000 as Public Law 106 of the 200th Congress. It significantly enhances market access to the US for qualifying Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries."
All AGOA.info Publications, 2003 to present
AGOA Forum: annual US-Africa AGOA meeting
--See especially: About AGOA Forum -and- AGOA Forum downloads
OPIC--Overseas Private Investment Corporation (Washington, DC)
"OPIC is an independent U.S. government agency whose mission is to mobilize and facilitate the participation of U.S. private capital and skills in the economic and social development of less developed countries and areas, and countries in transition from nonmarket to market economies...OPIC assists U.S. companies by providing financing (from large structured finance to small business loans), political risk insurance, and investment funds."
OPIC project descriptions
Search current OPIC projects by country
United States. Department of State: Bureaus of African Affairs and Near Eastern Affairs
Investment Climate Statements 2018---Search by Country
Country Commercial Guides (2018) -- Search by country (via Export.gov)
"The Trade and Development Act of 2000: Strengthening Our Economic Partnership With Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean Basin," January 24, 2000 (via The Library of Congress)
United States Energy Information Administration on Africa (Selected by Columbia University Libraries.)
"Country analysis briefs" on energy production (oil, gas, electricity, etc.), imports, and exports for only a handful of African countries. Plus, world data sheets (1980-2013) -- with some African data.
See also: Emerging East Africa Energy (2013)
Conferences on African Economic Development
See also: Past Conferences & Proceedings on Africa.
--UK Department of International Trade: Africa Investment Conference, January 20, 2021
--Brazil-Africa Forum Online--"Overcoming the Challenges of the Pandemic: What's Next?" November 3-4, 2020. (Brazil-Africa Institute, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil ; Accra, Ghana)
--Sommet Afrique-France "Ville Durable", du 4 au 6 juin 2020, Bordeaux, France
--Cornell University, Institute for African Development: "Chinese and Middle Eastern Financing and Investment in Africa," April 17-19, 2020. (Ithaca, New York)
--9th Summit of the ACP Heads of State, December 9-10, 2019, Nairobi, Kenya
--"African Climate Risks Conference," October 7-9, 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia --via IISD Reporting Services. (International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
--China Development Bank, The World Bank, & The Government of the Republic of Congo: Fifth Investing in Africa Forum, September 10-12, 2019, Brazzaville, Congo
--Columbia University: 16th Annual African Economic Forum--"Technology vs. Industrialization: The Way Forward," April 12-13, 2019, New York, USA
--UN Economic Commission for Africa--Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, March 20-26, 2019, Marakech, Morocco
--Africa Climate Week, March 18-22, 2019, Accra, Ghana (Regional Climate Weeks, UNFCCC 2019)
--CSAE Conference 2019--Economic Development in Africa, March 17-19, 2019, St. Catherine's College, Oxford University
--Fourth United Nations Environment Assembly, March 11-15, 2019, Nairobi, Kenya
--Harvard University Business School: 21st Annual Africa Business Conference--"Africa Forward: Forging New Alliances for the Future," February 15-16, 2019, Cambridge, Massachusetts
--CIEA 2019--3rd International Conference on the Emergence of Africa, January 17-19, 2019, Dakar, Senegal
--Africa 2018: Business for Africa, Egypt, and the World, December 8-9, 2018, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Organized by the Arab Republic of Egypt and the African Union
--Africités 2018--Sommet Africités 8 et Salon international des villes et des collectivités territoriales d'Afrique, November 20-23, 2018, Marrakech, Morocco
--10th Africa PPP: Public-Private Partnership Conference & Showcase, 24-25 October 2018, Cape Town, South Africa
--9th AFPIF--African Peering and Interconnection Forum, August 21-23, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa. Co-sponsored by The Internet Society, Internet Service Providers' Association of South Africa, & African XIP Association.
--25th Annual African Export-Import Bank Meeting, July 11-14, 2018, Abuja, Nigeria
--Africa CEO Forum--"Women in Business" The Annual Leadership Meeting, July 2-3, 2018, Paris, France
--ATIGS 2018--Africa Trade and Investment Global Summit, June 24-26, 2018, Washington, DC
--UN Economic Commission for Africa: 2018 Conference of Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development--"African Continental Free Trade," May 11-15, 2018, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
--AIS 2018--Africa Internet Summit, April 29--May 11, 2018, Dakar, Senegal.
Co-sponsored by The Internet Society, AFRINIC, AfNOG, and the Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications, Posts and Digital Economy of Senegal.
--6th Africa CEO Forum--"Shaping the Future of Africa," March 26-27, 2018, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (Co-sponsors, African Development Bank, Groupe Jeune Afrique, & Rainbow Unlimited)
--3rd Annual Aid & Development in Africa Summit, 27-28 February 2018, Nairobi, Kenya
--Africa 2017--Business for Africa, Egypt, and the World, December 7-9, 2017, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Organized by the Arab Republic of Egypt and the African Union
--5th African Union-European Union Summit, November 29-30, 2017, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
--MED-IT 2017: Salons d'affaires sur les spécialisés IT (Informatique, Internet, & Télécoms): Skhirat, Maroc (du 28 au 29 novembre 2017)
--20th Africa.com Conference & Exhibition, November 13-15, 2017, CTICC, Cape Town, South Africa
--2017 Faku'ugesi--African Digital Innovation Festival and Conference, September 6-16, 2017, Braamfontein, South Africa
--37th SADC Summit, August 19-20, 2017, Pretoria, South Africa -and- 37th SADC Summit Communique, August 20, 2017
--9th West Africa Internet Governance Forum (WAIGF), July 27-28, 2017, Cotonou, Bénin
--SIAD 2017: Salon International de l'Artisanat de Dakar (Sénégal), du 8 au 14 mai 2017
--World Economic Forum on Africa 2017--"Achieving Inclusive Growth," May 3-5, 2017, Durban, South Africa
--5th Africa CEO Forum--"Re-Thinking Africa's Business Model," March 20-21, 2017, Geneva, Switzerland (Co-sponsors, African Development Bank, Groupe Jeune Afrique, & Rainbow Unlimited)
--ADEA 2017 Triennale Conference, March 14-17, 2017, Dakar, Senegal: "Revitalizing Education Towards the 2030 Global Agenda and Africa's Agenda 2063." (Association for the Development of Education in Africa, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire)
--Les Rencontres Africa 2016, du 22 au 23 septembre 2016, Paris (France. Ministère de l'Economie et des Finances)
--2016 ITU Forum, Nairobi, Kenya, September 6-8, 2016 -- "Global ICT Capacity Building Symposium: Embracing Capacity Building Opportunities in the Digital Era" (via International Telecommunication Union, a UN specialized agency, Geneva, Switzerland)
--TICAD VI: Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development, Nairobi, Kenya, August 27-28, 2016
--18th Annual African Energy Forum, June 22-24, 2016, London, UK
--World Economic Forum on Africa, May 11-13, 2016, Kigali, Rwanda
--Nigeria International Book Fair, 15th Edition, May 9-14, 2016, UNILAG, Akoka, Lagos State, Nigeria (Nigeria Book Fair Trust, Ikeja, Nigeria)
--29th FAO Regional Conference for Africa, 4-8 April 2016, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
--Columbia University: African Economic Forum 2016--"A Continent Connecting Solutions From Within," April 2, 2016, Jerome Greene Hall, Law School (New York)
--The Economist: 11th Annual Nigeria Summit, "The Dawn of a New Day?" March 7-8, 2016, Lagos, Nigeria (London, UK; Lagos, Nigeria)
--Africa 2016: Business for Africa, Egypt, and the World, February 20-21, 2016, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
--Aid and International Development Forum, Africa Summit 2016, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, UN Conference Centre, February 2-3, 2016
--"The Global African Investment Summit," December 1-2, 2015, London, UK
--7th Edition Africities Summit, 29 November--3 December 2015, Johannesburg, South Africa
--2nd International "African Urban Infrastructure Investment Forum," November 30-December 3, 2015, Sandton, South Africa (Co-sponsored by IC Publications, London, UK)
--African Development Bank: Dakar High-Level Conference on Agricultural Transformation: "Feeding Africa" 21-23, October 2015, Dakar, Senegal
--7th Africa PPP: Public-Private Partnership Conference & Showcase, 9-11 November 2015, London, UK
--MED-IT 2015: Salons d'affaires sur les spécialisés IT (Informatique, Internet, & Télécoms): Alger et Skhirat (en octobre et novembre 2015)
--12th African Crop Science Society Conference, October 12-15, 2015, Abuja, Nigeria (Co-sponsored with Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria)
--Africa Oil and Gas Expo 2015, September 8-9, 2015, Johannesburg, South Africa (Oliver Kinross, London, UK)
--14th Annual AGOA Forum, August 24-27, 2015, Libreville, Gabon (AGOA.Info, via Tralac--Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa, Stellenbosch, South Africa)
-- Global Enterpreneurship Summit, July 25-26, 2015, Nairobi, Kenya
--Clean Power Africa 2015: African Utility Week -- Knowledge Technology Interaction, 12-14 May 2015, Cape Town, South Africa (Steenberg, South Africa)
--African Higher Education Summit: Revitalizing Higher Education for Africa's Future, March 10-12, 2015, Dakar, Senegal (via TrustAfrica)
--10th Africa Symposium on Statistical Development, January 13-15, 2015, Kampala, Uganda (via Statistics South Africa, Pretoria)
--9th African Development Forum, October 12-16, 2014, Marrakech, Morocco (UN Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
--2014 ReSAKSS Annual Conference: "Promoting Agricultural Trade to Enhance Resilience," 8-10 October 2014, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (via IFPRI, Washington, DC)
--AfricaWorks!, October 16-17, 2014, Leiden, The Netherlands (The Netherlands African Business Council and the African Studies Centre, Leiden)
--US-Africa Summit, August 4-6, 2014, Washington, DC (via WhiteHouse.gov, US Department of the Executive)
--U.S.-Africa Business Forum, August 5, 2014, Washington, DC (via Bloomberg Philanthropies, USA)
--Infrastructure Africa: accelerating the business of Infrastructure, 21-23 July 2014, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
--3rd Africa Rice Congress, 21-24 October 2013, Yaoundé, Cameroon (Africa Rice Center, Cotonou, Bénin; Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire)
--11th African Crop Science Conference, 11-14, October 2013, Entebbe, Uganda
-- MED-IT 2013: Salons d'affaires sur les spécialisés IT (Informatique, Internet, & Télécoms): Alger et Casablanca (en septembre et novembre 2013)
--1st Africa Food Security & Adaptation Conference, August 20-21, 2013, Nairobi, Kenya
--9th Annual International Conference on "Computing and ICT Research," August 4-6, 2013, Kampala, Uganda (Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda)
--Somalia Conference 2013, May 7th, London, UK (Co-hosted by the Governments of the United Kingdom and Somalia)
--5th BRICS Summit, "BRICS and AFRICA: Partnership for Development, Integration and Industrialisation," 26-27 March 2013, Durban, South Africa
--10th Annual African Economic Forum, "Africa Ignited: Exploring Ideas, Shaping Outcomes," March 1-2, 2013, Columbia University Business School, New York
----Africa Energy Indaba, February 19-21, 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa (South African National Energy Association, World Energy Council, and the African Union--NEPAD Planning & Coordinating Agency)
--20th African Union Summit, "Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance," 21-28 January 2013, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
--Sommet "Africités Dakar 2012, du 4 au 8 décembre 2012, Dakar, Sénégal
--The African Network Conference 2012: "Africa: Seizing Entrepreneurial Opportunities," May 18-19, 2012, San Jose, California
--World Economic Forum on Africa 2012, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 9-11, 2012 (via Geneva, Switzerland)
--AfriNIC-16/AfNOG-13 Workshop & Meeting, May 6-18, 2012, Serekunda, The Gambia
--9th Annual "African Economic Forum," Columbia University Business School, April 13-14, 2012 (New York)
--18th African Union Summit-- "Boosting Intra-African Trade," 23-30 January 2012, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
--United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 2011: November 28-December 9, 2011, Durban, South Africa
-- 8th Biennial U.S.-Africa Business Summit, October 5-7, 2011, Washington, DC (Sponsored by
The Corporate Council on Africa)
-- High Level Forum on Land-Based Foreign Direct Investments in Africa, October 4-5, 2011, Nairobi, Kenya (Co-sponsored by the African Development Bank, the African Union, and the UN Economic Commission for Africa)
-- 7th Annual International Conference on Computing and ICT Research, August 7-9, 2011, Kampala, Uganda (Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda)
-- 17th African Union Summit--"Youth Empowerment for Sustainable Development, " 23 June-1 July 2011, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
-- "Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa: Fostering Innovation"--Conference and Exhibition, May 13-15, 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
-- IST-Africa 2011 Conference & Exhibition, 11-13 May 2011, Gabarone, Botswana
-- 16th African Union Summit--"Towards Greater Unity and Integration through Shared Values," 24-31 January 2011 (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
-- Africa-EU Summit, 29-30 November 2010, Tripoli, Libya
-- MED-IT 2010: Salons d'affaires sur les spécialisés IT (Informatique, Internet, & Télécoms): Alger et Casablanca (en mai et octobre 2010)
-- African Development Forum VII--"Acting on Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa," 10-15 October 2010, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
-- Africa-EU Energy Partnership: High Level Meeting on Energy, 14-15 September 2010, Vienna, Austria
-- 6th Annual International Conference on Computing and ICT Research, August 1-4, 2010, Kampala, Uganda (Makerere University, Uganda)
-- 15th African Union Summit--"Maternal, Infant and Child Health and Development in Africa," 19-27 July 2010, Kampala, Uganda
-- 25ème Sommet "Afrique-France," du 30 mai au 1er juin 2010, Nice, France
-- 5th International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training, May 26-28, 2010, Lusaka, Zambia
-- IST-Africa 2010 Conference & Exhibition, 19-21 May 2010, Durban, South Africa (Co-sponsored by the Government of South Africa and the European Union)
-- World Economic Forum on Africa 2010, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, May 5-7, 2010
-- African Economic Forum 2010: "Africa Turning Golden: How a Continent is Moving" -- March 26-27, 2010, Columbia University, School of International & Public Affairs (New York)
-- South African Cities Network--3rd Urban Conference: The State of South African Cities, 24-25 November 2009 (Braamfontein, South Africa)
-- FOCAC 2009: 4th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, November 8-12, 2009, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
-- Open Access 2009: 7th International Conference on Open Access, Accra, Ghana, 2-3 November 2009
-- West Africa Internet Governance Forum (WAIGF), October 14-16, 2009, Accra, Ghana Workshop. (AfriNIC--Regional Registry for Internet Number Resources for Africa, Mauritius)
-- 7th Biennial US-Africa Business Summit, September 29-October 1, 2009, Washington, DC (Corporate Council on Africa)
-- 9th African Crop Science Society Conference "Science and Technology Supporting Food Security in Africa," 28 September-1 October 2009, Cape Town, South Africa
--ASA Venezuela 2009: Africa-South America Summit, Margarita Island, Venezuela, September 22-27, 2009
--29th SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government, September 2-8, 2009, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
-- 8th AGOA Forum, Nairobi, Kenya, August 4-6, 2008
-- 13th African Union Summit, "Investing in Agriculture for Economic Growth and Food Security," 24 June--3 July 2009, Sirte, Libya
--World Economic Forum on Africa, June 10-12, 2009, Cape Town, South Africa (via Geneva, Switzerland)
-- MED-IT 2009: Salons d'affaires sur les spécialisés IT (Informatique, Internet, & Télécoms): Alger--Casablanca--Tunis (mai, novembre et décembre 2009) Organisé par Label France, XCOM, et UBIFRANCE--Agence française pour le développement international des entreprises.
-- Africa Commission Final Meeting, May 2009, The Copenhagen Statement, and 2009 Final Report
-- IST-Africa 2009 Conference & Exhibition, 6-8 May 2009, Kampala, Uganda
-- "Science, Technology and Environment in Africa," March 27-29, 2009, University of Texas, Austin
-- 12th African Union Summit--"Infrastructure Development in Africa," January 26-February 3, 2009, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
-- Accra High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, September 2-4, 2008, Accra, Ghana (OECD-DAC Secretariat, The World Bank, and The Government of Ghana)
-- 7th AGOA Forum, Washington, DC, July 14-16, 2008
-- 2008 G8 Summit, Hokkaido, Japan, July 6-9, 2008
-- 11th African Union Summit: "Meeting the Millennium Development Goals on Water and Sanitation," 24 June--1 July 2008, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
-- 25th FAO Regional Conference for Africa, 16--20 June 2008, Nairobi, Kenya
-- 4th Tokyo International Conference on African Development, May 28-30, 2008, Yokohama, Japan
-- 10th African Union Summit, 25 January--2 February 2008, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
-- EU-Africa Summit 2007, December 8-9, 2007, Lisbon, Portugal -and- African Union on Africa-EU Summit 2007
-- << Enjeux et Perspectives des Biocarburants pour l'Afrique >> Conférence internationale à Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, du 27 au 29 novembre 2007
-- 8th African Crop Science Society Conference, October 27-31, 2007, El-Minia, Egypt
-- 6th AGOA Forum, July 18-19, 2007, Accra, Ghana (via Export.Gov)
-- MED-IT 2007: Rencontres d'affaires sur les technologies de l'information: Alger--Casablanca--Tunis--Dakar (avril, juin, octobre, et décembre 2007) Organisé par Label France, XCOM, et UBIFRANCE--Agence française pour le développement international des entreprises.
-- 3rd Annual International Conference on Computing and ICT Research: SREC07, August 5-8, 2007, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
--9th African Union Summit, 25 June--6 July 2007, Accra, Ghana
-- Sommet Afrique-France 2007: 24ème Conférence des chefs d'Etat d'Afrique et de France, 15-16 février 2007, Cannes, France
-- 8th African Union Summit, January 22-30, 2007, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
-- Africa-South America Summit 2006, November 26-30, 2006, Abuja, Nigeria (via African Union, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
-- 7th AU Summit, June 25-July 2, 2006, Banjul, The Gambia
-- United Nations Capital Development Fund: Conférence des Nations Unies sur L'inclusion financière en Afrique, Dakar, Sénégal, 5-6 juin 2006 = United Nations Conference on Financial Inclusion in Africa (New York)
-- 6th AU Summit, January 11-24, 2006, Khartoum, Sudan
-- E-Learning Africa 2006: 1st International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training, May 24-26, 2006, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Co-sponsored by UN Economic Commission for Africa, European Commission, SchoolNetAfrica. See also: French version.
-- NEPAD Council: "ICTe Africa 2006 Conference", 17-21 May 2006, Nairobi, Kenya (South Africa)
-- Leon H. Sullivan Summit VII, July 17-21, 2006, Abuja, Nigeria (Washington, DC)
-- Africa Rice Congress, 31 July-4 August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Under the distinguished patronage of the Tanzanian Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives. (via WARDA--Africa Rice Center, Cotonou, Benin)
-- 23ème Sommet des Chefs d'Etat d'Afrique et de France, du 3 au 4 décembre 2005, Bamako, Mali
-- World Summit on the Information Society, Tunis, Tunisia, 16-18 November 2005 = Sommet mondial sur la société de l'information, Tunis 2005 (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland)
--The Centre for Conflict Resolution Seminar: "Building an African Union for the 21st Century: Relations with Regional Economic Communities (RECs), NEPAD and Civil Society", 20-22 August 2005 (Cape Town, South Africa)
-- G8 Information Centre, 2005- (University of Toronto Library, Toronto, Canada)
-- US-Africa Business Summit, June 21-24, 2005, Baltimore, Maryland
-- ICTEAfrica--1st Continental Exhibition, Conference and Media Event, 17-21 May 2005, Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya (via Global Fairs TT-Messe, Osnabrück, Germany)
-- Open Access 2005, 3rd International Workshop, 10-11 May 2005, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique
-- Colloque << Filières d'exportation de produit agricoles du Sud >> à Bamako, Mali, l'Institut d'Economie Rurale, du 6 au 8 avril 2005 (via Agence universitaire de la Francophonie--Bureau Afrique de l'Ouest, Campus numérique francophone de Dakar, Sénégal)
-- World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) African Regional Conference, 2-4 February 2005, Accra, Ghana
-- 4th African Union Summit, 24-31 January 2005, Abuja, Nigeria = 4ème Sommet de l'Union Africaine
-- Marrakech : Le rôle et la place des médias dans la société de l'information en Afrique et dans les pays arabes -- Conférence internationale de suivi du sommet mondial sur la société de l'information, du 22 au 24 novembre 2004 Sommet Mondial sur la Société de l'Information, Genève 2003 -- Tunis 2005. (Maroc, Ministère de la Communication, Rabat)
-- ICT Conference--"Building the ICT Capacity of African Universities for Promoting Development", November 19-20, 2004, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
-- African Development Forum IV: "Governance for a Progressing Africa", 11-15 October 2004, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa)
-- Conference on "African Development and Poverty Reduction: The Macro-Micro Linkage," Somerset West, South Africa, 13-15 October 2004. Co-sponsored by the Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town, Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, and Cornell University. (Cape Town, South Africa)
-- Mali Symposium on Applied Sciences, Bamako, August 2-5, 2004 = Symposium Malien sur les Sciences Appliquées. (Maliwatch, USA; Bamako, Mali)
-- European Union--Africa Cotton Forum, Paris, France, 5-6 July 2004
-- 3rd Annual African Union Summit, 6-8 July 2004, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
-- "Assessing South Africa's Economic Role in Africa" Joint Conference, Chatham House and the South African Institute of International Affairs, 9-10 June 2004 (Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, UK)
-- International Chamber of Commerce 35th World Congress, Marrakesh, Morocco, 6-9 June 2004 (Paris, France ; New York, USA)
-- Africa 2004 ITU Telecom, Cairo, Egypt, May 4-8, 2004 (via International Telecommunication Union, a UN specialized agency, Geneva, Switzerland)
-- AITEC West Africa 2004: The West African Computer, Communications & Office Equipment Exhibition, 4-6 May 2004, Accra, Ghana (Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana)
-- Faire face à la crise du coton en Afrique de l'Ouest: éléments clés du débat (Cotonou, Bénin, mars 2004) (Documents et ressources supplémentaires)
-- IDLELO: First African Conference on the Digital Commons, January 11-15, 2004, Cape Town, South Africa. Co-sponsored by The Free Software, Open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA), and African Virtual Open Initiatives and Resources (AVOIR) project, in collaboration with the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). (University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa)
-- Declaration de la conférence des chefs d'état et de gouvernement, Niamey, Niger, le 10 janvier 2004 (en format PDF)
Voir aussi la page d'accueil de l'Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
-- Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran, and Turkey: 10th Annual Conference, 16-18 December 2003, Marrakesh, Morocco (via ERF, Cairo, Egypt)
-- World Summit on the Information Society, 10-12 December 2003, Geneva, Switzerland (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland)
-- United Nations Forum on Science & Technology Parks: New and Emerging Technologies, November 30-December 1, 2003, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (via Innovation Philadelphia)
Presentations on potential projects in Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Senegal; among others.
-- 5th Annual African Development Finance Conference and Awards 2003, 8-9 October 2003, Johannesburg, South Africa (via Africa Centre for Investment Analysis, University of Stellenbosch, Bellville, South Africa)
-- World Trade Organization: Fifth WTO Ministerial Conference, 10-14 September 2003, Cancún, Mexico (General website)
-- Colloque international << Les fractures numériques Nord/Sud en question: quels enjeux? quels partenariats? >> 25-28 août 2003, Université d'été de la communication d'Hourtin, Gironde, France. A l'initiative de AFRICA'NTI du Centre d'Etudes d''Afrique Noire, Université Bordeaux IV et l'Institut Méditerranéen de la Culture et de la Communication.
Voir: La présentation des thèmes -- et -- le programme détaillé
-- 6th Biennial Leon H. Sullivan Summit, July 12-19, 2003, Abuja, Nigeria
-- Official Website of African Union Summit, July 4-12, 2003, Maputo, Mozambique (with post-summit updates)
-- Corporate Council on Africa: 2003 US-Africa Business Summit -- "Building Partnerships", June 24-27, 2003, Washington, DC
-- World Economic Forum: Report on the Africa Economic Summit, June 2003, Durban, South Africa and Other WEF Annual Meetings Since 1999
-- AITEC West Africa 2003: The West African Computer, Communications & Office Equipment Exhibition, 14-16 May 2003, Accra, Ghana (Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana)
-- African Telecom Summit: "Technologies, Networks and Applications for Least Cost Access," 12-14 March 2003. Maputo, Mozambique (via African Telecom Summit, Accra, Ghana)
General information about the meetings and links to a variety of interested telecommunications companies.
-- "Seminar on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Africa = Séminaire sur la mine artisanale et la mine à petite échelle en Afrique", Yaoundé, Cameroon, 19-22 November 2002: Programme and Report. Co-sponsored by the United Nations and the International Center for Training and Exchanges in the Geosciences. (UN Division for Sustainable Development, New York)
-- CODATU Conference, 12-15 novembre 2002, Lomé, Togo (A l'initiative de la Coopération pour le Développement et l'Amélioration des Transports Urbains et Périurbains, Lyon, France)
-- African Union Summit, June 28 - July 10, 2002, Durban, South Africa (Government of South Africa, Pretoria)
This is the official English language web site for the OAU/AU Summit....inaugurating the new "African Union" and discussions on "Peace, Development and Prosperity: The African Century".
-- Africa and World Summit on the Information Society -- "Bamako 2002", 26-30 May 2002, Bamako, Mali (African Information Society Initiative--AISI, UN Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa; via Geneva, Switzerland)
General information, documents, and related links. See also, the French version.
-- Fifth Africa Governance Forum: "Local Governance for Poverty Reduction in Africa", Maputo, Mozambique, 23-25 May 2002 (via UN Development Programme, New York)
General information and issue and country papers in downloadable PDF (English and some in French).
-- African Development Forum III: "Defining Priorities for Regional Integration", 3-8 March 2002, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (UN Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa)
"The aim of the African Development Forum is to present the key stakeholders in African development (governments, civil society, the private sector, researchers and academics, intergovernmental organisations and donors) with the results of current research and opinion on key development issues in order to formulate shared goals and priorities, draft action programmes and define the environment that will enable African countries to implement these programmes."
ADF III official coverage
ADF III Pre-Forum Discussions (AllAfrica.Com, Washington, DC)
-- 11th Annual AFCOM ICT Conference, September 10-12, 2002, Dulles Airport, Virginia
This site offers general and registration information. A "Telecommunications Business to Government Conference"--with a minimum of 20 government ministers of communications expected to attend and to present country status reports.
General information on this expo, including papers and reports from previous conferences and events.
-- Business Day's NEPAD Conference, December 5-6, 2002, Cape Town (ABSA Corporate & Merchant Bank and Omega Investment Research, South Africa)
-- Horn of Africa Regional Conference on Women and Information and Communications Technology, 11-15 February 2002, Nairobi, Kenya (African Centre for Women, Information & Communications Technology, Nairobi, Kenya)
The site provides general conference information, online registration (until February 1st), and links to information about ACWICT.
-- Johannesburg Summit 2002: World Summit on Sustainable Development, 26 August to 4 September 2002, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, New York)
General information about preparations for the 2002 follow-up to the 1992 Rio de Janeiro "Earth Summit" of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development; plus related information and links.
Jo'burg Summit 2002 Documents (Preparatory committee reports and remarks)
-- "The African Household -- Virtual Conference": An Exploration of Census Data, November 21-24, 2001 (African Census Analysis Project--ACAP, Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia)
This site offers an overall framework for discussion, as well as a set of papers and data...see the "Table of Contents" and "Inventory" at the bottom of the first page. "The African Census Analysis Project (ACAP) is a collaborative initiative between the University of Pennsylvania and African institutions specializing in demographic research and training." See also, the ACAP Homepage.
-- Corporate Council on Africa: "The US-Africa Business Summit: Building Global Partnerships," September 16-20, 2001, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (CCA, Washington, DC)
General conference information on the 3rd biennial summit of the CCA.
-- "Business Finance in Africa" Conference -- Call for Papers: April 21-22, 2001, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, UK (via Journal of African Business, University of Toledo, Ohio)
-- "Development policy in Africa: public and private perspectives" -- 2001 CSAE Conference, Keble College, Oxford, UK, March 30-31, 2001 (Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford University, UK)
Contact information only.
-- World Institute for Development Economics Research: WIDER Development Conference on Debt Relief, 17-18 August 2001, Helsinki, Finland (via WIDER, United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan)
The programme and conference papers in PDF format are still available --- several are Africa-related.
-- World Education Forum = Forum Mondial de l'Education, 26-28 avril 2000, Dakar, Sénégal
Update bulletins on progress towards the international goals of "Education for All". The site provides general information about the 2000 conference, plus current news, and related links...in English or French.
-- 21st FAO Regional Conference for Africa, Yaoundé, Cameroon, 21-25 February 2000 (Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome)
General information and documents from the conference. See also the French version.
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Book Review: Finding Home by Becky Field
November 8th, 2021 by Hans Durrer
David Afutu came from Ghana to work on a farm and learn how to grow greens using hydroponic technology. He has since returned to his country to share his knowledge with other farmers.
Photographer Becky Field photographed and interviewed many of New Hampshire's immigrants and refugees. She interviewed forty people, from different countries, with different stories. Some are men, some women, they differ in age and why they left their home countries, and how come they settled in New Hampshire.
"The photographs were usually taken in a home or work setting. As a documentary photographer, I wanted my images to add to the story of who the people are," writes Becky Field in the preface. Did the people portrayed have a say in how they wanted to pose and to be photographed respectively? Or differently put: Was it the photographer's wish to portray them in the way they're shown? Or was it a decision taken together? I can only guess, of course, but it seems to me that it must have been a collaborative undertaking – the fifth-generation Baptist in front of the First Baptist Church, the dancer who wants to show her culture and thus performs in a traditional dress, the garden lover in his garden.
From the preface I also learn how Becky Field conducted the interviews, I think such information most valuable for, as far as I'm concerned, understanding the process ("Soon the questions were put aside and the story went on in its own unique direction.") that led to this well done book is as essential as the result.
The ones portrayed tell the readers what they have left behind, and why they had wanted to come to the United States. Although their stories vary considerably (no wonder – they come from all over the globe), they all had hoped for a better life. And for safety. What I however largely missed (for my main interest is in how people manage when on unknown territory) was information about what baffled, irritated, and annoyed them in their new homes.
Olivia Babin, who hails from Ukraine, stated: "We arrived in Manchester, New Hampshire, in December 2001. First thing I noticed was that the streets were empty. In Ukraine, everyone walks in the streets and takes their babies out every day." This brings to mind my own experience when visiting the US for the first time, in 1978, as a tourist – the empty streets of small town America where walking around seemed suspicious.
Mahboba Akhtarzadah graduated on a full scholarship from Southern New Hampshire University. A polio survivor from Afghanistan, she now is a computer technologist in Virginia and speaks to American audiences about the rights for Afghan women, people with disabilities, and education for all.
The initial problem of Hari Maya Adhikari & Prem Sagar Khatiwada, musicians from Nepal, was snow, and then the heat. "First we went to Maryland. There was a lot of snow, so we didn't like that. Then we performed in Texas, but it was so hot!" Living in New Hampshire they think however is perfect. "We found so many loving and helpful friends and a big Nepali community here."
For Martha Susana Thompson, born in Venezuela to Colombian parents, it was also the first time she saw snow. Reading this makes me think of my Cuban ex-wife's first encounter with snow – she tried to catch the flakes with her open mouth. And of a young Thai girl in Munich, who, upon seeing for the first time snow falling from the sky, got scared and started to run for cover.
I'm especially fond of the portrait of Emelyne Adios from Burundi, who's well known for her clothing designs, because she makes me smile. "I first worked at Burger King. I didn't know how to make a sandwich. Soon I could make two sandwiches in forty-five seconds … I love to talk and now have a job doing that. I speak French, English, Kinyarwanda, Swahili, and Kirundi." Wonderful!
Dadhi Rai was born in Bhutan, but fled to a refugee camp in Nepal after his farm was seized by the Bhutanese military. He and his family spent about 20 years in the camp before he was resettled in the United States. He is skilled at making just about anything from bamboo.
There is an introduction by Gary Samson, a professor emeritus of photography, who thankfully reminded me of Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine, two of the prominent socially engaged photographers of their time, "who documented the influx of refugees and immigrants to America, their work often exposing difficulties encountered in making a new life in their adopted land." And, there is also a foreword by George Bruno, Esq., a retired US ambassador, who, among other things, states: "Immigrants, and by extension refugees, are good for America. They enrich our culture, bolster our workforce, enhance our creativity, pay taxes, and strengthen our economy. Fifty percent of CEOs in the United States are immigrants or descendants of immigrants." I must admit, I do find this a rather rosy picture that does not correspond with the experience of immigration that I gained as interpreter for the Swiss authorities.
And that is my (slight) problem with this (I repeat: well done) book. It paints a picture of immigration that is too positive and does not reflect the reality in which intercultural problems (and at times hostilities) happen on a daily basis. But then, why should it? Becky Field seemed to have something else in mind. "I hope that these stories and photos inspire us all to feel fortunate and honored to have immigrants as our neighbors and leaders."
The afore mentioned documentary photographers Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine wanted to better the living conditions of the ones they portrayed, what Becky Field does in this tome is different – she gives a throughly positive account of the immigration experience and thus conveys a message of hope. And, this is what our times desperately seem to need most.
Finding Home: Portraits and Memories of Immigrants
by Becky Field
Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, New Hampshire 2021
www.perpublisher.com
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Hans Durrer is an author and addiction counsellor based in Switzerland. www.hansdurrer.com/, 12-step-addiction-treatment.blogspot.ch/. Two of his books are in English: Ways of Perception, Bangkok 2006; Framing the World, Houston 2011.
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One response to "Book Review: Finding Home by Becky Field"
Chuckie says:
Now this is real on-site photography! It is not really portrait photography, it is having the people in their natural setting, and it is not always easy! Thank you for sharing such lovely photos

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Rick Ray, MSFS
rray@rethinkwealth.com
Rick Ray is a Partner of Rethink Wealth, LLC and the Founder/CEO of Wealth Design Group, LLC.
First and foremost, Rick is a coach at heart. A former high school and college football coach, Rick became the youngest person to be named AAAA Louisiana Sportswriters Association Coach of the Year. He earned the honor at age 26 after leading a high school program riding a 30-game losing streak to the state semifinals in his first year as head coach. After deciding he wanted to make a career change, Rick found financial planning, an industry he has now been in for 33 years.
Financial planning firms should exist to empower families and businesses to experience purpose, freedom and abundance. It is Rick's personal mission to inspire and coach families, businesses and other financial advisors on the truths of investing while helping them design a plan that supports their purpose.
Growing up, Rick's parents instilled a love for learning that he still carries to this day. This love prompted him to obtain several professional designations, including a master's degree in financial services (MSFS). Rick is Certified in Trust and Estates (CES) and also carries the designation as a Certified Exit Planner (CExP).
Rick believes that one of the best ways to learn is to do so from experts in their respective fields, including The Strategic Coach's Dan Sullivan, Mission Driven Advisor's Steve D'Annunzio, Oshins and Associates' Dick Oshins and Strategies for Wealth's Ron Rosbruch.
An active member in the financial services industry for many years, Rick has served as President of the Houston Chapter of the Society of Financial Professionals, as well as on the Board of Directors for the Houston Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. Rick is a member of General Agent and Managers Association and has served as Legislative Circle Program Chairperson for the Advanced Association of Life Underwriters. Rick has also served on the Guardian Life Insurance Company of Americas Field Advisory Board four times.
Outside of the office, Rick is the father of two adult children: Jordan and Micayla.
Even at age 62, Rick maintains a passion for nutrition and fitness that stems from his days as an athlete and coach. He loves sports and the outdoors, is an avid golfer and PADI Master Scuba Diver, summited Mount Kilimanjaro for his 55th birthday, and was recently training to compete in a bodybuilding competition, which was unfortunately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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August 16, 2017 Our Stories
Inniswood Village residents move into their new home with the help of National Church Residences volunteers
By Elizabeth Randolph
Erandolph@nationalresidences.org
Move-ins started on August 15 and now the first wave of new residents can call Inniswood Village home!
Volunteers from both National Church Residences and Downsize with a Heart, a program through Furniture Bank of Ohio, were in attendance to assist the residents with bringing in furniture, clothing and other items. A lemonade stand was also available to refresh volunteers in the almost 90-degree weather.
The community is adjacent to the peaceful and serene Inniswood Metro Gardens and offers residents a carefree and maintenance-free lifestyle. Amenities include a chapel, library, bistro, club room, wellness center, guest suite and community room. "There are 40 senior living apartments in this building," said Tiffany Affolter, Corporate Marketing Director in the Senior Living division. "It's a two-story building and has a [underground] parking garage."
For some residents, moving into Inniswood Village is the first time they've had to downsize from a family home to an apartment. This is the reality for Bette Coles, one of Inniswood Village's firstresidents. "Before I moved here I had a six-bedroom house," said Coles. "At first I thought 'this isn't enough room' but I'm really looking forward to not having to do any repairs because it was an old house."
Coles, who is from North Columbus, says the decision to move to Inniswood Village seemed like something she was destined to do. "My husband passed away last July and he loved Inniswood Metro Gardens," said Coles. "He worked as a bus driver in Westerville for years. Inniswood Village just seemed like the perfect place for me."
While she says moving can be stressful, Coles is happy to be in her new home. "I'm looking forward to meeting everyone," she said. "Once I get everything situated it's going to be great."
Inniswood Village is set to have approximately 15 new residents by August 18.
Bette Coles in her apartment
Coles with her nephew in her apartment
Volunteers from "Downsize with a heart" with a new Inniswood resident
Doug Himes, VP of Operations for Residential Services is working hard in an Inniswood Village apartment.
Items provided by Inniswood Village staff to residents
Lemonade stand to refresh volunteers
National Church Residences' Atlanta Resident Naomi Barber King Opens Her Home, History and Heart
Commons at Chantry and Heart of Ohio come together to bring free backpacks and health tips to residents


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[NOLIN, Jean-Baptiste (1657-1725)] and Jean-Baptiste NOLIN II (1686-1762)
L'Afrique Dressée Sur les Relationes les Plus Recentes et rectifiées sur les dernieres observations
Paris: Chez l'auteur rue s.Jacques au dessous de la rue Mathurins a l'Enseigne de la Place des Victoires, 1740. Copper-engraved wall map, with original outline colour, of four joined sheets, surrounded by text and vignettes printed on separate sheets, backed onto old linen, with contemporary wooden rollers, overall in very good condition. Sheet size: 49 x 55 inches.
A rare and monumental wall map of Africa by a great French master of cartography.
Jean-Baptiste Nolin was one of the most accomplished and certainly the most ambitious French cartographer of his era. He founded what ultimately became a family empire in Paris in the 1680s. Exceptionally, he managed to marry superlative decorative ornamentation with the serious objective of producing maps that reflected the most advanced rendering of geographical detail. The artistic élan of his compositions evinced a style that preserved the rhetorical ambitions of the Baroque ethic, while anticipating the playful elegance of the Rococo period. His masterpieces, many like the present wall map, were monumental in scale and represented Nolin's desire to overwhelm his competition in what was a very challenging market. Highly controversial, Nolin occasionally described himself as "the Engraver to the King", an appointment of which the royal court was curiously never apprised. In his endeavour to include the very latest geographical details on his maps, he seldom hesitated to acquire information from his eminent contemporaries, most notably Guillaume De L'Isle and Vincenzo Maria Coronelli, Jean-Dominique Cassini and the Sieur de Tillemon. At times these rivals were not appreciative of Nolin's adoption of their intellectual property, as De L'Isle successfully sued Nolin for plagiarism in 1705. However, the larger-than-life Nolin always seemed to transcend these challenges, leaving a thriving enterprise to be taken up by his son.
The present map was created in 1740 by Jean-Baptiste Nolin II, largely based on earlier maps produced by his father. Geographically, the map is relatively progressive, however it showcases some rather curious speculations. The coastlines are well defined, having been explored for over two-hundred and fifty years, however, the heart of Africa remains an enigma. In the absence of direct observation, the European imagination was given free reign. In this light, Nolin adopts the seventeenth-century conceptions popularized by De L'Isle and Coronelli that the Nile was somehow connected to the Niger River, even though both rivers flow in different directions to terminate at points thousands of miles apart. Furthermore, the written descriptions of the continent's inhabitants are replete with archaic legends of bizarre and monstrous races.
The presented map is an artistically virtuous composition on a monumental scale, the image being surrounded by thirty vignettes that depict events from African history. The focus of the vignettes is on the better known North African regions, however, there is also a great deal of attention paid to French commercial activities in Guinea. Each vignette is set within an elaborate baroque frame of a unique design, and is accompanied by textual narratives. The detailed description at the bottom is entitled "Description Geographique de L'Afrique." The large title cartouche is framed by period rocaille swirls, and is inhabited by an optimistic scene depicting the amicable commerce between Africans and Europeans, as well as a dedication to Louis XV.
This wall map is one of the greatest subjects of the Nolins' legacy, not only being a masterful work of art and a fascinating image that tests the very limits of European geographical knowledge, but also a vivid record of a dramatic transitional period in the history of cartography, and of society in general.
Tooley, Maps of Africa , p.86, plate 67.
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