Southern African Business Leaders shine at the AABLA

Leaders of 15 southern African countries will gather for an annual summit on Monday as the region grapples with serious food shortages that have left a record number of people needing aid.

Business executives in East Africa are optimistic about the regional economy despite insecurity in Kenya and weakening currencies, a new survey indicates.

 

African businessman and philanthropist Tony Elumelu.

Oxford, United Kingdom.  African businessman and philanthropist Tony Elumelu has called on business leaders to make decisions that will increase economic and social wealth, and promote development in the communities and nations in which they operate. Mr. Elumelu, the Chairman of Heirs Holdings and the Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, stated this in a closing keynote speech titled,“Africapitalism as a Catalyst for Development in...

Dr Álvaro Sobrinho and HE Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal.

*$5million committed by African Governments and ‘Africa Business Champions for Science’ during launch hosted by HE President Macky Sall of Senegal

*Will award grants for 10,000 PhD scholarships in Africa over ten years, as part of the World Bank ‘Partnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET)’ programme

*Declaration of the founding countries (Ethiopia, Rwanda and Senegal) to now be...

>US and African political leaders and corporate chiefs will get down to business Tuesday as Washington hopes an historic summit will trigger a surge in trade and investment between the two sides.

The Bayelsa State Government of Nigeria (http://www.bayelsa.gov.ng) says it has concluded arrangements to host global business leaders between 16th and 18th July, 2014, at its maiden investment and economic forum with the theme ‘Unlocking Bayelsa State’s Economic Potentials’.

Disclosing this at a press briefing in Lagos, the State Commissioner of Trade, Industry and Investment, Barrister Kemela Okara said the Forum was in line with the present administration’s economic blueprint of a...

Background
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) currently has fifteen Member States with a population of approximately 250 million people and a combined GDP of USD 467.3 billion (2006). The overall objective of SADC is to achieve development and economic growth, which is to be attained through increased regional integration, built on democratic principles and equitable and sustainable development.
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is made up of Angola, Botswana,...

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