African Business Guide
Internet Sources: BUSINESS AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS
A selective list of links to the homepages of national and international
trade and other professional associations focused on private investment
in the African region.
- ACP Business Forum
http://www.acpbusiness.org
The ACP Business formum promotes linkages and collaboration
among ACP private sector actors and their EU business partners
in the formulation and implementation of ACP-EU cooperation
at national, sub-regional, regional and global levels;
- Africa
Energy Forum
http://www.energynet.co.uk/aef/index.htm
The Africa Energy Forum, now in its fourth year,
is committed to supporting economic development and reducing
poverty in Africa through promoting investment in the Continent's
power, gas, renewable energy, and water sectors. The forum
provides conferences, internet services, and information exchange.
- Africaglobal.com
http://africaglobal.com
"An international investment and trade consulting
firm."
- Africa
Investment Forum
http://www.energynet.co.uk/aif/index.htm
The Africa Investment Forum promotes investment in
Africa's infrastructure sectors (other than energy and water)
through conferences and internet services. It also promotes
general investment in African countries and regions.
- African Trade Institute
http://www.wtcc.org/
Established in 1998, the African Trade Institute
of the World Trade Center Chicago focuses on building linkages
to facilitate Illinois-Africa trade and investment. From the
World Trade Center Chicago home page, select the link to the
African Trade Institute.
- African
Business Roundtable (ABRT)
http://www.africast.com/roundtable.shtml
Established in 1989, ABRT is an organization of prominent
businessmen and women in Africa who serve as emissaries to
the global business community as advocates for business opportunities
in Africa.
- Business Council Europe-Africa-Mediterranean
(BCEAM)
http://www.bceam.org/
BCEAM represents more than 1500 European Union firms
engaged in economic activity in North Africa and in the sub-Saharan
African countries.
- Center for International
Private Enterprise (CIPE)
http://www.cipe.org/
CIPE is a Washington-based organization that promotes
democratic consolidation, private enterprise and market-oriented
economic reform around the globe. The Forum on Economic Freedom
is the online information service of CIPE.
- Corporate Council on
Africa (CCA)
http://www.africacncl.org
American organization advocating for policies and
activities that will enhance business relations between the
United States and Africa.
- Eastern and Southern African
Business Organization (ESABO)
http://www.comesa.int
ESABO is the private sector organization for 24African
countries in the COMESA and SADC regional blocs.
- G-77 Chambers of Commerce & Industry
http://www.g77tin.org/
Provides links to chambers of commerce in several
developing nations.
- Ghana
Association of Women Entrepreneurs (GAWE)
http://www.usaid.gov/regions/afr/pressrelease/pr60299.html
Established in 1993, GAWK is the brainchild of a
small group of Ghanaian women who recognized the need for women
entrepreneurs to become more actively involved in international
markets and to advocate for more liberalized policies on trade
and investment.
- Global Coalition
for Africa
http://www.gca-cma.org/emenu.htm
An intergovernmental forum that brings together African
policymakers and partners in the international community to
build consensus on African development issues.
- International Chamber
of Commerce
http://www.iccwbo.org/
Members from 63 national committees and over 7000
member companies and associations from over 130 countries throughout
the world present ICC views to their governments and coordinate
with their membership to address the concerns of the business
community.
- International Federation
of Customs Brokers Associations
http://www.ifcba.org/
The IFCBA encourages and facilitate co-operation
amongst national customs brokerage associations at the international
level and facilitates the exchange of information and ideas
on matters affecting national customs brokerage associations
- Sahel and West Africa
Club (OECD)
http://www.oecd.org/sah/
The Club facilitates links between North and South
and between public and private sectors.
- Southern African Development
Community (SADC)
http://www.sadc-usa.net
Official website of the Southern African Development
Community.
- Sister Cities International
http://www.sister-cities.org
A national membership organization for sister
city, county, and state programs in the United States. SCI,
represents 1,200 U.S. cities, counties, and states and their
2,100 partners in 125 countries.
- Southern African Enterprise
Network (SAEN)
http://www.saen.info/
Established in 1998, the national grassroots "Enterprise
Network" is composed of entrepreneurs and indigenous
corporations interested in cross-border trade and investment
in the African private sector.
-
U.S.- Africa Free Enterprise Education Foundation & Business Association
http://www.usafrica.com
A non-profit organization designed to promote
trade and investment between the United States and Africa
through networking, trade missions, trade shows and conferences.
(Web site not located as viewed December 2, 2003)
- U.S.-Angola Chamber
of Commerce
http://www.us-angola.org/
"A non-profit organization of businesses
united to promote trade and investment between the United
States and Angola."
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce
http://www.uschamber.org
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest
business federation, representing nearly three miillion companies,
3,000 state and local chambers, 775 business associations
and 85 American Chambers of Commerce abroad.
- U.S. Council for International
Business
http://www.uscib.org
"The United States Council for International
Business advances the global interests of American business
both at home and abroad. It is the American affiliate of
the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Business
and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC) to the OECD, and the
International Organisation of Employers (IOE). As such, it
officially represents U.S. business positions both in the
main intergovernmental bodies and vis-á-vis foreign
business communities and their governments."
- West African Enterprise Network
(WAEN)
http://www.waen.com
Established in 1993, the national grassroots "Enterprise
Network" is composed of entrepreneurs and indigenous
corporations interested in cross-border trade and investment
in the African private sector. WAEN member countries include
Benin, Burkina Faos, Chad Cote d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana,
Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo.
- World Chambers of
Commerce Network (WCN)
http://www.worldchambers.com
Site includes a worldwide directory of chambers
of commerce
- World Trade Center Association
(WTCA)
http://iserve.wtca.org/
The World Trade Center Association (WTCA) is the
world's largest, private business network, with over 300
center in nearly 100 countries. WTCC has over 400 members
and alliances with leading industry associations
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