This update has been provided by Kalilou Dama, representing the International Business Innovation Association
POLICY
AFRICA: 3rd ACBF Forum in Harare on May 3-5
AFRICA: May 17th , the 2nd Meeting of the Continental Free Trade Area Negotiating Forum (CFTA-NF), kicked off in Addis Ababa.
AFRICA- USA: Macon Phillips, Coordinator of the Bureau of International Information Programs, travelled to Senegal, Ghana, and Uganda (May 18-26) to engage with the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Network and discussed entrepreneurship and public outreach on digital platforms with stakeholders
AFRICA – USA: On May 19 in Ghana, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) hosted a networking event for African entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors.
WAEMU: May 17th, West Africa Monetary Union zone Experts meeting held in Bamako to prepare the 7th Ministerial conference on vocational training for enhance job creation and youth Entrepreneurship
INDUSTRY
West Africa countries concerned
AFRICA- SINGAPORE: International Enterprise (IE) Singapore’s Africa Singapore Business Forum (ASBF) 24-25 August
AFRICA: GE and Santa Clara University’s Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship have announced a partnership that focuses on training and mentoring social entrepreneurs working on maternal and child health innovations in sub-Saharan Africa.
AFRICA: on May 17th, Malian citizen Bazinwear leader GAGNY LAH passed away in Paris
WEST & CENTRAL AFRICA: DMWA Resources will target plays and partnerships across West and Central Africa.
MALI: Engineers days celebrated Entrepreneurship in several industries, on late April in Bamako
MALI: Malian Real estate companies annual exhibition in Paris (France) on mid May
NIGERIA: on April 27, JMG has been appointed by Thyssenkrupp elevator as their official distributor in Nigeria for their elevators & escalators products
NIGERIA: From Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 June 2016, the 4th Nollywood Week Film Festival in Paris
NIGERIA: May 21st, The Manufacturing Association of Nigeria has inaugurated its Large Corporation Group
SENEGAL: International saloon focused on vocational trainings and employment
OTHER UPDATES
SADC- EU - GERMANY: On 27th April 2016, the German Federal Cabinet approved the signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) of the European Union with the SADC member states.
ANGOLA: On April 28th in Luanda, Capstone Turbine of the United States has been presented to enhance country business and production goals,
BOSTWANA: African Internet Summit (AIS) in Gaborone (29 May to 10 June 2016)
CAMEROON: Invest to Cameroon Forum held on mid May
EAST AFRICA: on May 10th, the Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies, has announced the launch of the Seed Transformation Program in East Africa
ETHIOPIA: the 4th Africa Business Forum to be held on Wednesday, June 1st, 2016 , Addis Ababa,
ETHIOPIA: A UK trade mission to Ethiopia led by Prime Minister David Cameron’s stayed in Addis Ababa from 10-12 May.
EQUATORIAL GUINEA: The Bank of Guinea Equatorial introduced Moneygram service on mid May
KENYA: May 9th, a new design studio that opens in Mombasa, promises to advance the leather market providing artisanal skills and fashion design expertise
MADAGASCAR: opening, on late April, of a School for generating culture companies
MALAWI & UGANDA: May 5th, One Acre Fund that supplies smallholder farmers with the financing and training announced the official opening of its Malawi and Uganda operations.
MOROCCO: 1200 exhibitors attended the Meknes Agriculture Fare opened on April 26
MOROCCO: El Baraka and BMCE Bank integrated Islamic Finance services
RWANDA: May 9th,government and business leaders gathering for the Grow Africa Investment Forum and the World Economic Forum on Africa (WEF) in Kigali (where the PwC’s Africa Business Agenda was released)
SOUTH AFRICA: Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit in Cape Town from 15th- 17th June
SOUTH AFRICA: May 9th, Moll of Africa opened in Johannesburg as the biggest market in Africa
SOUTH AFRICA; Soweto fashion week end on late May
TANZANIA: Tigo will this year be investing over US$ 75 million on the network expansion
TANZANIA: The Tanzania International Forum For Investments 12-14 July 2016.
ZAMBIA: Zambia and other Commonwealth member states are set to benefit from the Commonwealth-First program, created by the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council
ZIMBABWE: May 18th, Australia’s Trade Commissioner for Southern Africa, visited Harare
PRIZES & AWARDS
- May, 25th in Lusaka- Africa Bankers awards on the sideline of the AfDB annuals meetings
- Orange is launching a call for candidates for the 2016 Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East Orange.com
- The Group BMCE Bank of Africa announces the closing of Round 1 of the second edition of the African Entrepreneurship Award (https://AfricanEntrepreneurshipAward.com )
- MaliAppChalenge Awads with Createam and Impacthub
- The first App Afrique healthcare Awars powwered by RFI won by Dr Bagayogo from MALI