This update has been provided by Kalilou Dama, representing the International Business Innovation Association
POLICY
AFRICA UNION: H.E Mr. Erastus Mwencha, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission during the 4th World Coffee conference, called for definite and sustainable approaches to address the plight of the African coffee farmers
AFRICA- UK: The 18th annual Africa Energy Forum will be held on 21-24 June in London for the first time
MALI-CANADA: March 2nd , approval by the Mali Government of the Safe investment Agreement signed with Canada on nov 28th 2014
USA- AFRICA: March 23rd, The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s Development Finance Institution, announced the opening of OPIC’s first-ever West Africa and Central regional office, located in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire .
INDUSTRY
West Africa countries concern
AFRICA: At the side lines of the landmark China-OIC Forum 2016 in Beijing, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) and China-Africa Development Fund (CADFund), The MoU envisages to enhance trade and investment opportunities in 19 African countries
AFRICA: on March 7th in Cairo, Afreximbank and Ecobank committed to foster trade in Africa
AFRICA: the Oxford Business Forum Africa will focus on the theme ‘Unreasonable Africa’ celebrates individuals who are finding
AFRICA: The 6th Anzisha Prize application phase is now open,
CAPO VERDE: 10th March, 7th meeting of West African Capital Market Integration Council (WACMIC)
COTE D IVOIRE: 1st March, Visa Inc. announced its intention to open an office in Côte d'Ivoire
COTE D IVOIRE: Abidjan culture and show market MASA held on early March
GHANA: USAID and the Ghana Grains Council together hosted the first-ever Annual Southern Ghana Agribusiness Pre-Harvest Event on March 3, 2016, in Kumasi, Ghana.
GHANA: March 21st, launch of the Microfinance Companies Capacity Improvement Project granted by AFD
GHANA: Shea 2016: Enhancing Farm Value, an annual international conference hosted by the Global Shea Alliance with support from USAID held from March 21 to 23
MALI : Mali annual international farming Faire SIAGRI, on late March
NIGERIA: March 8th, the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women celebrated an innovative new initiative to empower women entrepreneurs to grow their businesses
NIGERIA: March 23rd , Uber launched its ride-sharing platform to the people of Abuja.
SENEGAL: first meeting for fostering Halal Business in Africa- March 3rd to 5th
SENEGAL: March 15th, launch of Teranga Capital Funds to empower SMEs
SENEGAL: March 16th, launch of <Reseau Entreprendre Dakar>
SIERRA LEONE: The Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL) in partnership with the UNDP, UNCDF, International Growth Centre (IGC) has ended a three-day West African Sub-regional workshop on mobile financial services on Wednesday, March 16.
Others countries in Africa
EGYPT: On Saturday March 26, the second annual Maker Faire, Sponsored by the U.S. Embassy, held in Cairo,
EGYPT: Representatives of nearly 50 American firms met with Egyptian government officials and private sector leaders on March 29 to discuss Egypt’s global economic competitiveness and to explore opportunities for expanding their operations in Egypt.
TANZANIA: The Internet Society will bring its annual Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) to Tanzania for the first time. 30 August- 1 September, 2016.
UGANDA: The next Africa Tax Symposium of IBFD International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation will take place in Entebbe, Uganda, from 4-6 May 2016
USA- AFRICA: delegations from across Africa expected to attend the 30th InBIA Conference on Business Incubation, to be held in Orlando from 16- 20 April 2016.
MALI, YES serial intensive Entrepreneurship trainings for 500 young people and women from across the country http://www.gew.co/events-list?country=Mali&gewYear=2015 .launched during the GEW started generating Businesses
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