Introduction Just as a wave gains huge momentum and power before crashing onto the shores of Africa’s dramatic coastline, so trade and growth are gaining huge momentum on this incredibly diverse continent. World Trade Centers is at the forefront of this burgeoning trade. It is on the cusp of a wave that is constantly gathering more energy. Using technology and integrating a growing global network of more than 1 million trade partners, in more than 300 Cities and 90 Countries, World Trade Centers – have successfully increased trade all over the world. The main purpose of a World Trade Centre is to meet the local and international business needs, of the region it serves. It supports business and government agencies involved in trade development, stimulating the economy, of the region it serves.
With half of Africa’s forests and water resources and trillion-dollar mineral reserves, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could become a powerhouse of African development provided multiple pressures on its natural resources are urgently addressed.
A major Post-Conflict Environmental Assessment of the DRC by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) underlines the global significance and extraordinary potential of the country’s natural and mineral resources.
However, the study warns of alarming trends including increased deforestation, species depletion, heavy metal pollution and land degradation from mining, as well as an acute drinking water crisis which has left an estimated 51 million Congolese without access to potable water.
Urgently bridging the skills-gap among young people through improved education and training will be one of the keys towards delivering a global Green Economy.
The consensus was reached at the Tunza International Conference for Children andYouth in Bandung, Indonesia, last month with over 1,400 young participants.
Nearly 40 per cent of the world’s unemployed -- over 80 million people are between the ages of 15 and 24.
According to the latest estimates, more than 36 million of them live in Asia and the Pacific.
Accessing Green Jobs that are good for the environment and good for business will be critical for achieving sustainable development goals ranging from eradicating poverty to accelerated growth in sectors such as sustainable agriculture to renewable energies, which are also part of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
World Food Day is observed each year on October 16th. This date commemorates the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (UN) in 1945. This year the theme of World Food Day is “Food Prices: from crisis to stability.”
Rarely could the subject have been more relevant for economies and people across the globe.
According to the UN, world food prices surged to an all-time high back in February.
Even though many items have fallen in price since then, food prices are still high and have doubled over the past five years.
A private international investment group, Legatum and Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm, recently announced the launch of Convergence Africa, a high-profile one-day conference.
It will be headlined by globally-renowned champion entrepreneurs, Sir Richard Branson, Founder of the Virgin Group and Mr Tony Elumelu.
Emelu is a former Group CEO of United Bank for Africa, Chairman of Heirs Holdings Group and Founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation.
Convergence Africa will take place on December 8, 2011, at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi, followed by the Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship Gala Banquet.
For the first time, Kenya had the privilege to host the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) Africa Chapter conference dubbed ICCA Africa Client Supplier and Educational Convention at the KICC, Nairobi.
The ICCA Africa Chapter is one of its kind that the KICC has hosted in the history of ICCA Africa Supplier and Educational Conventions.
I want to note that ‘‘Africa Congress and Convention representatives benefited from this workshop. The representatives agreed to work as partners to exploit the potential of meetings taking place in Africa.
Like his counterparts in the industry, Michael Riungu, Research and Development Manager at the Kenya Tourist Board (KTB), hopes that the recent surge in conference tourism is sustainable.
Based on KTB data, 2.5 percent of the 2.1 million arrivals registered at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport over the last three years arrived for conferencing. A low figure.
But according to Riungu, the number is set to increase.
The African Union – Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) is a specialised technical office of the Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture (DREA) of the African Union Commission (AUC). IBAR takes pride in being the only African institution with the continent-wide mandate necessary to mobilise the full productive potential of livestock,fisheries and wildlife as resources for both human wellbeing and economic development in the 54 Member States of the African Union.
In celebration of its 60th Anniversary, IBAR is proud to share its history both with regard to its achievements in the animal resources sector in Africa, and the impressive growth that it has experienced as an institution over the past 60 years.
In sharing these achievements AU-IBAR hopes to contribute to a better understanding and recognition of the economic importance of animal resources in Africa, the vital role animal resources play in poverty reduction and livelihood support and the major contribution that it is making towards realising that potential.
Other than their location in sub-Saharan Africa, Botswana and Mauritius have seemingly little in common. Yet these two power houses are standing at the forefront of African economic growth.
Africa Open for Trade – A Plethora of Business Opportunities Just as a wave gains huge momentum and power before crashing onto the shores of Africa’s dramatic coastline – so trade and growth are gaining huge momentum on this incredibly diverse continent.
