Africa Business Group
The Africa Business Group (ABG), run by the Centre of African Studies in association with Africa Confidential, hold two meetings each academic term. The ABG is a forum for the discussion of African affairs as they affect business, commerce, and finance across the continent. It brings together business people, journalists, diplomats and those in the NGOs with academics and scholars who share expertise on Africa.
The ABG started in 1995 and since then it's membership has expanded. There are two types of membership, Corporate and Individual one. Fees apply to individual talks.
The main topics looked at so far have been the followings: Management of Natural Resources in Africa, Agriculture and Trade, Commercial Law, Political Outlook in relation to investments and, Business and Government.
On the 23-24 of June 2011, CAS, as part of the ABG series, held a two day conference, entitled Business in Africa: What next Africa? The themes will be focusing on aspects of business in the present and prospectus for the future.
The conference hosted speakers from various backgrounds such as Overseas Development Institution (ODI), Shell, SOAS, King's College and Oxford University.
If you would like further information about membership or meetings, please contact the Centre of African Studies cas@soas.ac.uk.
Since 2011 CAS has been hosting the ABG events in collaboration with Business Council for Africa. On the 10th of March CAS in association with BCA are organising a conference on Entrepreneurship and Economic Development in Africa.
Visit the ABG Reports and Presentations page to read more on past ABG seminars.
Contact:
- E-mail:
- cas@soas.ac.uk
