Business in Africa Link: Knowledge Transfer Project
Centre of African Studies has been awarded £12,000 by the Knowledge Transfer Initiative to develop a programme for Business in Africa. The main activity in 2011 was a two day Business Conference.
The themes focused on aspects of business in the present and prospectus for the future.
Knowing that 2010 was the year for 17 African countries to celebrate their 50 years of Independence and 16 elections took place throughout Africa, 2011 is the year to ask what next Africa?
There is already a strong discourse on the role of business in development and the need for business to drive economic growth. We have recognised the need for businesses in the UK and worldwide to understand the climate in African countries.
This conference tackled the influence of government policy on the business climate, the ongoing link with India and China, the role of public sector and entrepreneurship and the role of natural resources for the future.
