CCA’s President and CEO Floizelle Liser addresses the plenary session of the U.S.-Africa Business Summit held in 2023 The African: Why the choice of Dallas, Texas as the venue of the summit? Florizelle Liser:  Corporate Council on Africa seeks to bring together some of the most impactful and influential African and U.S. business and government leaders to a region that has had tremendous private sector growth over the past decade. Dallas now has more Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies than most, if not all, major U.S. metropolitan areas. In addition, the Dallas metropolitan area has th ..read more

A view of African and American leaders in attendance at the U.S.-Africa Business Summit held in Maputo, Mozambique, in 2019BY ALAN GREEN Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) is a leading U.S. business association focused exclusively on connecting business interests between the United States and the African continent. The organization, which came to life in 1993, represents a broad cross-section of member companies from small and medium-sized businesses to multinationals as well as U.S. and African firms. The U.S.-Africa Business Summit, CCA’s signature event, is the premier platform of its kind ..read more

  THE TRINITY GROUP’S TRANSFORMATIVE JOURNEY BY LEVAN GURGENIDZE Trinity Group lights up the future In the heart of Africa, South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, stands at a pivotal crossroads in its history. As it prepares for a presidential election in December, the nation grapples with challenges such as violence, displacement, and a humanitarian crisis. Amidst this backdrop of uncertainty, the United States, a key ally and donor, has called for governmental reforms and an end to corruption. However, amidst these turbulent times, a beacon of hope shines brightly: The Trinity Group ..read more

Sudanese-born author Amr Muneer Dahab Series 5: Reading. Reading a Poorly Written Book “Poorly written” is a judgment, not a categorization. You are the one making that judgment. There is no reason to be afraid of reading any book. Just try to be as objective in your judgment as possible.   Even if you are a beginner, don’t be afraid to read a book that may be poorly written. Your reading insight will extract the useful and discard the superfluous through an innate sieve, and you will probably not realize that automatic filtration.   Even with a well-written book, you don’t have ..read more

Standard Bank building Standard Bank, the leading bank and financial services group in Africa, will champion the vital role of global trade, economic development and robust partnerships at the opening Tuesday of a power-packed U.S.-Africa business summit. Anne Aliker, Group Head of CIB Client Coverage at Standard Bank and a speaker at the US-Africa Business Summit in Dallas Presidents and other top leaders from a dozen African countries will join senior Biden administration officials, corporate executives and entrepreneurs through Thursday at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, a platf ..read more

Sudanese-born author Amr Muneer Dahab These are excerpts from the author’s book “Deep,” which contains eight of his small books published in the form of Wisdom Literature covering different aspects of life: Facing troublemakers, dealing with pain, personal financial issues, gastronomy, reading, criticizing, inspiring, and feeling always good to go. Series 5: Reading. Fat Books versus Slim Books Just as you should not judge a book by its cover, you cannot judge a book by its number of pages.   You will miss out on a lot of pleasure and many benefits when you enter the experience of read ..read more

By Tim O’Reilly, Ilan Strauss, Mariana Mazzucato and Rufus Rock Time and again, leading scientists, technologists, and philosophers have made spectacularly terrible guesses about the direction of innovation. Even Einstein was not immune, claiming, “There is not the slightest indication that nuclear energy will ever be obtainable,” just ten years before Enrico Fermi completed construction of the first fission reactor in Chicago. Shortly thereafter, the consensus switched to fears of an imminent nuclear holocaust. Similarly, today’s experts warn that an artificial gener ..read more

  Sudanese-born author Amr Muneer Dahab These are excerpts from the author’s book “Deep,” which contains eight of his small books published in the form of Wisdom Literature covering different aspects of life: Facing troublemakers, dealing with pain, personal financial issues, gastronomy, reading, criticizing, inspiring, and feeling always good to go. Series 4: Cuisine – Feeling Food. Fast Reading versus Slow Reading   Fast reading helps you not only to finish reading the book quickly but also to focus on the sections of the book that you consider important. Feel free to slow your re ..read more

Sudanese-born author Amr Muneer Dahab These are excerpts from the author’s book “Deep,” which contains eight of his small books published in the form of Wisdom Literature covering different aspects of life: Facing troublemakers, dealing with pain, personal financial issues, gastronomy, reading, criticizing, inspiring, and feeling always good to go. Series 4: Cuisine – Feeling Food.   How to Read Avoid the glut of reading and give your mind the ability to think and analyze.   Reading is a pleasure, and no one has the right to impose on you how to enjoy it. It’s OK to get inspiratio ..read more

Beninese political prisoner and former Minister Reckya Madougou From her prison cell where she has been serving an arbitrary 20-year sentence now in its fourth year, former Beninese cabinet minister and presidential candidate Reckya Madougou sends a poignant message to the world, pointing out the flagrant violation of her rights, including being denied basic rights like telephoning her children and accessing medical care. All this despite the UN Working Group’s declaration of her detention as triply arbitrary. Below is the full message shared with The African by Omar Arouna, former Beninese am ..read more