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About
the CCA
The
Corporate Council on Africa (CCA), established in
1992, is at the forefront of strengthening and
facilitating the commercial relationship between
the United States and the African continent. CCA
works closely with governments, multilateral groups
and business to improve the African continent's
trade and investment climate, and to raise the
profile of Africa in the US business
community. CCA
members believe that Africa's future success
depends upon the ability of its entrepreneurs and
business people to create and retain wealth through
private enterprise. American corporations and
private individuals can contribute most effectively
by building partnership and reaching out to the
African private sector in the areas that America
knows best: private enterprise, investment capital,
technology transfer and management.
CCA programs
are designed to bring together potential business
partners and raise Africa's investment profile in
the US by developing critical contacts and business
relationships and providing a forum for the
exchange of information and ideas. The membership
of the Corporate Council on Africa includes more
than 170 US companies doing business in Africa.
CCA's members range in size from large
multinational corporations to small and
medium-sized businesses. CCA members vary in size,
sector and experience, but are joined by a
commitment to strengthen business ties between the
US and Africa.
NEPAD
Business Group Steering Committee Names Corporate
Council on Africa as U.S.
Representative
WASHINGTON, D.C. -The
Washington-based Corporate Council on Africa (CCA)
has been named the U.S. Representative for the
Steering Committee of the NEPAD (New Partnership
for African Development) Business Group. The
coalition of international business groups will act
as an intermediary between NEPAD and private
business companies who support its aims. This
steering committee will include the Paris-based
International Chamber of Commerce, the Commonwealth
Business Council headquartered in London, Conseil
Francais des Investisseurs en
Afrique
(CIAN), the French
counterpart to CCA, and the African Business
Roundtable, based in South Africa. More than one
hundred national and international business
organizations are expected to join the NEPAD
business group.
The NEPAD is a development
plan by the African nations that aims to attract
some $64bn in investment for African countries from
the US, Canada, and European and Asian nations. The
plan is the cornerstone of the new African Union,
formed July 9 in Johannesburg. The African Union,
whose members include all nations of Africa,
replaces the Organization of African
Unity.
CCA President Stephen Hayes
praised the ideas of NEPAD, commenting, "NEPAD
represents the best hope that Africa will evolve
into more democratic models involving freer
economies." In addition to its role on the steering
committee, CCA will work with the U.S. government
to support the objectives of the G8 Africa Action
Plan, while actively guiding the American business
sector in its work with the African Union. In
support of the NEPAD, the G8 nations have committed
to increase Overseas Development Assistance to
Africa by $12 billion per year by 2006. "We believe
we can and will play an important role in promoting
U.S. economic interests in Africa in concert with
the African goal of greater economic freedom," said
Hayes.
The concept of the NEPAD is
largely credited to four African presidents, Thabo
Mbeki of South Africa, Olusegun Obasanjo of
Nigeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria, and
Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal, as a plan for Africa by
Africans. One of the most significant elements of
the NEPAD is its peer review component. As a
fundamental principle, the NEPAD gives Africans the
opportunity to work collectively to address the
continent's issues and to determine the appropriate
penalties should such sanctions be
necessary.
The NEPAD focus areas
promote democracy, foster trade and investment,
facilitate financial growth, support education, and
combat HIV/AIDS. "All of these areas are in tandem
with CCA's vision of a better Africa," said Hayes.
"There will be significant obstacles to be
overcome, but this is a plan around which progress
is possible."
CCA, established in 1992, is
a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization of nearly 170
American companies dedicated to strengthening the
commercial relationship between the United States
and Africa. CCA members represent nearly 85 percent
of total U.S. private sector investments in Africa.
The CCA website is at x
The Corporate Council on
Africa
1100 17th Street, NW
Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20036
Tel. (202) 835-1115, Fax (202) 835-1117
- www.africacncl.org
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- Atlantic
City, NJ, USA hosts
1st Africa Travel Tourism
Event
1st Africa
Travel, Tourism and Gaming Trade
Show & Conference, Sept. 30- Oct. 3, 2002,
Atlantic City, NJ USA
- Africa
Travel Magazine's October edition features the
first show of it's kind in North America.
Presented by the Corporate Council on Africa
(CCA). Reach and influence Conference
delegates. Follow up year round to North
American and World Travel Agencies, Corporate
Partners, Investors, U.S., Canadian, Caribbean
and African Government leaders. Join us in
creating solutions, turning past problems into
current and future opportunities. Road shows and
targeted mailings, plus regional promotion in
the USA, Canada and worldwide. Supported by web
advertising on ATA sites with thousands of page
views daily. ATA is a member of the
International Ecotourism Society, Green Globe
and a partner of WTO, ASTA, ARTA, IIPT and,
SATH. CCA
Hands On
Workshops
The
conference includes a series of hands-on
workshops that will address travel issues and
topics in the African marketplace. Suggested
topics will include: Tourism as an economic
driver for African markets; Safety, health and
security; Infrastructure; and Finance.
The event
offers a unique opportunity for tour operators;
travel agents; corporate travel managers;
meeting/conference/incentive planners; group
organizers; association meeting and travel
planners to meet face-to-face in the U.S. with
African country tourism representatives,
airlines, hotels and group operators to learn
about the diverse tourism products in each
destination, packages, air connections, hotel
meeting and conference and gaming
facilities.
Please
review the enclosed brochure and sponsor package
below. We kindly ask all members to please
distribute to your corporate travel office and
meeting planners so that they can participate.
We also ask you to pass on to any other parties
that have an interest in Africa
tourism.
www.africacncl.org
CCA's
website has the brochure in a PDF format that
can be downloaded to register. Updates will also
be placed on the website as we get closer to the
event. If you have any questions on registration
of sponsorship please feel free to contact:
Richard Larios, Development Director
mailto:rlarios@africacncl.org
or
Christopher Alion, Assistant Development
Director mailto:calion@africacncl.org,
Phone (202) 835-1115.
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- Over 30
million tourists visit the continent annually,
generating $12 billion.
The
trade show will attract companies actively
involved in the African travel and gaming
industries from both the U.S. and African
countries. It will present an excellent
opportunity for business and government leaders
to promote tourism and gaming in Africa from
their exhibit booths on the trade show floor.
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for Atlantic City Profile.
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