Corporate Council on Africa February 2010

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The monthly newsletter of The Corporate Council on Africa

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little remarked upon event happenedhe beginning of 2010: The Corporateuncil on Africa entered its third decade.en though we are only 17 years old,As reputation has never been better.

e continue to build upon the vision ofr founders by functioning effectively asleading private sector organization

he United States dedicated toengthening trade and investment tiesween America and the nations of Africa.cause of this, the expectations uponorganization have never been greater.s year presents many challenges and

m condent that our wide network ofnds and supporters, as well as ourard of Directors and staff, are up totask. First, however, we should look

ck at 2009 to understand why todaysallenges are ones that we welcome.CA accomplishments in 2009 wereny. For the seventh time, we helduccessful U.S.-Africa Businessmmit, an event started in 1997 thats become our trademark conference.e summit helped us nish the yeara solid nancial position. During themmit, we laid the groundwork forportant bilateral programs with Southica and Nigeria, and are a step awaym doing the same with Kenya, Ethiopiad Ghana. Earlier in the year, wertnered with the Embassy of Kenya

d a network of African professionalshe Washington area to organize andnage the only nancially successfulica-focused inaugural ball. We donatedts from the event to the Barackama High School in Kenya, allowingschool to construct another building for

ssrooms. We also established a veryid working relationship with the newS. administration that is being furtherrtured. In short, we continued to developAs reputation for quality, innovation,

egrity and leadership on U.S.-Africa

CCAs fourth U.S.-Africa InfrastructureConference takes place from April27-29, 2010, at the JW Marriott Hotel indowntown Washington, D.C. Infrastructureremains one of the hottest growth areas inAfrica and this years conference, themedBuilding Dynamic Growth in Africa,examines a range of particularly appealingsub-sectors, including information andcommunication technology; mitigationof climate change; alternative energysources; and human security.According to conference organizer

Vivienne Sequeira, project nance is aunifying theme for the event. During thecourse of the past 18 months, CCAsinfrastructure initiative has examinedthe role that nancing plays in Africaseconomic growth. Too often the absenceof project nance serves as a stumblingblock for growth and is an obstacle thataffects the economy in both Africa and in

the United States. In adding the element of

nancing to this years conference agCCA will bring together in one time aat one event the African DevelopmenBank, multilateral institutions such asWorld Bank, private sector investorscommercial lenders, ministers of naand governors of the central banks frAfrica.By directly inserting nancial actors

into the infrastructure equation, theconference provides a unique opportto share information to fast track naand to enhance infrastructure growthThe anticipated result? Based on painfrastructure conferences, participanwill see increased business developmactivity by CCA members, and addedemphasis on infrastructure projects bAfrican governments, U.S. governmeand multilateral donors. Dont miss oon this event! For more informationand to register for the conference, vi

www.africacncl.org .

Project Finance to be Showcased

at CCA Infrastructure Conference
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On January 14, 2010, CCAsAgribusiness initiatives monthlyribusiness Breakfast Series featuredy Branegan, senior professionalff member with the U.S. Senate

reign Relations Committee, and Peterosch, legislative director in the ofceCongresswoman Betty McCollumMinn). The session was entitled

nderstanding U.S. Food Securitygislation and focused on the globald security legislative initiatives of

ngress. The speakers discussed theportance of long-term commitmentood security initiatives and updatingislation to meet the realities ofrent food security related issues.ey explained the need to develop amework that extends beyond the term ofcted ofcials and administrations. The

eakers also discussed the specics ofLugar-Casey Global Food Security Act

d its commitment to revitalize U.S. foodsistance programs. They highlightedt the bill explicitly proposes an increaseunding for research and educationsed programs of developing countriesa way to solve local food securityblems; a $10 billion commitment over

e years; and further research into

netically Modied Organisms (GMO)part of a possible solution to alleviated shortages. Participants noted that theposed bills should enumerate targeted

als such as womens developmentgrams and initiatives to mobilize landnt institutions. CCA members also

ggested engaging U.S. food technologyd food processing companies to provideexpertise needed for a sustainabled security plan. For more informationCCAs Agribusiness initiative, contactrid Berhe at [email protected].

Maritime trade is crucial forAfricas integration into the worldeconomy. In turn, maritime security,transport corridors, and ports are keysto increasing the volume and efciencyof Africas maritime trade. The majorityof African countries are underserved byor disconnected from global maritimenetworks and face some of the highesttransport costs and longest transporttimes in the world. These realities hamperAfricas competitiveness and growth.Africa borders two of the worlds main

international shipping lanes: the Gulf ofAden-Red Sea-Suez Canal-Mediterraneanroute and the route around the Capeof Good Hope. Not surprisingly, Egypt,Morocco, and South Africa rankedhighest in Africa in the UNCTADs 2009Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, which

captures how well countries are connectedto global shipping networks. After these,there is a large drop to the next set ofAfrican countries that includes Nigeria(50th of 162 countries surveyed), CotedIvoire (53rd), Ghana (54th), Djibouti(58th), Senegal (63rd), Mauritius (64th),Togo (68th), and Namibia (69th).Djibouti has witnessed a signicant

rise in its ranking (from 98th in 2004)since Dubai Ports World took over theoperation of its port and constructed anew container terminal. However, most

other African countries along this busmaritime route have been unable to this geographic opportunity effectivecontrast, piracy off the Somali coast become a global security issue, hammaritime trade, and even forcing somships to avoid this route in favor of thmuch longer Cape route.Overshadowed by East Africa are s

security threats in the Gulf of GuineaAccording to the International MaritimBureau, during the rst three quarter2009, the waters off Nigeria ranked the second most dangerous in the wterms of attacks, according to Dr. J Pham. In addition to acts of piracy, thGulf of Guinea faces additional secuthreats such as illegal oil bunkering aattacks from armed insurgent groupsas MEND.

Less dangerous, but no less importare Africas infrastructure needs. Thecontinent needs well functioning roadrailroads to link key areas to advanceports (as well as less burdensomecustoms procedures). These corridoof which many are already planned othe works, are especially crucial for tcompetitiveness of Africas numeroulandlocked countries that are mostburdened by the excessive costs andtimes associated with trade in Africaports, at least some must be upgrade

Maritime Trade:Security and Infrastructure

UnderstandingU.S. Food SecurityLegislation


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Security WorkingGroup ExploresAsian Involvemein AfricanEnergy Sector

On January 21, The CorporateCouncil on Africa held its montSecurity Working Group meeting. Thmonths topic was Asian investmentsAfricas petroleum sector and the feaspeaker was Alex Vines, director of tAfrica program at London-based ChaHouse. Vines is the author of numerostudies on Africa.Though his comments touched on a

number of Asian countries, includingIndia, Malaysia and South Korea, Vinmajor emphasis was on China. Hecontextualized Chinese investment inAfrica by explaining how increasing nfor oil imports has driven China to cra new model for investment. In the n20 years, Chinas petroleum importsprojected to increase from 50 percento 80 percent of its consumption. WitAfrica supplying 12 percent of the wooil, China seeks to become a majorcompetitor. Chinese companies are boil blocks and addressing past challe

related to labor practices and the hirAfrican employees.Vines noted that Chinas business

approach is to increase investment oand to support local businesses as ameans of maintaining their oil interesIn addition, the Chinese governmentproviding some form of foreign assisto every country in Africa. Chinese gtend to not be based on resources, aapproach that further burnishes Chinimage in Africa and strengthens SinoAfrican relations.

ve as regionalbs implyingneed to be

gned withsophisticated technologies used in

pping today. These ports in turn cannnect to and serve additional, smallerican ports.

What is the Relevance?

frica needs foreign expertise,hnology, and direct services to addresssecurity issues and infrastructureeds. A variety of players, with differingectives and approaches, will participatehese projects. However, opportunitiesound for U.S. companies. For example,ropean and Asian carriers primarilyminate African shipping despite Africasation directly across the ocean from theS. and duty-free access into the U.S.rogress is already being made alloss Africa. On the west coast, the port

Dakar, Senegal, operated by Dubairts World, offers links to Guinea-Bissau,li, Mauritania, and the Gambia. CCAmber Lonrhos Luba Freeport, on Bioko

and, Equatorial Guinea, while focusedbecoming a world-class oil logistics

nter, is also an ideally situated hubtribution facility to the whole of the Westican region. The port at Pointe Noire,public of Congo just recently begandernizing and expanding its containerminal and could serve as a gatewayand from Central Africa. Finally, Walvis

Bay, Namibiahas ambitiousplans to serveas the transport

hub of SADC via transport corridorsthat reach into Angola, Botswana, DRC,South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Inaddition, Namibias landlocked neighbors-Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe- are

each constructing dry ports at WalvisBay for the benet of their importers andexporters.On the east coast, the port of Maputo,

Mozambique has been linked to Gautengprovince, South Africa via a transportcorridor. The port of Mombasa, Kenya iswell positioned to serve as the hub forthe greater region while Kenya also hasambitious plans for a new port at Lamu.Together with the port of Dar es Salaam,these three ports already do or will linkto Burundi, DRC, Ethiopia, Rwanda,

southern Sudan, and Uganda via transportcorridors.This is just a snapshot as there are many

more noteworthy corridors and ports allaround Africa. The need and potential forthe development of Africas maritime tradeis vast.This article appeared in the January 29

issue of the Africa Business Report, which

is produced bi-weekly by CCA. Feedback

on this article can be sent to Efrem Fisher

at [email protected].

Africa needs foreign expertise, technology,and direct services to address its security

issues and infrastructure needs.

January Events

1/14: Monthly Agribusiness Breakfast Series: Understanding theCurrent U.S. Food Security Legislation

1/20:Monthly Breakfast Forum sponsored by Merck & Co., Inc.Reforming the U.S. Foreign Assistance Act

1/21:CCAs Security Working Group presents, Thirst for African Oil:Asian National Oil Companies in Nigeria and Angola, sponsored byLockheed Martin

1/27:CCAs inaugural U.S.-South Africa Business Forum BreakfastSeries featuring Southern Africa Director, Sue K. Brown, Bureau of AfricanAffairs, U.S. Department of State

1/28:Monthly Video Conference with U.S. Ambassadors featuringG. Dennise Mathieu, U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Namibia


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On January 28, The Corporate Councilon Africas monthly videoconferenceguest was G. Dennise Mathieu, U.S.ambassador to Namibia. Live fromWindhoek, Namibia, Ambassador Mathieu

discussed with CCA members the mining,manufacturing, transportation, energy andconstruction sectors as potentially lucrativeareas for investment in Namibia.Mathieu noted Namibias favorable

reputation for having a multipartydemocracy and open market system,along with its Number 4 ranking inSouthern Africa in the World BanksDoing Business report. She also pointedout that Transparency Internationalranked Namibia 5th in its 2009 corruptionperception index for sub-Saharan Africa,

behind only Mauritius, Seychelles,Botswana and South Africa. Mathieu alsodescribed a number of investor friendlyprovisions in the countrys ForeignInvestment Act, namely that foreigninvestors are treated like Namibians;prots can be repatriated; property isprotected; and access to internationalarbitration in case of disputes.The ambassador underscored the

importance of the Port of Walvis Bay,which feeds a well maintained roadnetwork that extends from Namibia intoAngola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana,the Democratic Republic of Congo andSouth Africa. Port volume, in containersand cargo transshipment, grew four-foldfrom 2003-2008. The port has becomevital point of entry and exit for goods inthe SADC region and its capability tohandle volume has grown from 20,000containers ten years ago to more than220,000 in 2009. The second half of2010 will see port expansion projects. Inaddition, an agreement has been signed

with Botswana (in feasibility study phase)and Zambia (in construction phase) for dryports at Walvis Bay. Mathieu also said thatNamibia and Botswana are exploring thefeasibility of 1400-kilometer rail link thatwill provide for coal exports from Botswanato international markets via Walvis Bay.The initial studies will be completed by theend of the rst quarter of 2010.Other items of note raised by Mathieu

included the establishment of exportprocessing zones (EPZs) along theAngolan and Zambian boarders. These

EPZs can serve as important points which companies can target regionamarkets. High level discussions contbetween Angola and Namibia regarddramatically improved cross-bordertransportation and trade links. Namibalso actively seeking private participa(local and foreign) in water desalinatprojects. Additionally, USTDA has sigan agreement with the Namibian AirpCompany to assist Namibia on its maplan for the expansion of the Eros aiand a second airport. The $304 millioMillennium Challenge Corporation (Mcompact also provides procurementopportunities in the education, agricuand tourism sectors.

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Namibia in Limelight atMonthly Ambassadors Series

The U.S.-South Africa BusinessForum held its inaugural South Africaeakfast meeting on January 27, in CCAsckheed Martin Conference Room. Sueown, director of the Ofce of Southernica Affairs at the U.S. Department of

ate, led off the discussions with an

erview of U.S.-South Africa bilateralations. Representatives from the U.S.partments of Treasury, Commerce, andfense were joined by ofcials from thece of the U.S. Trade Representative,S. Export-Import Bank and Overseasvate Investment Corporation to

ovided briengs on their departmentsgagement with South Africa.rown stated that she was encouragedSouth Africas enabling business

mate for U.S. investors. She pointed to countrys robust legal infrastructure,ong nancial system, and enterprisingople as reasons why the country wasood destination for U.S. investment.

hile trade between the U.S. and Southica fell by 25 percent in 2009 becausehe global economic downturn, Southica continues to be the United Statesgest non-petroleum trading partnersub-Saharan Africa. Brown notedt the two countries in March will holdir rst strategic bilateral meeting.th renewed interest from the new

ministrations in both countries, Browns seen improvements in cooperation atltilateral institutions.outh Africa still faces challenges to itsonomic development, cautioned Brown.e identied those as infrastructure, skillsvelopment, HIV/AIDs and the laborrkets. The U.S. government is looking

wards further cooperation to addressse challenges, particularly in the area of

ergy, reported Brown.or a full copy of Browns remarks,ase click HERE.

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Since 1946, when Ethiopia andTWA founded a joint venture, CCAmbers Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines

ve been partners building a world-ss airline, developing skills and jobs,pporting growth and exports, andproving lives.s an all-Boeing operator, Ethiopianines uses a eet of 29 aircraft that

gan service to West Africa in 1958.hiopian Airlines entered the jet age

962, as the second African airlineerating Boeing jets, and one of the rstuse the 757. Through Boeing, the airlineocusing on growth and the future byrchasing new long haul aircraft that willmatically extend Ethiopian Airlinesbal network and taking delivery ofghter aircraft, critical for Ethiopiaswing exports. Ethiopian Airlines willone of the rst airlines in the world toerate the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner.he continued success and growth ofhiopian Airlines provides skilled jobshe people of Ethiopia. As the airline

ntinues its expansion, opportunitieshighly skilled and technical jobs also

w for positions such as maintenanced technical engineers, pilots and ightck professionals, operational leadership,ine management. Ancillary businessesmote employment opportunities acrossEthiopian economy.

orldwide accessibility that Ethiopianines provides in partnership witheing, attracts international investmentd promotes trade across the region andbally. Ethiopian Airlines is a leader inviding intra-Africa connections, whichps open-up new markets and improve

all the economies within Africa. EthiopianAirlines, with the support of The Boeing

Company, has built a highly respectedand growing maintenance facility in AddisAbaba.The Boeing Company uses the term

corporate citizenship to express howthe company conducts its businessto have a positive impact on societyand communities. Boeing was amajor contributor and supporter in theconstruction in 2007 of The ChildrensCardiac Center of Ethiopia, which wasopened with the objective of saving thelives of children at risk.Boeing recently provided a grant to

CURE International, an outstandingorganization that promotes health careand parenting skills for Ethiopian mothersand their babies. The project, knownas Healthy Babies Its All In YourHands, provides training for mothersto improve their ability to care for theirchildren including instruction that ensuresthat mothers are using best practicesand lessons on preventing diseasetransmission and importance of clean

water. Through this program mothersare provided with educational training,supplies and ongoing support for theirchildren.As Jim McNerney, chairman, president

and CEO was recently quoted as saying,Its our vision of the implied contractbetween business and society. Werecognize the interdependence betweenour business and our communities, and weknow Boeing makes a signicant impacton the world. We want that impact alwaysto be a positive one.

Boeing and Ethiopia:Decades of Partnership

CCAs South African InternationalBusiness Linkages (saibl) program aGeorgetown Universitys Center forSocial Impact Communications (CSIare providing two Georgetown studeJackie Titus and Jacqueline Sibandawith an applied learning experience developing and implementing a digita

communication strategy for Stellar OWinery, a South African black-ownedsmall business that receives supportsaibl. The students tailored a web-bainformation-sharing strategy to introdStellar to digital media to market its wand solicit feedback from consumersThe introduction of Web 2.0 innova

into saibl can provide our businesseswith another business linkages platfoexplains saibl director Tim BergstromUSAID has given us a mandate tofacilitate business linkages, and this

initiative enhances our existing modeand the value that we can provide oucompanies.Stellar was a natural pilot company

having demonstrated a successfulbusiness model of using its prots tobetter the community. CSICs deputydirector Jennifer Gilman explains thaStellar project connected elements frthe classroom to the actual businessTools such as blogs, wikis, online sonetworks, and online video providedTitus and Sibanda with the opportunto work on a powerful Corporate SocResponsibility communications projelearning from and engaging with a SAfrican business.In todays economic climate, busine

sometimes treat communications as afterthought rather than a strategic toFor Stellar, digital media is another tattract customers, avert potential pubrelations misunderstanding, and steecustomers to the companys homepaStellars wines lend themselves to be

company-client relationships. After awhat better way to cross the great difrom one-way to two-way communicathan over a bottle of wine?

Web 2.0: NothingTo Wine About

The South African International Business Linprogram (SAIBL) is a business linkage prograbuilds the competitiveness of black-empowereenterprises through improvements in manage

productivity & quality, and use of modern techIts mission is to create sustainable businesslinkages between these companies and dome& international markets. SAIBL is made possithrough funding by the United States Agencyfor International Development (USAID), and isimplemented by the Corporate Council on AfrECIAfrica, and the National Business Initiativewww.saibl.co.za


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Chemonicsis aninternationaldevelopmentconsulting rmthat promotesmeaningful

change to helppeople livehealthier, moreproductive,

and more independent lives. Workingunder contract to the U.S. Agency forInternational Development and otherforeign assistance donors, we design andimplement development projects in morethan 75 countries on ve continents.

From extending access to bankingservices for historically disadvantagedgroups in South Africa to increasing the

number of health centers in Ethiopia, wework in partnership with governments,

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CCA provides member companieswith a continuous stream oftrade and investment opportunities fromacross the African continent; a forum fornetworking and exchanging informationand ideas with other CCA membersdoing business in Africa; and, through our

convening power, valuable access to keyU.S. and African business and governmentleaders.

CCA values each member and believesthat each contributes in ways small andlarge to advancing the organizationsmission of expanding trade and investmentrelations between the United States andthe nations of Africa.

Exciting New Member-OnlyOpportunities for 2010 include:

Investment forums on key business

sectors, including agribusiness;infrastructure; energy; project nanctourism; and Health, and CCAs MonBreakfast Forums, which provide a vfor key business leaders, U.S. and Agovernment ofcials and policy expeto brief CCA members on timely issu

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The Corporate Council on Africa(CCA), established in 1993, is forefront of strengthening and facilitathe commercial relationship betweenUnited States and the African contineCCA works closely with governmentsmultilateral groups and business toimprove the African continents tradeinvestment climate, and to raise the of Africa in the U.S. business commu

CCA programs are designed to britogether potential business partners raise Africas investment prole in theU.S. by developing critical contacts abusiness relationships and providingforum for the exchange of informatioideas.

CCA welcomes new membersExport Trading Company USAInternational Executive Service Co

and Procter & Gamble.New additions to CCA staff include

interns Michael Awori; Amina EgalHuff; Shayan Pal; and Courtney Se

CCA said goodbye to SAIBL prograSector Coordinator/ CommunicationManagerKennia Sommerville, whoto pursue personal business in Alaskand Agribusiness Initiative Acting DirJacklyn Claxton, who accepted a pwith USAID.

de and investment matters.e maintained our membership in face

a major national and global economicwnturn. We changed this publicationan e-newsletter that now reaches ach wider audience more frequently. We

ve begun an outreach to members of

ngress, and especially to Congressionales that will expand this year so that ourmbers voices are heard on legislationt matters to them, such as efforts todernize Americas Foreign Assistancet. We moved to a larger ofce spacet allows us to welcome members anders for meetings on a regular basis.e also developed new relationships wither organizations. During the summitconvened an historic meeting with our

ropean, Canadian, Japanese and Southican counterparts. That relationship will

continued in a meeting around the G20mmit in Toronto in late June. We also continuing to help build the AmCham

Ethiopia and working closely with theuth African AmCham. We shared agram this year with the ConstituencyAfrica, and continue to participate inprograms of others including CSIS,

ookings, the Council on Foreignations and the Wilson Center.

ow we move to our challenges for 2010,d there are many before us.rst, there are the nancial challenges.

e believe that maintaining and evenwing membership is possible, but willa signicant challenge. When there

a downturn in the economy, non-prots not affected immediately, but see the

ects one to two years later. For us,10 is that year. When companies cutdgets, their memberships are the rstgo. We are counting on our four majornferences to make up for membershipses, if any, and for the fact that this isa summit year. We will still look for

w revenue streams, both from as-yetknown opportunities and from ourrmal special events.econd, we are moving into a closernning relationship with the USministration. U.S. governmentencies, and particularly the departmentsState, Treasury and Commerce,rticipate in nearly all of our conferencenning meetings. CCA staff meetularly with State Department ofcialsm the Bureau of African Affairs and thereau of Economic, Energy and Business

Affairs. The State Department fortunatelyrecognizes the importance of the privatesector to the development of strongerrelations with key countries, and we aretrying to position our activities to parallelthose of the U.S. government. We havealso recently opened a new relationship

with the Joint Chiefs of Staff of theDepartment of Defense.These developments are very welcome

and the outreach to CCA by theadministration is heartening. The U.S.cannot maintain a long term leadershipposition with African countries if there isno signicant U.S. private investment inthose countries. African nations will turn tothose countries most responsible for theirdevelopment, and African nations nowhave more choices in this regard than theyhad in the past. On the other hand, U.S.

companies will not invest to its capabilitywithout some leadership and partnershipwith our own government.Related to our programs moving to be

more in synchronicity with those of theadministration, we are also developingnew relationships of considerable potentialimportance with key countries, namelyAngola, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeriaand South Africa. Those countries weredened by the CCA Board retreat of 2008,and management has set its course basedon these. With the exception of Angola,we have begun initiatives with each ofthese. For Angola, we are deferring to theleadership of the U.S.-Angola Chamber ofCommerce, with which we already havehad a close working relationship and onethat has only grown closer over the pasttwo years.We are working to ensure that a high

diversity of members are involved in ourbilateral programs. We see that eachrelationship engages a different set ofmembers, believing that the broader the

commitment to our programs, the morelikely is their commitment to CCA. Wealso believe the more members involved,the more likely these members will bringin other companies over time. Theseprograms also, and very importantly, serveas primary bridges between the UnitedStates and the individual countries.With the challenges ahead, we recognize

fully that we cannot afford not to succeed,and we believe that together we willsucceed.

(L-R) CCA President & CEO Stephen Hayes; MilleChallenge Corporation CEO Daniel W. Yohannes;Smithsonian National Museum of African Art DirecJohnnetta B. Cole; and Diplomatic Corps Dean

Ambassador Roble Olhaye at January 14 CCA-MuAfrican Art Reception Honoring Yohannes.


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MEMBERS

bbott Fundbt Associates Inc.cademy for Educational DevelopmentCDI/VOCAcrow CorporationECOMrica Atlanticrica Transportation & Logisticsrican Investment Corporation

rican Medical & Research Foundation, Inc.gilitylAfrica Global Mediaston and Bird LLPnadarko Petroleum CorporationPCO WorldwideRD Inc.aker Hostetler LLPanro Corporationecton, Dickinson, and Companyack & VeatchroadReach Healthcareuchanan Renewable Energies Inc.ukkehave

ameronaterpillar Inc.hemonics Internationalhevron CorporationHF InternationalhryslerNA CorporationNFAohen & Woods International Inc.omputer Frontiers Inc.ontour Global Management, Incredit Renaissance Partnersritical Mission Support Servicesanya International ZebraJobse Villiers Inc.evelopment Alternatives Inc.evelopment Finance Internationalewey & LeBoeuf LLPynamic CorporationynCorp Internationalynotec Inc.AI Information Systemcolog Internationalizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS Foundationlicott Dredgesmerging Capital Partnersmerging Markets GroupOD Technology Inc.

ERHC Energy Inc.Ethiopian AirlinesEurasia GroupEvergreen International AviationExport Trading Company, USAExxon Mobil CorporationFamily Health InitiativeFirestone Natural Rubber Company LLCFreeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

General Electric CompanyGeneral Motors CorporationGeneva-Risk Ltd.Global StrategiesGroupe Jeune AfriqueGoldwyn International StrategiesGood Works InternationalHess CorporationHogan & Hartson LLPIAP Worldwide ServicesIgbanugo Partners International Law Firm PLLCInternational Conservation Caucus FoundationInternational Executive Service Corps (IESC)International Relief and Development (IRD)

International Trade Development Corp. (ITDC)IOTC Financial ServicesIPOAJean-Raymond Boulle CorporationsJhpiegoJohn DeereJohnson & JohnsonKBRKenya AirwaysKJAER GroupKosmos EnergyKRL International LLCLazare Kaplan International Inc.L-1 Identity SolutionsLDB ConsultingLockheed MartinLONRHOM&T BankManchester Trade/CTD AmericaMarathon Oil CompanyMars, IncorporatedMaseeld America, IncMedtronicMerck & Co. Inc.Minority Business Development AgencyMITC Investimentos Lda. (SARL)Monsanto CompanyMotorola

Moving Water Industries CorporationMPRI, a division of L3Nathan Associates Inc.Noble Energy Inc.Northrop Grumman.Novus International IncOracle CorporationPan African Capital Group LLCPatton Boggs LLP

Pzer Inc.PHDPolsinelli Shalton Flanigan and SuelthaPricewaterhouseCoopers LLPProcter & GambleProject HOPEProvidence Critical Infrastructure ProteRaytheonREED IncorporatedRyberg & Smith, LLPSAICSalansSamuels International Associates Inc.Schaffer Global Group

Schneidman & Associates, InternationaSEACOMShellSmart Inc.SOC (Special Operations Consulting)South African AirwaysStandard Bank Group, Ltd.Structured Credit InternationalSunoco, Inc.Symbion PowerTetra Tech, Inc.The Africa ChannelThe African Investment Corp (AIC)The Agulhas GroupThe Boeing CompanyThe Bollore GroupThe Coca Cola CompanyThe Whitaker Group (TWG)TravelTalk MediaTriple CanopyUnited Bank for Africa Plc.United States Soybean Export CouncilUniversal Leaf Tobacco CompanyViaSatWambiaCapitalWhitney, Bradley & Brown, Inc.World Cocoa FoundationZephyr Management

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