African Studies and African History: Business and Trade

Provides "reliable information on African countries, including economic and political profiles, sector reports, trade data, profiles of key personalities and details of investment and trade opportunities."

on-line resource.
Library of Congress.

Business news from African sources.

"An international network of businesses and business organizations [ ... that works]: to positively influence policies needed for growth and poverty reduction, to promote a more balanced view of Africa, to develop good business practices."

"Strengthens democracy around the globe through private enterprise and market-oriented reform. CIPE is one of the four core institutes of the National Endowment for Democracy and a non-profit affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce."

Site includes key published resources and Web links in Sino-African relations.

Established in 1993. [...] 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.

Contact information for the national committees of several African nations that participate in the International Chambers of Commerce.

"Fosters sustainable economic growth in developing countries by financing private sector investment, mobilizing capital in the international financial markets, and providing advisory services to businesses and governments." Also does work in North Africa

Currency Converter for 164 Currencies.

This "info sheet" PDF was published by the African Studies Center, University of Leiden, Netherlands. The document was originally released in 2008.

Works to expose and make transparent corruption in international business practices. Has a section on Africa.

A database of guides. Search in "region" for Africa or for African regions. Search in "country" for African countries.

A project of the World Bank that "provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 181 economies and selected cities at the subnational and regional level." Includes information on specific African countries.

Online store of a fair trade crafts store in San Francisco that sells items from Africa. Site also features educational materials on global trade related issues.

Project of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization. Highlights the work and programs of the ITC and provides trade information and statistics for individual countries.