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President’s Message Wanted: A National Policy on he lacks a Tcomprehensive and coordinated policy on Africa. We urgently need coherency among a plethora of U.S. government policies and initiatives. Now is the time for our nation’s leaders at the highest levels to express to the American people how and why Africa is not only important, but vital to the American economy and to our long term political FEATURE well being. I call on President Obama to form a Presidential Commission on Africa, involving the public and private sector, to develop specific recommendations that would guide the U.S. government in developing a coherent approach to a continent upon which we increasingly depend for our resources, one that represents a growing market nearly as large as India or China, and whose 53 countries represent a quarter of the world’s African Leaders, India Among sovereign nations. The lack of coherency and confusing Confirmations for CCA/CCAfrica Toronto nature of U.S. government-led engagement with Africa is nothing G20 Business Leaders Conference especially new. What is new, however, o-organized by CCA and the South Africa and the Federation of is that American geopolitical interests in CCanadian Council on Africa Indian Chambers of Commerce and Africa are threatened as never before. Our (CCAfrica), the June 23-24 conference Industry (FICCI). The participation of private sector is at serious risk of being “G20 Business Leaders: Partnering with FICCI represents a new and promising marginalized for the foreseeable future. Africa’s Dynamic Markets”, is attracting partnership, and signifies India’s growing New investors in Africa – to their credit participation from key African leaders and trade and investment presence in Africa. – are boldly going where few American G20 partners. South African President The conference aims to ensure that companies and even fewer American Jacob Zuma tentatively confirmed his private sector perspectives on Africa figure financial institutions dare to tread. participation on May 20, with solid among the myriad topics to be discussed There are a number of policies for confirmations received shortly afterwards at the G20 Summit taking place in Toronto development, most of which flow from from African Union Chair/Malawian immediately following the conference. Congressional earmarks and, therefore, President Bingu wa Mutharika and African Conference sessions focus on financing cannot be defined as part of a coherent Union Commission Chair Ambassador for business engagement in Africa and policy. AGOA, often presented as Jean Ping. The World Bank Africa Region presentations by business leaders from the centerpiece of our commercial Director for Financial and Private Sector G20 and African countries. A session engagement with Africa, functions as Development, Marilou Uy, will also attend, will also be dedicated to engaging G20 a good governance promotion policy in addition to government and business government leaders directly on their as much as a trade policy. When the leaders from G20 nations. nations’ plans for fostering private sector legislation has been used to punish The event enjoys the support of CCA development in Africa. countries that have experienced reversals and CCAfrica sister organizations the Full information on the conference, in good governance, African workers have European Business Council for Africa including registration details, is available suffered much more than the leaders and the Mediterranean, Business Unity on CCA’s website at www.africacncl.org. who are the targets of the sanctions. Cover Photo: http://places2explore.wordpress.com Beyond only a few countries, most African The monthly newsletter of The Corporate Council on Africa countries have not seen Continued on page 7 U.S.-Africa Infrastructure Conference Scores Big CA’s fourth U.S. – Africa Center for Global Development Senior Fellow CInfrastructure Conference took place John Simon moderates a panel discussion on the from April 27-29, 2010, at the JW Marriott CCA organized meetings between members and a U.S. National Export Initiative. (L-R) Simon; U.S. Hotel in Washington, D.C. Conference number of senior government officials from Africa. Assistant Secretary of Commerce/Foreign and Pictured here from Namibia (L-R) Washington Commercial Service Director General Suresh Kumar; highlights included keynote remarks by Embassy Commercial Counselor Freddie !Gaoseb; U.S. Export-Import Bank Chairman and President Cameroonian Prime Minister Philémon Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Tjekero Tweya; Fred Hochberg. Not pictured: Mary Mervenne Yang, U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Morven Luswenyo; (Overseas Private Investment Corporation); Daniel Ministry of Environment and Tourism Permanent Yohannes (Millennium Challenge Corporation); Neil Wolin and U.S. Assistant Secretary of Secretary Kalumbi Shangula. Leocadia Zak (U.S. Trade and Development Agency). State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson; an announcement by Boeing and TAAG Angola Airlines of a $500 million aircraft sale; and a riveting session that featured remarks by Mohamed Ibrahim and a panel of African entrepreneurs who shared valuable insights about doing business in Africa. The conference, themed “Building Dynamic Growth in Africa,” outlined the latest infrastructure trade and investment opportunities, while providing a space for potential business partner formation through an array of networking opportunities. It attracted more than 500 participants and focused on key infrastructure sub-sectors in Africa, including aviation; power; information and communication technology; climate change mitigation; supply chain management; water resources; alternative energy; and security. For the first time, the conference featured a very popular interactive session called “The Vault” that allowed participants to meet directly with Angolan Minister of Transport Augusto da Silva Tomás (center) celebrates agreement by Angola TAAG Airlines different financial institutions that could to purchase two Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The agreement was signed during the U.S.-Africa Infrastructure fund projects in Africa. Conference. (L-R) U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation John Porcari; Boeing International Sales Director Miguel Santos; da Silva Tomás; Boeing Senior Vice President for Government Operations Tim Keating; TAAG Immediately following the World Bank Chairman Pimental Araújo; U.S. Export-Import Bank Chairman and President Fred Hochberg. spring 2010 meetings, the conference brought together senior U.S. and African private sector and government officials; key decision makers from leading U.S. infrastructure companies; financial institutions; and international organizations with a vested interest in infrastructure investment and growth on the continent. CCA also worked to include participants and speakers for the conference from among attendees at the concurrent Summit on Entrepreneurship, organized An interactive panel discussion that featured African entrepreneurs was among the conference highlights. by the U.S. government to highlight the Pictured here (L-R) TekConsults Group President work and talents of entrepreneurs from Mohamed Ibrahim, president of Mo Ibrahim and CEO Ronald Mutebi (Uganda); MicroClinic the Muslim world, including a number of Foundation, talks with moderator Lorraine Hariton, International President and CEO Kojo Taylor U.S. State Department special representative for (Ghana); Camerapix/A24 Media Chairman Salim African countries. commercial and business affairs, during “Africa’s Got Amin (). Not pictured: Ushahidi.com Program Talent—Entrepreneurs in Action”. Director Juliana Rotich (Kenya). The AFRICA e JOURNAL 2 MAY 2010 CCA Hosts Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan

(L-R) Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan and CCA President and CEO Stephen Hayes CA hosted then-Acting President of CNigeria Goodluck Jonathan for lunch on April 14 in Washington, D.C. The event took place at the Four Seasons Hotel and was attended by more than 120 guests, Photo: www.iisd.ca/africa/ water/amcow/amcow7/11Nov.html including five Nigerian governors, several cabinet ministers and U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Robin Sanders. In his remarks, South African Government Minister Jonathan noted that the creation of the Invites Participation in U.S.-Nigerian Bi-National Commission is evidence of the mutual commitment to Wastewater Projects strengthen Nigeria’s partnership with the outh Africa’s Minister of Water and and that the country is seeking to procure U.S. in Africa. President Jonathan also SEnvironmental Affairs Buyelwa new technologies and capacity from discussed Nigeria’s efforts to restructure Sonjica told CCA members that only abroad.‪ When asked about the financing the petroleum sector with the Local 45 percent of the country’s wastewater of water projects and the structure of Content Bill, which has been passed treatment stations are performing at the ownership of those projects, Minister by both houses of Nigeria’s national acceptable levels. Her comments came Sonjica stressed that water assets legislature, and the Petroleum Industry during an April 21 meeting of CCA’s U.S.- are the property of local governments. Bill, which the legislature is still discussing. South Africa Business Forum at CCA’s Government agencies contract the private Foreign investors are concerned about offices in Washington. sector for projects and there are public- changes in fiscal incentives in the bills and Minister Sonjica informed CCA members private partnerships in bulk infrastructure the potential impact on future investment that, as one of the 30 driest countries projects. in the petroleum sector. Jonathan fielded in the world, South Africa takes very Minister Sonjica stressed that South numerous questions from CCA members seriously its chairmanship (2009 - 2011) Africa is actively planning to reinvest in its and other luncheon guests. On May 5, he of the African Ministers of Water, a wastewater infrastructure. She stated that constitutionally assumed full presidential committee within the African Union. The her ministry strongly welcomes domestic powers following the death of President minister underscored the fact that, while and foreign private sector involvement Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. South Africa has very little fresh water, it in South Africa’s water infrastructure is not effectively recycling its wastewater. to ensure the country’s continued She noted that there have been several development and growth. initiatives rolled out to address this issue The AFRICA 3 e JOURNAL MAY 2010 CCA Staff Profile: Tim Bergstrom Economic Freedom Improving in Africa ecently, the Heritage Foundation a business, obtaining a license, and Rand the Wall Street Journal released closing a business. The other is investment their annual world rankings of economic freedom which measures, among other freedom. The rankings define economic things, the treatment of foreign investment freedom as “the fundamental right of every and foreign exchange and capital controls. human to control his or her own labor and Mauritius ranked first in both categories, property,” and “to work, produce, consume, with , Namibia, South Africa, and and invest in any way they please, with that Madagascar rounding out the top five in freedom both protected and unconstrained business freedom, and Botswana, Ghana, by the state.” The 2010 rankings contain Tanzania, and Benin in investment freedom. some good news about some African Following Mauritius, the remaining top ten countries. overall ranked African countries Within Africa, Mauritius was Two were Botswana (28), Madagascar ranked number one and number categories (69), South Africa (72), Namibia 12 in the world overall (out of 179 are of (76), Uganda (77), Cape Verde countries). Of the ten categories particular (78), Ghana (87), Burkina Faso the rankings measure, Mauritius interest (90), and Rwanda (93). São Tomé came in first or tied for first in Africa to the and Príncipe achieved the second in four categories including financial highest gain in economic freedom and fiscal freedom. According to private of any economy ranked in the 2010 im Bergstrom joined CCA in 2005 as the researchers, Mauritius was sector. index, followed closely by Rwanda Tsenior agribusiness specialist, and especially noteworthy this year because with the third highest gain. In other countries was subsequently appointed to be director of its “strong commitment to enhancing of note, Nigeria’s score improved from 2009 of the South African International Business economic freedom by accelerating major “reflecting major improvements in trade Linkages (SAIBL) program later that year. tax reforms.” In the other categories, freedom, investment freedom, and freedom Tim directs a three-person international Namibia ranked first in Africa in trade from corruption,” as did Angola’s “primarily business linkages unit at CCA that is freedom, the Central African Republic in because of increased investment freedom.” responsible for the USAID-funded SAIBL, government spending, Equatorial Guinea Morocco ranked first in North Africa and which includes eight offices and 48 staff in in monetary freedom, Rwanda in labor 91st overall, while it, Egypt, Algeria, and South Africa. Tim has more than 15 years freedom, and Botswana in property rights, Tunisia all had improved scores from 2009. experience working and living in Africa. freedom from corruption, and tied with This article was recently featured in CCA’s Before joining CCA, Tim was regional Mauritius in financial freedom. Africa Business Report, which is produced manager of Southern Africa for Land Two categories are of particular interest twice monthly and is available in its entirety O’Lakes’ International Development to the private sector. The first is business to members online by clicking HERE. Division. Based in Port Elizabeth, South freedom which measures the ease or Africa, he managed and implemented difficulty and costs associated with starting USAID agricultural development programs in five countries, including Angola; Malawi; Mozambique; South Africa; and Zambia. This entailed organizing international SAIBL Launches New Blog trade missions and study tours to the U.S., CA’s SAIBL program announces questions about topics that matter most to and to seven Southern and East African Cthe launch of the SAIBL Business them and their businesses. countries. He also worked closely with Forum. Every week experts will use South Africa’s Department of Agriculture the forum to address issues such as About SAIBL: SAIBL is supported by the to assist emerging farmers access supplier diversity, AGOA, international United States Agency for International credit, inputs, and high value markets by trade and development, and the business Development (USAID). The program providing training and writing business environment in both the United States is implemented by the Corporate plans. Tim previously also worked in and South Africa. The forum also includes Council on Africa, ECIAfrica and the Zimbabwe and South Africa for Mid Africa questions of the week, e-opinion polls, National Business Initiative under a Software as its market development and a discussion forum designed to strategic partnership agreement with the director. facilitate cooperation and group problem Department of Trade and Industry. Tim received received a B.A. from Bethel solving. Guest bloggers from a variety In addition, the U.S.-based National College in Business and Economics of sectors, including specialty food, Minority Supplier Development Council and a B.S. from St. Mary’s University in wine, business process outsourcing, has signed an agreement with the National Management Information Systems. He has and manufacturing, will contribute their Business Initiative to provide technical also received a M.B.A. from St. Thomas expertise and experiences. SAIBL hopes assistance and support to the South University with a focus in International that participants in the forum will ask African Supplier Diversity Council. Operations. The AFRICA e JOURNAL 4 MAY 2010 CCA U.S. Ambassador spoke about recent changes in DRC’s Board of Directors security situation, as well as the country’s Mike Dignam, CCA Chairman Briefs CCA upcoming elections and its initiatives to Lockheed Martin attract investment. Jodi Bond on DR Congo Garvelink emphasized the importance of Motorola maintaining an international peacekeeping Marc Cavaliere presence in DRC. He said that militias South African Airways originating in Rwanda and active in Mark Chiaviello Standard Bank Group eastern DRC have been significantly Amb. Frances Cook marginalized because of decreased Lonrho financial support. Nevertheless, Garvelink Terry Dunmire believes a premature withdrawal of UN TetraTech peacekeepers would be a mistake. He Mike Fry also addressed DRC’s plans for local and ExxonMobil national elections in 2011. The cost for Thomas Gibian these elections has been estimated at EMP Investment Fund $850 million. Logistical support based on Stephen Hayes* the UN’s infrastructure will be key to the CCA President & CEO elections’ success. Jeff Hoffman Danya International On the commercial front, the ambassador Lionel Johnson* detailed how years of illicit mining have CCA Treasurer negatively affected DRC’s trade. He William Killeen also briefed CCA members on President ACROW Bridges Kabila’s recent appointment of Olivier Russell King Kamitatu Etsu as minister of planning and Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc CA’s Democratic Republic of Congo the creation of a government taskforce George Kirkland C(DRC) Working Group hosted U.S. to increase investment. The primary goal Chevron Ambassador William Garvelink on April 8 of the task force is to improve the DRC’s Desi Lopez-Fafie for an overview of the current political and standing on the World Bank’s doing Oracle business climate in DRC. The ambassador business index. Gary Messina Raytheon Amb. Tom McDonald Baker & Hostetler LLP April Events Jeff Morgan Mars, Inc 4/5: Roundtable Discussion with U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Donald Booth Robert Morris PriceWaterhouseCoopers 4/8: Briefing by U.S. Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo William Garvelink Mima Nedelcovych Africa Global 4/8: CCA’s Monthly Agribusiness Breakfast Forum Presents George Otchere “Creating Successful Public-Private Partnerships in Agribusiness” SAIC Heather Pederson 4/9: CCA Hosts Business Delegation from Tunisia Boeing J.B. Penn 4/14: Conversation with African Eisenhower Fellows, Carol Musyoka and John Deere Yewande Sadiku Paul Ryberg Africa Coalition for Trade 4/14: Lunch for Nigeria’s Acting President Goodluck Jonathan Thad Simons

4/15: CCA’s Security Working Group Presents “An Update on the Situation Novus International, Inc in Guinea” Will Stephens Johnson & Johnson Corp 4/20: CCA’s Health Initiative Presents Sustaining the Supply Chain Jeffrey Sturchio* for Health in Africa: “Building Long-Term Management Capacity from Global Health Council, CCA Chairman Procurement to Distribution” Haskell Ward SEACOM 4/21: Roundtable Discussion with South Africa’s Minister of Water and Gretchen Watkins Environmental Affairs Buyelwa Sonjica Marathon Oil Company Jay Wileman 4/29: Videoconference with U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania Alfonso E. Lenhardt General Electric Diane Willkens 4/27-29: U.S.-Africa Infrastructure Conference Development Finance International, Inc “Building Dynamic Growth in Africa” Earl Young JR Boulle *Ex Officio The AFRICA 5 e JOURNAL MAY 2010 Member Profiles 30 countries across the continent. With infrastructure management or supporting experts and talented professionals in local development, AECOM supports the multiple locations, AECOM has the U.S. Department of State; U.S. Agency capability and sound knowledge to for International Development; the World meet Africa’s specific infrastructure and Bank; the International Tropical Timber development needs and challenges. Organization; the African Development ith approximately 45,000 One of AECOM’s recent projects in Africa Bank; bilateral donor agencies; and other Wemployees serving clients in more is a $50 billion infrastructure and housing international organizations to deliver than 100 countries, AECOM is a global development program in Libya. As the a multitude of services that provide a provider of professional technical and program manager and main advisor of this blend of global reach, local knowledge, management support services to a broad initiative, AECOM’s team will design new innovation and technical excellence to the range of markets, including government, housing and infrastructure systems, and future goals of African countries. transportation, facilities, environmental, upgrade existing transportation and utility AECOM is a Fortune 500 company with a energy and water. systems to modernize and sustain all of revenue of $6.3 billion during the 12-month Beginning with projects in Algeria, the major cities throughout Libya. AECOM period ended March 31, 2010. More Morocco and Tunisia, AECOM has been Libya has the largest presence of any U.S. information on AECOM and its services active in Africa since the 1960s. Today, corporation working in Libya. can be found at www.aecom.com. AECOM has a presence in more than Whether procuring major commodities,

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leaf, drying the lamina and stem, and based on functioning as a link between packing the processed leaf for delivery tobacco growers around the world and to international and regional tobacco manufacturers of tobacco products. product manufacturers. Universal does not Over the years, Universal has developed manufacture tobacco products for retail relationships that make up a strong niversal Corporation (NYSE: UVV), consumption. international buying network. The company Uheadquartered in Richmond, In Africa, Universal maintains leaf tobacco has continually invested in technology Virginia, was founded in 1918 and operations in seven sub-Sahara countries, to develop value-added processing currently employs over 24,000 permanent including Malawi, Mozambique, South capabilities, while implementing a sound and seasonal workers in more than 30 Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and strategy to sustain and grow its business. countries worldwide. The company, Zimbabwe. Long-term investments have Universal emphasizes Good Agricultural through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is been made in most of those countries, Practices, environmental preservation the world’s leading tobacco merchant and to ensure the company is well-placed and social responsibility. Universal is processor. Universal’s sole focus is on to procure, process and supply quality extremely proud of its employee base and its core business of buying, processing, tobacco on a sustainable basis in and from its reputation in the industry for reliably packing, storing and financing leaf the region. producing a quality product. tobacco in tobacco growing countries. Universal’s story is one of reliability, For further information, please visit the Universal’s processing business involves forward thinking, a focused strategy, and corporate website at removing the stem from the tobacco an international network. The business is www.universalcorp.com. The AFRICA e JOURNAL 6 MAY 2010 President’s Message ...continued from front page. significant benefits from AGOA. While foreign policy instruments in years, AGOA is a well intentioned policy, we the Millennium Challenge Corporation Transitions should acknowledge that Africa remains (MCC), is also hobbled by its country- CA welcomes new member ill-prepared to take advantage of AGOA, specific approach. If an African nation’s Ccompanies ELW Global Ltd., and and arguably expectations for AGOA’s development stops at the border, then Immediate Response Technologies. impact were unrealistic. The increased the country remains trapped by the This summer’s team of interns have access to the American market provided surrounding inefficiencies of its neighbors arrived, including the following: Drake to Africa through AGOA is not sufficient to and by the legacies of 19th century Carden, University of Florida; Laura compensate for the lack of infrastructure European colonial powers’ penchant for Fahey, College of the Holy Cross; Kahdy or adequately educated and trained work drawing arbitrary national boundaries. I Fall, CEFAM (International Business forces in most African countries. AGOA is believe that MCC’s development grants School Lyon & USA); Conor Godfrey, also no match for bureaucracies – both process, which allows recipient countries College of William and Mary; Philip H. in the U.S. and in Africa – that seem to make procurement decisions, makes Greene,III, Georgetown University; Eric committed more to intransigence and MCC vulnerable to calls for budget A. Holtzman, University of North Carolina inertia than opening new opportunities for restraints. Because few American at Wilmington; Michelle N. Melton, Johns business and entrepreneurship. companies have won MCC contracts, Hopkins University; Tasha Rebec, Wake Neither did AGOA prove to be wise in there is not a strong business constituency Forest University; Narciso Sumbana, pushing textiles as a primary catalyst for in the U.S. for a program that sometimes University of Central Oklahoma; Averi African economic development. Those rewards America’s commercial competitors Thomas-Moore, Howard University; countries that have managed to build with taxpayer-funded contracts. Thomas C. Van Horn, Dickinson College; and maintain a textile industry have For American companies with the and Sibusiso Xaba, University of Cape benefitted, but most of them already had foresight to be seriously interested in Town. a relatively viable infrastructure in place Africa, they frequently meet the end of before AGOA became law. Arguably, these their dreams when it comes to finding same countries would have benefitted project finance. A careful dissection of through the development of any number the financing guarantees provided by the of other trade incentives. Given that Export-Import Bank of the United States nearly 80 percent of Africans are involved (Ex-Im) repeatedly and consistently in agriculture, it would seem logical that reveals a system reluctant to support agribusiness would have been a focus companies seeking to sell to Africa. Ex-Im, that would work well in Africa. However, designed to reduce risk for U.S. exporters, in the face of our own tariff and non- is as risk adverse as most U.S. banks now tariff agricultural barriers and Africa’s in that it errs on the side of avoiding risks CCA Member weak infrastructure, especially in agro- at all costs, rather than reducing risks. Mixer Promotes processing, that approach was neither When one compares American attitudes politically nor practically feasible. toward financing projects in Africa with Networking, Yields The U.S. is now prepared to work those of our European and Canadian with Africa on food security through the friends, let alone those in China, India and New Member recently announced $3.5-billion Feed the the Gulf States, U.S. financial institutions, On April 21, CCA hosted a member Future initiative. The initiative is laudable including Ex-Im, are nothing if not woefully mixer to give CCA members an in that it focuses on expanding local food timid. opportunity to network with other CCA production in select African countries. If/when President Obama addresses members in a casual setting. The mixer However, whether it is funded by Africa’s trade ministers meeting in helped advance the unsung membership Congress, and ultimately produces greater Washington this August, he need benefit of bringing together CCA members economic opportunity for Africans, remains not defend AGOA or pretend that it for intra-CCA business opportunities. CCA to be seen. It is also not yet clear how U.S. has achieved greatness. That would members also were invited to bring along companies can participate in a way that accomplish little. Instead, he should non-member companies that might join creates more jobs for Americans. address himself to both the American CCA. The inaugural event was attended The U.S. government’s PEPFAR and African audiences and lay out a new by nearly 20 members participate and two initiative has reduced the impact of HIV/ vision for the U.S.-Africa relationship. non-members. As a result of the mixer, AIDS in many African countries, but the He is called upon to establish a broad a new member, Immediate Response sustainability of the program is now being vision that supports both his goals for the Technologies, joined CCA. Look out for questioned, both in terms of funding American economy as well as his desire future member mixer events in Washington and whether it has strengthened African for a world built on relationships. President and elsewhere! healthcare systems. While the impact of Obama would do well by instructing U.S. HIV/AIDS in Africa is without question, government agencies to cast aside petty For more information about other health-related challenges on the differences, long-outdated notions and The Africa e-Journal, continent demand a more comprehensive bureaucratic inertia, and clear the way for please contact Tim McCoy at approach. a truly coordinated and coherent approach [email protected]. Perhaps one of the most innovative to the rising giant called Africa. The AFRICA 7 e JOURNAL MAY 2010 MEMBERS*

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