News & Updates

  The Germany-Africa Business Forum is pleased to announce that H.E. Francois Kanimba, Minister of Trade, Industry and EAC Affairs of Rwanda, has joined the program and will deliver the final Country Focus presentation on March 23. Also joining the roster as presenters are H.E. Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari, Executive Governor of Katsina State, […]

Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea, H.E. Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, will address the Germany Africa Business Forum in Berlin next month.

The Germany-Africa Business Forum, the first ever privately held event exclusively dedicated to strengthening trade and investment ties between Germany and Africa, has confirmed the participation of former Benin President Thomas Boni Yayi at its Berlin conference on March 23, 2017.

NJ Ayuk, CEO of Centurion Law Group, speaks to Jaco Maritz at How we made it in Africa, about his vision for Germany-Africa trade and investment relations ahead of the GABF conference.

Germany’s development minister unveiled on Wednesday a potential “Marshall Plan” for Africa, which could signal a switch from handing out development aid to strategically promoting private businesses on the continent, if approved.

This year, Germany will host the first ever privately held event exclusively dedicated to strengthening trade and investment ties between Germany and the African continent.

Economic and cultural ties between Europe and Africa run deep, but Germany has been a relatively minor player in intercontinental trade flows.