China-Africa Development Fund Opens First Office in Africa

September 29th, 2009 NEW YORK - In the Closing Plenary of the Clinton Global Initiative 2009, former President Bill Clinton featured LeapFrog Investments(R), which raised the world's first microinsurance fund. Before an audience of 1000 global leaders, President Clinton drew a direct link between the work of Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus to bring microcredit to millions of people, the 'Banker to the Poor,' and the work of LeapFrog as the global leader in microinsurance: "LeapFrog is quickly becoming the 'Insurer to the Poor'.

September 27th, 2009 SILVER SPRING, Maryland - - Danya Reaffirms Long-term Investment in Africa Danya International, Inc. (Danya), a communications, research, and technology firm, is sponsoring the 7th Biennial U.S.-Africa Business Summit: Realizing the Investment Power of Africa, to be held at the Walter E.

September 27th, 2009 SILVER SPRING, Maryland - - Web-based Job Fair Supports IBM's Expanding Operations across Africa Zebrajobs announced today that IBM, a global leader in information technology, is the lead sponsor of the first Africa Virtual Job Fair (AVJF) organized by Zebrajobs.com and the Corporate Council on Africa. The Africa Virtual Job Fair is the leading online platform connecting employers with professionals to interact on wide-ranging career and employment opportunities within the African continent.

September 8th, 2009 LONDON and STOCKHOLM - - Madeleine Senior appointed as managing director Northern Trust has today opened a branch office in Stockholm, Sweden, extending its offering to Nordic clients. "Northern Trust has been servicing clients in the Nordics for close to 20 years and works with some of the most sophisticated premier institutional funds and investment managers in the region," said Biff Bowman, CEO of Northern Trust in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

July 28th, 2009 LONDON - ICIS pricing, the leading price reporting service for the global chemical industry, has launched new weekly price reports for polypropylene and polyethylene in Africa. The plastics market in Africa is growing at a significant pace and ICIS pricing is responding to this demand by establishing independent price assessments in Africa for polyethylene and polypropylene markets.

June 28th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Quadrem, a global provider of Supply Management Solutions, proudly announced that it received the top award for the Best Public Sector Procurement Project at the IPSA/CIPS annual Pan Africa Conference in Johannesburg. Catherine Hills, Client Services Director at Quadrem Africa (Pty) Ltd., received the award on behalf of Quadrem Africa.

June 21st, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - SYSTIME, the largest Oracle JD Edwards practice globally, announced yesterday, the expansion of its international presence by opening offices in Johannesburg (Gauteng) and Cape Town, South Africa. SYSTIME's presence in South Africa reaffirms the company's commitment to provide a local presence globally to all clients.

May 18th, 2009 NAIROBI, Kenya - "The people of Africa must speak out and tell President Obama, a son of Kenya, that he must meet his promises to those who are affected by HIV/AIDS." -- James Kamau, Kenya Treatment Action Movement, Nairobi In a press conference held today in Nairobi, global health advocates, including Global AIDS Alliance (GAA) executive director Dr. Paul Zeitz, called for a pan-African response to fix the funding gap in President Barack Obama's fiscal year 2010 budget request submitted to the U.S.

May 7th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Las Vegas singer Brian Evans, who opens for the likes of Jay Leno, Joan Rivers, Social Distortion among others, has signed for public relations in South Africa with South Africa based PR firm Platinum PR (platinumpr.co.za). (Photo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090507/LA13571) Evans, who was named by Grammy Magazine among Norah Jones as one of the most relevant new crooners of this generation, is heard on such shows as "So You Think You Can Dance", "Big Shots", and the new movie "The Wedding Weekend".

April 12th, 2009 NEW YORK - A top biotech executive, William Pursley, has agreed to become Chairman of Rx for Africa, Inc.'s (Pink Sheets: RXAF) newly created Business Advisory Board. For 25 years Mr.

June 24th, 2009 BRUSSELS - Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade Wednesday criticised European Union (EU) policies towards Africa and said the continent was looking towards India and China for its economic needs, EuAsiaNews reported. Addressing a press conference in Brussels Wednesday, the Senegalese president accused the EU of isolating Africa and raising barriers against "black Africa".

July 31st, 2009 PRETORIA - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit South Africa next week as part of her seven-nation tour of Africa, BuaNews Reported. Clinton will begin her tour Aug 5 when she arrives in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, to attend the 8th US-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum (AGOA Forum).

January 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian Inc. needs to shift its focus from trade to investment in order to compete with China, Minister of State for Commerce and Power Jairam Ramesh said here Monday.

July 11th, 2009 Obama: Prosperity is in Africa's futureACCRA, Ghana — President Barack Obama is promising to make sure that U.S. aid to Africa gets to the people who need it most, such as farmers and entrepreneurs, and not Western consultants and administrators.

July 15th, 2009 Sharm-el-SHEIKH - India today reminded the world that in decision-making bodies, in global economic processes and political emancipation of nations, nobody should forget that Africa is lagging behind. Speaking on the first day of the XVth Non-Aligned Movement Summit here, the Indian Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, said: "Nowhere are the challenges that humankind faces more pressing than in the continent of Africa.

June 16th, 2009 NOTTINGHAM - India restricted South Africa to 130 for five in the last Super Eight Group E match of the World Twenty20 at Trent Bridge here Tuesday. Brief Scores: South Africa 130/5 in 20 overs (AB de Villiers 63, Graeme Smith 26; Ravindra Jadeja 1-9).

June 27th, 2009 ADDIS ABABA -The Export and Import (EXIM) Bank of India is in negotiations with Ethiopian officials about the opening of an East African office in Addis Ababa. Board directors of the bank have already decided to open their East African office in Addis Ababa so as to support Indian companies' growing investment in eastern Africa, Indian embassy officials told IANS..

March 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The second season of the Indian Premier League will be played in South Africa, most likely from April 17, instead of April 10 as scheduled. IPL chairman Lalit Modi and Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief executive Gerald Majola finalised the schedule at a meeting Tuesday, according to information received here from South Africa.

January 12th, 2009 BRISBANE - Australia beat South Africa by six wickets in the second and final Twenty20 international here Tuesday. South Africa scored 157 for five with Jean Paul Duminy scoring 69.

January 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India will put in a mechanism to ensure a smoother road for businesses for opening letter of credit and receipt of payments through banks and financial institutions, External Affairs Minister of State Anand Sharma here today. In his address at the valedictory session of the India-Africa Business Partnership summit, the minister said Indian missions in Africa had complaints about difficulty in financial transactions, especially in opening letters of credit.