Welcome to the Africa Portal

Are you interested in doing business with Africa? The Africa Portal helps you grow your business in Africa by providing information regarding business opportunities and U.S. Government resources to help you succeed!

What’s New in Africa

The Africa Portal is your one-stop shop for trade assistance in Africa.  The U.S. Commercial Service helps your business grow by offering commercial and trade facilitation services in most African markets.

If you a have a specific question regarding export assistance in Africa, please contact Estelle Welgens at estelle.welgens@mail.doc.gov

The Africa Portal provides the following resources:

Market research

Up-to-date trade leads

Updated trade event announcements

Specific business opportunities

The new country specific sites include: Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, DRC, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania and Uganda.

For specific country information, please click on the interactive map.

Upcoming Trade Events

Build and Con Kenya 2009, September 21-24, 2009 – Contact: Ann.Njuguna@mail.doc.gov

The Nairobi International Trade Fair, September 29 – October 5, 2009 – Contact: Ann.Njuguna@mail.doc.gov

CTO 2010, Lagos Nigeria Trade Fair, May 10-14, 2010 – Contact: anayo.agu@mail.doc.gov

Spotlights

The August edition of the Multilateral Development Bank – Africa projects is now available, this database highlights development projects approved and funded by the Multilateral Development Banks including the World Bank, the African Development Bank. For more information on supplier opportunities click here.