AABF III Schedule 
The tentative schedule for the third Africa-Asia Business Forum (AABF III) scheduled to take place in Dakar, Senegal from April 13 to 15 2004 is now available online. ..

September 22, 2003 - Anglophone Africa Capacity Building Workshop 
The Anglophone Africa CBW was successful in facilitating a number of MoUs amongst the parties attending. Agreements were signed and productive discussions took place which will lead to concrete deals. The level of intra-Africa negotiations was strong. This is a good omen for the Business Forum. ..

July 14, 2003 - Francophone Africa Capacity Building Workshop 
The Francophone Capacity Building Workshop (CBW) was held in Cotonou, Benin at the Centre International de Conference (CIC) on the 8th, 9th, and 10th of July 2003. The purpose of the CBW was to solidify the business competencies of Francophone participating companies in preparation for the Third Africa Asia Business Forum in Dakar, Senegal. ..

May 1, 2003 - Technology Innovations 
Building on the success of AABF I & AABF II, the Third Africa Asia Business Forum will feature an Electronic Platform developed and managed by Takara Systems Inc., which will be used to facilitate the determination of suitable business matches among the participating companies, and allow the matched parties to begin collaboration on key business issues before scheduled face to face meetings at the main forum event. ..

May 1, 2003 - Business Innovations 
The Third Africa Asia Business Forum will also feature a Banking Seminar targeting African and Asian Financial Institutions to raise awareness amongst the Banking community of AABF III goals and the need for available financial support.