Past Events - 2008

Annual African Ambassadors Dinner

Thursday 11 December
Do you remember the Ambassadors dinner of last year? This year we hope to continue the success of last year! The Ambassadors Dinner is the perfect opportunity to make a reflection of the...
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Africa On Wheels 'A World of Opportunities'

Thursday 20 November
The opportunity for organizations to discover, learn, network and meet with colleagues and suppliers in a learning environment.
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Business Round Table Angola

Monday 27 October
On Monday the 27th of October, NABC organises a business Round Table on Angola, Africa?s fastest growing economy.
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YEFA Inaugural Dinner

Saturday 11 October
On Saturday the 11th of October the YEFA Inaugural Dinner will take place. YEFA stands for Young Entrepreneurs For Africa and is an organization of young African Master and PhD-students with
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Meeting with Africinvest at FMO

Thursday 02 October
On the 2nd of October from 18:00 till 20.00 hrs Sunsia BV, FMO and NABC are organizing a network event for those who have an interest to invest in Africa...
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Nairobi International trade fair

Monday 29 September
A trade fair will be taking place in Nairobi giving you the opportunity to sample the various goods and services that are produced locally, but also a place to reciprocate business and...
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Port mission to Ivory Coast and Ghana

Sunday 21 September
Amports (the promotion organisation for the Amsterdam's North Sea Canal area) is organizing a port and trade mission to the West African countries, Ivory coast and Ghana from the 21st...
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Dutch/South-African Presidency's Programme

Saturday 20 September
Are you ready to do business in South Africa? Do you want to invest in talent and successfully establish business relations? The Presidency's Programme, which introduces managers and...
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Togo Round Table

Friday 19 September
On Friday the 19th of September there will be a Togo Round Table, organized by the Belgian Chamber of Commerce.
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Doing Business with Tunisia

Thursday 18 September
On the 18th of September, those interested in Tunisia will be treated to a seminar in which all aspects regarding Doing Business in Tunisia will be presented.
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Rwanda Conference

Thursday 18 September
On Thursday the 18th of September there will be a Rwanda Conference organized by the Belgian Chamber of Commerce.
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Business in Development Seminar SANITATION Sector (in Dutch)

Monday 15 September
In light of the International Year of Sanitation, NCDO?s Business in Development organises a seminar about the market opportunities and challenges in the sanitation sector in developing...
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Meet the Dutch Ambassadors in Africa

Friday 05 September
Every year the Dutch ambassadors in Africa come together in the Netherlands for an ambassadors conference to discuss current African affairs. This year NABC together with NCH and Sanec...
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FACIM International Business Fair

Monday 01 September
From the 1st of September to the 7th of September an Internationalbusiness fair will be taking place in Maputo Mozambique. FACIM is atrade fair in which companies can exhibit their products.
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Mombasa International trade fair

Wednesday 27 August
A trade fair will be taking place in Mombasa giving you the opportunity to sample the various goods and services that are produced locally, but also a place to reciprocate business and...
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Rwanda Event Day

Saturday 16 August
It is our honor to invite you on behalf of the Rwandese community in Holland for the biggest gathering 'Rwanda Event Day' in The Netherlands on Saturday the 16th of August in The Hague.
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MIS Training Institute

Tuesday 22 July
MIS Training Institute EMEA is pleased to invite you to attend the dynamic 3rd Annual Audit, Risk & Governance Africa Conference 2008 (Can convening on 22nd ? 25th July 2008 at La Palm...
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Kenyan members of the Barclays Business Club will be visiting the Netherlands

Friday 27 June
After a short seminar at which NABC, FMO, EVD, TeamPro and CBI will be giving presentations to the Kenyan delegation, all of our members are invited for the reception held by the Kenyan Emba
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Invitation to the First Edition of the East African Investment Conference

Thursday 26 June
The Government of Rwanda, through its Agency, the Rwanda Investment and Export Promotion Agency (RIEPA), in collaboration with the East African Community Secretariat and the Regional...
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CEO's of 10 Nigerian Banks will visit the Netherlands

Thursday 26 June
Ten Top Nigerian Banks will be visiting the Netherlands during a two day trip. On the 26th of June, NABC will together with FMO organize a session for companies who are interested in the financial sector of Nigeria. The meeting will start at 14.00 pm, at FMO (The Hague) and will last till approximately 17.00 pm.
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Business Seminar at Damen shipyards

Tuesday 24 June
Tuesday the 24th of June the Netherlands ? African Business Council organized a Business Seminar titled: Financing capital goods export to Africa.
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The Agro-Food Industry as Engine for Growth and Wealth in Africa

Wednesday 18 June
EMRC AgriBusiness Forum 2008, which is organised in collaboration with the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) will take place on the 18th - 20th of June 2008 at the FAO Headquarters in Rome.
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East African Investment Conference

Thursday 12 June
The Government of Rwanda, through its Agency, the Rwanda Investment and Export Promotion Agency (RIEPA), in collaboration with the East African Community Secretariat and the Regional Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) is organizing the first edition of the East African Investment Conference in Kigali, scheduled to take place from 26th to 28th June 2008.
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Golf for the 2nd African Leadership Cup

Friday 30 May
Last year the first edition of the Leadership Golf tournament was launched in October. It was held on the golf court of 'het Rijk van Margraten', one of the most beautiful golf courts in the Netherlands.
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Morocco water day

Wednesday 28 May
On May 28th the Chamber of Commerce in Rotterdam is organizing the ?Morocco Water Day?, in order to emphasize on the current water problems and promote investment opportunities in the water sector. The water problems in Morocco are increasing because of desertification, water shortage and clogging of water rads.
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Burundian week in Holland

Saturday 24 May
Following up on a trip to Burundi from one of our delegates a symposium will be taking place on the 24th of May 2008. This event will be organized by IZERE (de vereniging van Burundezen in Nederland) in cooperation with Hendrik Kraemer Institiuut (HKI). During these Burundian week visitors from fifteen Burundian entrepreneurs, agrarian experts, teachers, doctors, bankers, journalists will visit our country to lay out relations that will build and make Burundi better.
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Round Table Burundi

Friday 23 May
On the 23rd of May from 15.00 ? 17.00 a Round Table Burundi will take place, where entrepreneurs can meet colleagues from Burundi. The Round Table will take place at the Hendrik Kraemer Instituut (HKI) Joseph Haydnlaan 2a te Utrecht.
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Invest in the Future | Partnering with Africa Seminar

Tuesday 20 May
Maastricht School of Management, partner of NABC, offers a unique opportunity to meet the most important and influential management thinker of today, Prof. C.K. Prahalad.
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45 years of passion and worries: The development relation Holland and Cameroon in projectors

Saturday 17 May
On the 17th of May it is happening: The ?Vrienden van Kameroen? are organizing there third Cameroonian day, a day that has not become a tradition.
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Members meeting at HILCO Welding

Thursday 24 April
The meeting at HILCO Welding offered the opportunity to exchange experiences on doing business in Africa. According to all participants the members meeting was a great success; by exchanging information with presentations and making contacts with an informal drink a members meeting offers a good platform for companies doing business in Africa.
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Afrikadag 2008 (Dutch only)

Saturday 19 April
De EVS organiseert weer de Afrikadag, d? dag over Afrika ontwikkelingsamenwerking. Deze unieke dag zal plaats vinden op zaterdag 19 april in de Haagse Hogeschool te Den Haag en daarbij streeft de EVS dit jaar naar 2000 bezoekers.
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Evert Vermeer Lecture

Thursday 17 April
On Monday 14 April, the Mozambican former president Joaquim Chissano will give the second Evert Vermeer Lecture in 'De Duif' in Amsterdam.
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Symposium Partnerships for Development

Monday 17 March
On 17 March 2008, the Dutch network of the UN Global Compact is organizing a symposium.
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The African Venture Capital Association organizes its 7th Conference

Sunday 16 March
The AVCA conferences are a unique event for networking, sharing the experience of African PE professionals and meeting global investors targeting Africa for those who are in fund raising process.
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EU & Africa Trade Relations

Friday 07 March
This is a networking event organized by the NABC, the Netherlands Council for Trade Promotion (NCH) and the Rotterdam Chamber of Commerce (KvK).
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Uganda Agribusiness is Meeting World Demand

Thursday 06 March
Uganda is one of the fastest growing economies in Africa with GDP growth averaging 6% since the early 1990s. In less than 5 years, foreign direct investments have doubled to US$307 million in 2006.
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Mozambique visits Netherlands and NABC

Wednesday 27 February
NABC offers member companies that are interested in doing business in Mozambique an interesting program in 2008. First, Dutch companies are able to meet Mozambique business leaders and government officials of the presidential delegation visiting the Netherlands from the 27th to the 29th of February.
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12th Addis Chamber International Trade Fair

Thursday 21 February
The Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in Brussels has the honour to inform that the...
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Novatech 2008 will be the major ICT Africa Marketplace and thematic conference in East Africa and In

Wednesday 13 February
NOVATECH 2008, is the first stage of a dynamic process for the promotion and support to the ICT sector in East Africa and Indian Ocean.
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Africa conference 2008

Wednesday 13 February
Last Wednesday the 13th of February, NABC organized the workshop 'Doing Business in Africa' during the Africa conference of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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All-African Leather Fair (AALF) 2008, Addis Ababa

Thursday 24 January
The Ethiopian Leather Industries Association (ELIA) is organizing the All-African Leather Fair (AALF) 2008 which will take place in Addis Ababa from January 24-26, 2008.
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KLM Club Africa New Year Network Event

Tuesday 15 January
KLM Club Africa in cooperation with OAVM Organisation & Consultancy are pleased to invite you to a New Year Network Event and gathering.
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