On October 15th, the 5th edition of the Francophone Africa Business Forum (FAB Forum) took place in Utrecht. The FAB Forum is the perfect opportunity to meet more than 100 entrepreneurs from Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Francophone African region offers myriad bussines opportunies for companies that are interested in discovering new and emerging markets. Experts shared their insights in the fields of agritechnology, climate smart agriculture and circular agriculture, during the plenary programme and in-depth workshops. Pictures of the event will be published soon.

The next Africa Business Club, organised by INTL FC Stone and NABC, will be held on the 14th of November 2019. This Africa Business Club will focus on the role of renewable energy in accelerating sustainable economic development in Africa. The role of renewable energies is becoming more important since current unreliability of energy supply hinders economic development as many countries have frequent blackouts. This event will be held in a café-like atmosphere with high-level inspirational speakers that have proven experience and believability in a specific topic or sector. The session will be moderated by NABC’s in-house journalist Arne Doornebal. 

The Annual African Ambassadors Dinner of the NABC has become a tradition of grwoing importance and prominence. Once a year, NABC invites all African Ambassadors accredited to the Benelux and all of NABC's members for an afternoon and evening full of networking ans inspiration. This year's edition will focus on Innovation: Africa 2.0. The Annual African Ambassadors Dinner is unique in its ability to connect African Ambassadors with Dutch multinationals, SMEs and start-ups. During the event, NABC will present the "Doing Business in Africa" Award to one of its prominent members.