"Africa: Open For Business" probes into the world of successful African businesses and exposes myths while debunking fears surrounding doing business in Africa. With concise segments following successful African and Africa-based entrepreneurs, decade-long Journalist, Carol Pineau’s film shows resilient and creative businesses who meet and exceed international standards everyday. These pioneers are helping grow the economies of countries like Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Botswana, Uganda, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and several others, one business at a time.
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NBPC hopes, through this web cast, to increase public awareness of the potential for fiscal success in Africa. We also hope to combat the never-ending stream of images of victim hood perpetrated by a majority of the mainstream media in regards to African countries and endeavors. Including in-depth articles provided by the pioneering Black business magazine The Network Journal, and podcast interviews by Carol Pineau with leading African investors, ministers and visionaries, this web cast will offer a variety of information for every one interested in questioning and eventually changing stereotypical portrayals of Africa in the media.
"Africa: Open For Business", which has been broadcast on both CNN and the BBC, is scheduled for public television broadcast starting in September, 2006. For more information, please check your local listings. If not listed, call your local stations to demand this ground-breaking film be shown in your community — public television is your television.
All Podcasts produced by N. Christian Ugbode for the National Black Programming Consortium.
For more information on "Africa: Open For Business" and the DVD, visit www.africaopenforbusiness.com
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