Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) hosted its fifth biennial U.S-Africa Business Summit June 21-24, 2005 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. The Nigerian Business Forum (NBF) officials attended the event, one of the biggest business summits of the year.

The Summit objectives were to increase United States investment in Africa by boosting United States private sector awareness of economic opportunities in Africa. Policy issues, like those that confront the U.S. private sector in the African marketplace were also discussed. The summit forged partnerships between African and American businesses.

Some of the topics discussed at the summit included:

· Agriculture
· Arts & entertainment
· Education
· Energy & power
· Finance
· Healthcare
· Housing
· Regional groups
· Small business opportunities
· Telecommunications
· Tourism
· Transportation & infrastructure

L-R: Ayo Adenuga (NBF Director of Operations), Stephen Hayes, President, Corporate Council for Africa, Ade Famoti, President, Nigerian Business Forum