Corporate Africa over time has become the face of 'investments in Africa'. Since 1994, Corporate Africa has visibly guided investors through windows of opportunities across African industries, and linking businesses and governments into the fabric of global investments, trade, and technology. 
Corporate Africa in 1994 was working to support President Frederik de Klerk's Government to bring about the transformation that was to create the new democratic South Africa; working to integrate Africans into the national social, commercial, and political systems. Subsequently, Corporate Africa supported

2013 will witness the launch of the BRICS New Nepad Africa Business Investment Guide; a one stop business and investment shop partnered by NEPAD, Corporate Council on Africa, 5th BRICS Summit, South Africa 2013, and Trade Ministers and Investors from Africa and BRICS economies.  This edition of the project will incorporate key African and BRICS markets with content laid out in two editions. An English and Chinese edition for Africa, India, and China, and a Portuguese and Russian edition with 10,000 distribution, for Brazil and Russia. BRICS

New Nepad Business Investment Guide acts as a bridge to channel investors and technology partners from BRICS and other parts of the world, in through the Gateways of African nations, to partner with opportunities in the private and public sectors.
Among the companies participating are Kirloskar Brothers from India, Huawei from China, Lukoil from Russia, Telkom from South Africa, and Banco do Brazil from Brazil. They have already established bases in Africa and are looking to strengthen their investments, or are about to enter the region seeking to partner with good governments and the private sector. Among the high profile contributors providing cutting edge leaders are Dr Yahya Boni of Benin, Chairman of the AU, Mutiu Sunmonu , Chairman and CEO of Shell Nigeria,  and Professor Tony Hawkins of the Economist Intelligence Unit. Copies are distributed to investors, businesses, and trade partners from G20 nations, and to the chairmen and  CEOs accompanying governments to leading investment meetings, including BRICS   Summit, G20 Finance Meetings, and the World Economic Forum.