When the yellow Brand South Africa car driven by Kyle Weatherman rounded the bend to see a checkered flag at Atlanta Motor Speedway last September, it was mission accomplished for Arnout Kok.
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South African Software Firm Sees Atlanta as Hub for Future U.S. Growth
When Adrian Erasmus started flying to the U.S. from Cape Town for business, he inevitably found himself coming through Atlanta.
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City’s International Affairs Office Hosted Delegations Representing 98 Countries in 2024
The City of Atlanta hosted delegations from nearly 100 countries in 2024, including the royal couple from the Netherlands and the president of Kenya, among many other dignitaries and diplomats.
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Taste, Talent and Trade: How the Atlanta-South Africa Relationship Can Evolve Amid Bilateral Bickering
The question amid bilateral bickering is what becomes of the momentum built through the Atlanta Phambili initiative, launched last year by former U.S. envoy Reuben Brigety with a kickoff trip to Atlanta in March.
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Event Recap: South Africa and Atlanta Eye Bottom-Up Partnership Led by Business
Busara Advisors is the presenting sponsor of Global Atlanta’s Africa Channel. Subscribe here for monthly Africa newsletters. South Africa and Atlanta: Partnership Beyond Politics Wednesday, February 26, 2025Miller and Martin […]
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Delta Launching New Routes to North and West Africa Later This Year
Delta Air Lines Inc. is launching two new Africa routes from Atlanta later this year, strengthening its presence on the continent as a variety of African nations continue to show deeper interest in Georgia.
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Georgia State Students Work With African Counterparts to Solve Real-World Business Problems
After a two-year partnership, students from Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business and their counterparts at African universities recently “wowed” symposium attendees with their final projects, which included surprising solutions to real-world international business problems.
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Event Recap — Diaspora Diplomats: Celebrating Atlanta’s African Consular Corps
Five African diplomats, three of them newly appointed, gathered with about 80 Global Atlanta Passport members and other community attendees for a reception downtown celebrating the continent’s contributions to the growth of the Georgia consular corps.
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Diplomatic Digest: Turnover Within Atlanta’s Consular Corps in 2024
Toward the end of 2024, Atlanta gained a new group of African diplomats, adding three new countries to Georgia’s consular corps and bringing the number of nations with representation in the state to 75.
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Five Countries, Three Continents: Global Atlanta Travels in 2024
Busara Advisors is the presenting sponsor of Global Atlanta’s Africa Channel. Subscribe here for monthly Africa newsletters. Global Atlanta is a decidedly local news platform — with a unique wrinkle. […]