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Ethiopia Becomes One Of The Ten Most Valuable African Nation Brands.
The Sheba Post, 8 June 2012
Brand Africa in association with Brand Finance today named South Africa as the Most Valuable African Nation Brand. The event was hosted by Brand Kenya at the Intercontinental Hotel, in Nairobi,... More >

South Africa Continues As A Valuable Brand
Bizcommunity, 6 June 2012
Brand Finance and Brand Africa have named South Africa as the leading country brand on the continent in the top ten Most Valuable African Nation Brand list for the second successive year. More >

Africa's Top Brand Is SA
The New Age, 6 June 2012
Two important branding events for South Africa took place last week: South Africa's 50 most valuable brands were announced and South Africa was rated as Africa's most valuable nation brand by... More >

SA Wins Most Valuable African Nation Brand 2012
Ethiopia Investor, 6 June 2012
Brand Africa, in association with Brand Finance on Friday, 25 May 2012, named South Africa as the Most Valuable African Nation Brand at the Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. More >

SA Wins Most Valuable African Nation Brand 2012
Nigerian Tribune, 6 June 2012
Brand Africa, in association with Brand Finance on Friday, 25 May 2012, named South Africa as the Most Valuable African Nation Brand at the Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. More >

SA Is Africa's Most Valuable Brand
Algoa FM, 5 June 2012
South Africa is Africa's most valuable brand. That's according to Brand South Africa, which says for the second successive year South Africa has been named the leading country brand on the African... More >

Nation Branding Through Citizenship: Engaging African Diaspora Entrepreneurs
Sitinga Kachipande, Syracuse University, 4 June 2012
Nation Branding is the idea of treating Nations as Brands. It requires the people of the nation in order for the brand to be successful. Not much written about how to engage the people of the nation. More >

Nigeria Wins Most Valuable African Nation Brand Award
Sessan Rufai, GoldMyne, 2 June 2012
In what appears to be a gift to the nation to mark the Democracy Day, Brand Africa, in association with Brand Finance, has named Nigeria as the third Most Valuable African Nation Brand. The event,... More >

Nigeria Among Africa’s Most Valuable Nation Brands
Daniel Obi , BusinessDay, 31 May 2012
Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt have emerged as the three most valuable African nation brands. This was revealed by Brand Africa in conjunction with Brand Finance at an event organised in Nairobi,... More >

SA Named The Most Valuable Africa Brand
TravPR.com, 30 May 2012
Brand Africa in association with Brand Finance on Friday, 25 May 2012, named South Africa as the Most Valuable African Nation Brand. The event was hosted by Brand Kenya at the Intercontinental... More >

South Africa: How Country Became A Top Brand
Victoria Rubadiri, AllAfrica, 29 May 2012
Nairobi, Kenya — South Africa seemed to have found the formula to get set itself to the top of Africa's most valuable brand and staying there for the last two years. Brand South Africa Chief... More >

Top Executives At Brand Kenya Forum
James Murua, The Star, 29 May 2012
A brand is a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's good or service as distinct from those of other sellers. The Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi was last... More >

Improved Modern Highways Sell Kenyan Brand Globally
David Musyoka, Business Daily, 29 May 2012
Modern roads and highways being constructed in Kenya, mainly by Chinese companies, have been praised as enabling the east African nation to improve its branding to attract investors and holiday... More >

South Africa Emerges Africa’s Most Valuable Nation Brand
Busayo, Ventures Africa, 29 May 2012
On the continent, South Africa is the Most Valuable African Nation Brand. This was revealed by Brand Africa in conjunction with Brand France at the Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya last... More >

MTN Wins Industry Accolade
IT-Online , 29 May 2012
MTN has been named as the most reputable Mobile Network Operator at the 2012 Mail & Guardian Top Company Reputation Index Awards (TCRI). More >

Kenya Ranked 8th Most Valuable Brand In Africa
News24 Kenya, 28 May 2012
Kenya has been ranked the eighth most valuable country brand in Africa, growing 41 percent from last year’s ninth position. Brand Kenya CEO Mary Kimonye said much more financing needs to be pumped... More >

Kenya Ranked 8th Most Valuable Brand in Africa
Mwakilishi, 28 May 2012
Kenya has been ranked the eighth most valuable country brand in Africa, growing 41 percent from last year’s ninth position. More >

Most Valuable African Nation Brand 2012 Announced
Bizcommunity, 28 May 2012
Brand Africa in association with Brand Finance on Friday, 25 May 2012, named South Africa as the Most Valuable African Nation Brand. The event was hosted by Brand Kenya at the Intercontinental... More >

MTN Named Most Reputable Mobile Network Operator
IT News Africa, 28 May 2012
South African mobile telecommunications operator MTN received a nod from the industry for being the most reputable Mobile Network Operator at the 2012 Mail & Guardian Top Company Reputation Index... More >

MTN Tops Local Brand Finance 50
TechZone360, 28 May 2012
(AllAfrica Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Brand Finance, together with Brand South Africa and Brand Africa, have launched Brand Finance South Africa 50, a study of the most valuable brands from South... More >

SA's Most Valuable Bank Brand
iAfrica.com, 28 May 2012
Standard Bank (SBK) has been independently ranked the most valuable South African banking brand in the inaugural Brand Finance South Africa (BFSA) Top 50 most valuable brands‚ published on Thursday. More >

Tourism Officials Call for 'One Voice' To Boost Brand Africa
TIR eNews, 28 May 2012
Although the rate of international overnight visitors to Africa is reported to have outpaced the rest of the world in the last decade, tourism officials across Africa are calling for collaborative... More >

South Africa Retains Africa Top Nation Brand Title
PANA, AfricanManager, 28 May 2012
Brand Africa, in association with Brand Finance, has named South Africa as the Most Valuable African Nation Brand. The event, hosted by Brand Kenya at a Nairobi hotel, saw Egypt take the second... More >

MTN, Airtel Ranked In BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands
SpyGhana, 28 May 2012
MTN has been ranked Africa’s most valuable brand in the authoritative BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands2012 survey. More >

Africa Home To World’s Fastest Growing Economies, Says Brand Expert
PANA , AfricanManager, 28 May 2012
More than half of the world’s fastest growing economies are in Africa, paving the way for Africa to transform itself from being a net importer of goods and services to being self sufficient. More >

Good Brand Reputation Always Wins
Andile April, Sunday World, 28 May 2012
South Africa was this week named Most Valuable African Nation Brand by Brand Africa in association with Brand Finance. The event was hosted by Brand Kenya at the Intercontinental Hotel in... More >

Africa Day Must Take Us Forward
City Press, 27 May 2012
Another Africa Day came and went on Friday. Again African leaders committed themselves to the renewal of the continent and the advancement of its people. Nothing wrong there. More >

MTN Is Most Valuable African Brand - Report
Samantha Enslin-Payne, Cape Times, 25 May 2012
MTN IS the most valuable local brand and the leading African brand, according to a report released yesterday. More >

MTN Tops Brand Finance South Africa 50
SouthAfrica.info, 25 May 2012
Brand Finance, together with Brand South Africa and Brand Africa, have launched Brand Finance South Africa 50, a study of the most valuable brands from South Africa. More >

MTN Is Most Valuable African Brand – Report
Samantha Enslin-Payne , IOL, 25 May 2012
MTN is the most valuable local brand and the leading African brand, according to a report released yesterday. The Brand Finance Top 50 South African Brands report ranked MTN top of the list with a... More >

Brand Africa - Flexing Its Muscles In The 21st Century
Thabani Khumalo, Bizcommunity, 25 May 2012
In the year 2000, marking the close of the 20th century, the World Bank published a report provocatively entitled, Can Africa Claim the 21st Century? Seeking to answer this question, the report... More >

Africa: Kenya Ranked Eighth Among Continental Brands
Lola Okulo, AllAfrica, 25 May 2012
KENYA has been ranked among the top ten African brands by global valuation consultancy organization Brand Finance, in its latest survey which measures the impact of a country's reputation and... More >

Which African Countries Have The Strongest ‘Nation Brands’?
Claude Harding, How We Made It In Africa, 25 May 2012
Brand Africa in association with Brand Finance today released a list of the ‘Most Valuable African Nation Brands’. To compile the list, Brand Finance analysed the impact of a country’s reputation... More >

Brand SA Named As Most Valuable In Africa
Roy Downing, BusinessDay, 25 May 2012
BRAND Africa has named South Africa the most valuable "African Nation Brand" for a second year in a row. The award is derived from Brand Finance’s Global Nations Brand League, which covers a... More >

SA Most Valuable Brand In Africa
Brand Africa, MoneyWeb, 25 May 2012
Brand Africa in association with Brand Finance today named South Africa as the Most Valuable African Nation Brand. The event was hosted by Brand Kenya at the Intercontinental Hotel, in Nairobi,... More >

Most Valuable South African Brands Revealed
Brand Finance, MoneyWeb, 24 May 2012
Brand Finance in partnership with Brand South Africa and Brand Africa are proud to have launched the Brand Finance South Africa 50, a study of the most valuable brands from South Africa, at the... More >

Standard Bank Gets Honoured As South Africa’s Most Valuable Banking Brand
Totally Mad, 24 May 2012
Standard Bank has been independently ranked the most valuable South African banking brand in the inaugural Brand Finance South Africa (BFSA) Top 50 most valuable brands, published on Thursday, 24 May. More >

Standard Bank Is SA’’s Most Valuable Banking Brand
MyBroadband, 24 May 2012
Standard Bank has been independently ranked the most valuable South African banking brand in the inaugural Brand Finance South Africa (BFSA) Top 50 most valuable brands‚ published on Thursday. More >

SA’s Top Brands Revealed
MyBroadband, 24 May 2012
Brand Finance in partnership with Brand South Africa and Brand Africa have launched the Brand Finance South Africa 50, a study of the most valuable brands from South Africa, at the launch event in... More >

Brand Africa To Name Africa’s 10 Top Economies Friday
Pana, AfriqueJet, 22 May 2012
Africa’s 10 top economies - Brand Africa, in association with Brand Finance plc, are to announce the “Top 10 most valuable African Nation Brands” on Africa Day, Friday, 25 May, 2012, in Nairobi,... More >

Is Africa’s Negative Image Justified? Eleven Viewpoints
Femi Adewunmi, How We Made It In Africa, 3 May 2012
Thebe Ikalafeng is managing director of the Brand Leadership Group. “Last year, Jay Naidoo [a former minister in Nelson Mandela’s cabinet] spoke at the Brand Africa Forum. He said: ‘China has got... More >

Ikalafeng To Appear On BBC Africa Debate In Kampala, Uganda On Africa's Global Image: Justified Or Prejudiced?
BBC World Service - BBC Africa Debate, 27 April 2012
There will be some who argue that the way the continent has been portrayed is a true reflection of what is happening in several countries, such as Uganda. And that no amount of spin can wash the... More >

No More Negative Images Please
Kenya Airways, Msafiri Inflight Magazine, March 2012
Now as the continent stands poised on the brink of a new era of economic growth and political maturity, one more battle needs to be won.  The continent is determined to wrest control of its... More >

MTN Thanks Africa For Brand Awards
BiztechAfrica, 30 October 2011
MTN has thanked its subscribers for rating it the most admired brand in Africa. MTN received top honours in all three categories at this month’s inaugural Brand Africa 100 Awards held in Johannesburg. More >

CEO Of Most Valuable African Nation Brand And Founder Of Brand Africa To Inspire Delegates At World Marketing Forum
World Marketing Forum, 21 June 2011
Miller Matola, CEO of Brand South Africa, recently named Africa’s most valuable African nation brand by Brand Finance plc, and Thebe Ikalafeng, Founder and Chairman of Brand Africa, are  just... More >

Brand Africa
Sabrina Scherf, The Journal, June 2011
Brand Africa™, an independent pan-African brand-centric initiative, along with BrandFinance™, the world’s leading independent brand valuation consultancy, got together at the JSE for the launch of... More >

SA Is Africa's Most Valued Brand
Sowetan, 26 May 2011
South Africa was named Africa's most valuable nation brand at the fourth BrandFinance Global Nation Brands League Awards. The BrandFinance Global Nation Brands League covers a global sample of 138... More >

MTN Recognised As Africa's Top Corporate Brand
Zeenat Moorad , Business Live, 25 May 2011
Mobile telecoms provider MTN Group was recognised on Wednesday as the top corporate brand in Africa at the fourth BrandFinance Global Nation Brands league awards. The event, held at the JSE and... More >

SA Awarded Most Valued African Nation Brand
Sapa, Times Live, 25 May 2011
South Africa was named Africa's most valued African brand at the fourth Brand Finance Global Nation Brands league at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on Wednesday. This showed the country's... More >

SA Most Valued African Nation Brand Of 2011
Zeenat Moorad, Business Live, 25 May 2011
SA was named Africa's most valuable African nation brand at the fourth BrandFinance Global Nation Brands league awards on Wednesday. The BrandFinance Global Nation Brands league covered a global... More >

Brand Africa Launches In Johannesburg
Melissa Rudd, African Business Review, 25 May 2011
The 2nd year of Brand Africa, an initiative designed to unlock Africa’s potential and inspire the continent’s growth, reputation and competitiveness, was launched today in Johannesburg. The... More >

SA, Africa's Most Valuable Nation Brand
Issa Sikiti da Silva, BIZCommunity, 25 May 2011
South Africa has emerged as the most valuable nation brand on the African continent in 2011, scoring a value of US$149.7 billion, distantly followed by Egypt (US$79.2 billion) and Nigeria (US$56... More >

South Africa Is The Most Valuable Country Brand Within Africa, According To The BrandFinance® Nation Brands Index
BrandFinance, 25 May 2011
The African Nation Brands Index is an extract from the BrandFinance® Nation Brands Index; South Africa emerges as the most valuable country brand within Africa and 34th overall. Spotlight on... More >

MTN Sounds Ring of Truth for Africa’s Pure Brands
Saturday Star, 16 March 2011
MTN HAS emerged as the only African brand to appear in the 2011 BrandFinance Global 500, ranked at 199th. Google overtakes Microsoft and Coke goes flat, according tothe Global 500. More >

Branding, A Deceitful Word - Simon Anholt
Issa Sikiti da Silva, BIZCommunity, 21 November 2010
Nation branding expert Simon Anholt told delegates attending last week's Brand Africa 2010 Forum in Johannesburg that branding is the most deceitful word in the English language. Anholt, who... More >

Brand leadership Award For South Africa
MediaClubSouthAfrica.com, 18 November 2010
Anitha Soni, chairperson of the board of trustees of the International Marketing Council of South Africa (IMC), will receive the Brand Leadership Award at the 19th World Brand Congress in Mumbai,... More >

In 'Conversazione' With Simon Anholt
Carl Momberg, Cape Info, 5 October 2010
Simon Anholt is one of the richest people I’ve met. That’s not in a financial sense but rather in terms of his enquiring and astute mind, engaging manner, and the wealth of experiences that opened... More >

Reconceptualising The African Brand: Brand Africa
The Just Cause, 30 September 2010
The inaugural Brand Africa Forum was recently held in Johannesburg, South Africa where the forum brought together over 300 delegates to discuss how Africans can work together to improve Africa’s... More >

Brand Africa Initiative Launched
Nation Branding, 25 September 2010
Something’s going on in Africa. Just a few days after a summit was held in Accra to explore a country brand identity for Ghana, another large-scale nation branding event took place in the... More >

Political Leadership, Stumbling Block For Africa
Issa Sikiti da Silva, BIZCommunity, 17 September 2010
Political leadership is a major stumbling block to the development of Brand Africa - that is why Africans should not rely on politicians to fix the continent's brand, London-based Zambian... More >

Sunshine Journalism Won't Help Brand Africa - Trevor Ncube
Issa Sikiti da Silva, BIZCommunity, 16 September 2010
Many people believe that sunshine journalism, which consists of only telling positive stories about Africa will make Brand Africa go forward and give it a nice feel, but I disagree, said Trevor... More >

Africa Can't Eat Democracy
René Vollgraaff, Fin24, 7 May 2010
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – Democracy in Africa is inextricably tied to the continent’s economic development, said President Jacob Zuma on Friday at the 20th World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa.... More >

Africa's First Brand Investment Index
Africa Investor, 4 May 2010
Africa investor (Ai) and Interbrand-Sampson’s first African Brand Investment Index provides invaluable evidence about how countries are perceived as investment destinations by the global... More >

CNN Launches Marketplace Africa
CNN, 19 March 2010
CNN International, this week, launched its new programme CNN Marketplace Africa which looks at the dynamics of African business on and off the continent. Each week features major players affecting... More >

2009 Ibrahim Index Of African Governance Shows That Half Of Africa’s 10 Best Performing Countries Are In Southern Africa
Mo Ibrahim Foundation, 5 October 2009
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA: The 2009 Ibrahim Index of Governance is published today by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, an organisation committed to supporting great African leadership. The Ibrahim Index... More >