Press Releases

25 May 2012
South Africa Named The Most Valuable African Nation Brand For The Second Successive Year
Egypt and Nigeria retain their respective second and third positions Kenya goes up one position and now ranks eighth Ethiopia makes its debut at position ten on the African Nation Brands League Brand Africa in association with Brand Finance today named South Africa as the Most Valuable African... More >

24 May 2012
2012 Brand Finance® South Africa 50 League Table: The 50 Most Valuable South African Brands
MTN has been named the Most Valuable South African Brand in the BrandFinancereg; Top 50 South African Brands report released today. Standard Bank enjoys another year as the Most Valuable South African Banking Brand with a brand value of R18 billion The Top 50 was officially launched at the... More >

15 May 2012
Top 10 Country Brands In Africa To Be Unveiled In Kenya On Africa Day, 25 May
Brand Africa in association with Brand Finance plc are gearing to announce the “Top 10 most valuable African Nation Brands” on Africa Day, 25 May 2012. The Brand Africa ‘Most Valuable Nation Brands’ will be hosted by the Brand Kenya Board in Nairobi, Kenya. This is the second such release of the... More >

29 September 2011
MTN Takes Home The Brand Africa 100™ Grand Prix Award
MTN is the brand champion at the inaugural Brand Africa 100™. As winner of the Most Valued African Brand as well as the winner of the Grand Prix Prize, MTN is firmly entrenched as the continent’s most favourite brand which coincided with the 2nd annual Brand Africa FORUM™. The study revealed for... More >

20 September 2011
Local And International Leaders To Confront Africa’s Challenges And Develop Collective Solutions
The list of local and international leaders attending this year’s second annual Brand Africa FORUM™ is growing. Esteemed individuals such as Ajai Chowdhry, chairman of HCL (India); Dr. Vijay Mahajan, author of Africa Rising; Amadou Mahtar Ba, CEO of the African Media Initiative (Kenya); Dr... More >

14 September 2011
Africa’s Most Valued Brands To Be Recognized At The Brand Africa Forum™
For the first time, pan-African consumers have been given an opportunity to vote for their most admired and valued brands. The continent’s ‘most valued brands’ will be revealed at the inaugural Brand Africa100™ Awards to be held in Johannesburg on 29 September 2011 at the Sandton Convention... More >

15 August 2011
Brand Africa™ Gaining Momentum With 2nd Showcase
The 21st century is witness to the dawn of a new era in African consciousness. The collective thrust by African leaders, decision-makers, citizens and influencers to shape the agenda and change perceptions of the continent through various initiatives and programmes is gaining momentum. Brand... More >

25 May 2011
South Africa Is The Most Valuable Nation Brand In Africa
South Africa has been named Africa’s most valuable African nation brand today at the launch of the announcement of the fourth BrandFinance Global Nation Brands league awards and the launch of the first BrandFinance African Nation Brand League. The event also marked the launch of the 2nd year of... More >

16 September 2010
African Decision Makers, Influencers And Thought Leaders Gather For Inaugural Brand Africa Forum
Over 300 pan-African decision makers, influencers and thought leaders join global economist Dambisa Moyo and nation branding expert Simon Anholt at the inaugural Brand Africa forum in South Africa. Johannesburg, South Africa: Over 300 global and pan-African media, business and nation branding... More >

9 September 2010
Global Economist And Nation Branding Guru For Inaugural Brand Africa FORUM 2010
International economist and New York Times best-selling author of “Dead Aid: Why Aid is Not Working and How There is a Better Way For Africa”, Dambisa Moyo and Simon Anholt, policy advisor to over 40 countries on nation branding and author of “Brand America” lead an international line-up of... More >