The European Business Council for Africa and the Mediterranean (EBCAM) was founded in 1973 by seven European private sector associations, representing investors and operators in Africa.

Through its members EBCAM represents some 4,000 European companies with interests in the African continent, from the Maghreb to South Africa, and representing over 3,000,000 employees. Their activities cover the complete range of commerce and industry, including agriculture, mining, transport, banking and the service sectors.

The EBCAM brings together European investors and other operators engaged in economic activity in the African continent, and it works for a close cooperation between the European private sector and African countries, in particular the private sector. It is the only organisation that comprehensively represents the range of business activities undertaken in Africa by European companies.

EBCAM embraces all European Associations of private sector involved in, development , business,trade and investment on within African countries. It does follows regularly the development scene in Brussels and thanks to special agreements in Washington and the whole of Africa.

EBCAM has a rotating Presidency, which is being chaired from July 1st 2009 by HACCD( Hellenic African Chamber of Commerce and Development) of Greece, and with DI ( Confederation of Danish Industries)from Denmark, and AHEAD Global (African/Asian Hungarian Economic Association for Development)of Hungary as Vice-Presidents. From July 1st 2010 the Presidency will be chaired by AHEAD Global of Hungary.