Description: Announcement of the winner of the International Section’s annual country feature article competition, highlights of articles in the issue, and reminder about upcoming professional development opportunities.

Description: Listing of announcements that are of interest to the section members.

Description: Results from the June 2008 International Section Council survey.

Description: This article briefly describes my journey within the actuarial profession as a volunteer. IACA's initiatives in Africa are also discussed.

Description: Debriefing of activities at the Third African Actuarial Congress held on April 2013 in Lomé, Togo, and brief description of the status of the actuarial profession in a few Western African countries..

Description: Highlights the introductions of eight new ambassadors.

Description: Discusses a seminar that was run jointly under the auspices of the International Actuarial Association and the Groupe Consultatif in Europe. The theme was entitled “educating actuaries with a business orientation,” and the seminar covered skills that employers look for in actuaries and how business skills could be acquired.

Description: Currently the Egyptian insurance sector consists of 22 companies, and insurance premiums have been growing rapidly as awareness has improved. The Egyptian market is still suffering from a shortage in the number of actuaries.

Description: Lessons learned over the past ten years of being an ex-patriat.

Description: A discussion of the insurance industry in Tanzania, including the IAA meeting held in Africa in 1998, marketing efforts in the industry, history of the industry,.