Africa has witnessed strong growth in foreign direct investment (FDI) in recent years, with inflows rising to US$36 billion in 2006 from $2.4 billion in 1985 and likely to remain at about $36 billion in 2007 (figure 1). These findings are detailed in World Investment Directory: Africa, released today by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in conjunction with the opening of the Global Investment Forum at UNCTAD XII in Accra, Ghana.