Visit to China November 2024 The relationship between Africa and China has grown significantly over the past two decades, particularly in areas like infrastructure development, trade, and investment. China has become a major player in Africa, primarily through investments in infrastructure, such as roads, railways, ports, and power plants. In return, Africa provides China [...]
UK - Rwanda Business Forum 2024 January/February 2024 saw me in Kigali, Rwanda, attending the first UK-Rwanda business forum. It’s been an incredible experience to be in Rwanda and to see for myself what’s going on in the country. I’ve visited many African countries but this was my first time in Rwanda and my [...]
Visit to Nigeria Andrew returns to Nigeria to meet friends, contacts having not visited since the beginning of the pandemic. So what's changed in that time? In Lagos the road from the Airport to centre of Victoria Island definitely seems to have improved, but on the negative side the Naira has taken a tumble [...]
This year the annual IAOM flour milling conference was held in Zanzibar, so I decided to attend and make a journey to other places in East Africa whilst I was in the region. The conference was a great success, and it was fantastic to meet up with so many of my friends, contacts and [...]
Visit to Nairobi 2021, post COVID My first visit to Nairobi since the pandemic, and what a change! The journey from the airport was almost unrecognisable, the road from the airport to the city centre is being replaced with the Expressway which will hopefully be completed early 2022. As I write this in November [...]
Change is happening in Africa’s FMCG industry. As a new middle class begins to emerge with more disposable incomes, there is an increased opportunity for FMCG companies to invest in the continent. Everything is pointing towards this sector in Africa having great potential to expand. Why? Food and other necessary consumables dominate African consumer budgets [...]
As the threat of climate change and global warming looms, countries across the world are investing more and more in renewable energy sources. Many nations in Africa are also starting to phase out non-renewable fossil fuels from their energy mix. In fact, Africa as a whole is on the verge of becoming a superpower in renewable [...]
Construction in Africa mostly revolves around the building of infrastructure and heavy industry. This sector is a consistent and sizable contributor to Africa’s economic growth, as well as being a top employment provider to the continent. One of the most important industries that fall within construction is mining.Mining in Africa has been a major sector [...]
Although Africa is the continent with the smallest number of air passengers annually, growth is on the rise. Every year, it accounts for around 2% of global traffic, including both freight and passenger. South Africa is the leader in the number of air passengers carried, with 25 million in 2018. Egypt is close behind with [...]
Africa is becoming one of the world’s fastest-growing economic hubs, six of the world’s fastest-growing economies can be found there! So, it’s no surprise that the infrastructure sector across the continent has become a top priority. In this blog post, we’ll assess the current state of infrastructure in Africa, as well as analysing the opportunity [...]