Visit to China
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 [...]
UK-Rwanda Business forum visit to Kigali
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 [...]
Visit to Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria November 2023
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 [...]
Visit to East Africa, 2022
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 [...]
Visit to Nairobi, 2021
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 [...]
Is there an increase in demand for FMCG in Africa?
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 [...]
Renewable energy in Africa: will the continent become a superpower?
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 [...]
Mining in Africa post-Covid19
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 [...]
Africa’s thriving aviation industry and why you should consider it for your executive job search
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 [...]
An insight to infrastructure in Africa
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 [...]
Why choose a career in Africa’s Flour Milling & Agriculture industry?
If you're looking for your next career move, then have you ever considered the possibility of a senior management job in Africa's flour milling and agriculture industry? Below, we explain what you can expect from [...]
Ghana Office
March 2020 - Accra, Ghana I’m delighted to announce my new partnership in Ghana with Lelanie Badenhorst. Based in Accra, Lelanie will lead development activities for Bourne Recruitment in West Africa. I’m thrilled to [...]
AviaDev launches AviaDev Recruit – delivering C Level recruitment into the African aviation industry
Attracting and retaining high calibre talent is a challenge across the aviation industry. As an organisation embedded in the industry, AviaDev is pleased to announce the launch of a dedicated recruitment arm, AviaDev Recruit. The [...]
Visit to Ghana
Accra, February 2020 Ghana Following on from my visit to Lagos, I flew to Accra in Ghana to visit my clients, contacts and friends. What impressed me the most was the development at the [...]
Visit to Lagos
Lagos, January 2020 Nigeria This week I'm in Lagos and Im here to visit a number of clients and organisations in the FMCG, agriculture and Private Equity sectors. The view from this photo is [...]
Bourne Recruitment supporting The Mwezi Foundation, Kenya
Title The Mwezi Foundation gives solar lights to schools in Kenya Location Kenya The Mwezi Foundation gives solar lights to schools in Kenya to lend to their pupils so they can do their homework at [...]
Visit to Nairobi, Kenya
Title My visit to Kenya in April 2019 Location Nairobi I visited Nairobi this week to attend a conference dedicated to investment in Africa. I am looking forward to meeting my friends, contacts and new [...]
Visit to Ethiopia
Title My visit to Ethiopia in March 2019 Location Addis Ababa I visited Addis Ababa this week to meet clients and customers in the Food, Agri and FMCG sectors. Whilst I was in Addis I [...]
Welcome to Bourne Recruitment
Welcome to Bourne Recruitment and thank you for visiting our new website. Bourne Recruitment is a specialist recruitment consultancy with extensive experience of recruiting for Senior Management roles both nationally and internationally. With a Head [...]