At africon, we are particularly keen about identifying and underscoring the numerous business opportunities and potentials that exist in Africa which our clients can take advantage of after further market research as well as designed entry strategies. With our focus being on Africa, we have looked into the African markets to see what sort of […]
Francophone Africa focus Congo – Ready for Business! Patroned by the ministry of foreign affairs of Congo DRC and chaired by Experts of the African continent, the African Investment Day DE is the first conference exclusively paneled by experts from the continent and dedicated to open and develop strong trade and investment ties, open doors […]
The “mitafrika Business Forum” will take place on 20.11.2019 in Nuremberg. mitafrika is an initiative of NIfA (Nürnberger Initiative für Afrika), which was called upon to do educational work so that the full potential of Africa can be exploited by German companies. mitafrika would like to contribute to strengthening the role of the African diaspora in Germany in order to […]
International dialogue on creativity and innovation from Africa The Forum de Saint Louis / Senegal in Berlin from 19.09.-21.09.19 Held annually in different countries, the Forum de Saint Louis is a conference that brings together representatives from Africa’s creative industries, politics and science with multipliers from around the world. Founder and president of the forum […]
CRU to host Africa Wire, Cable & Tube conference – the first major gathering designed to boost wire and cable trade and productivity across Africa. As international interest in African development continues to grow, the inaugural CRU Africa Wire, Cable & Tube Conference is perfectly timed to address the opportunities for companies looking to boost […]
africon was contracted to conduct a research on Nigeria’s plastic film industry. The objective was to attain profound understanding of the plastic film packaging industry, as well as to identify potential customers for a slitter manufacturer from Germany. Potential companies in this case included primary manufacturers of plastic film as well as plastic film converters. […]
In late 2018, africon conducted a project on the independent aftermarket (IAM) for commercial vehicles in South Africa. The target of the project was to identify potential partners that are not only suitable, but also themselves interested to take up business with the client. Along the way, we scanned partners of most of Europe´s big […]
africon CEO Marc-Peter Zander is an external PARLA expert on Africa’s cultural and economic sector and has decades of experience with the continent. If you have followed us for a long time, you may know that he has spoken on many occasions as a keynote speaker, panelist and moderator on culture in Africa. See more […]
African and German firms discuss market potential in Africa Key players from Africa and Germany exchanged ideas on how to do business in Africa at the METEC 2019 Sub Saharan Africa Workshop. This workshop focused on the challenges and opportunities of the African metallurgy market. Speakers from a variety of African and European countries and […]
africon was contracted to conduct a research on Ghana’s aluminium industry. The objective was to attain profound understanding of the aluminium profiles market in Ghana, as well as to identify and access the right customers our client. The overall market for aluminium profiles in Ghana is split into three price/quality segments: Firstly, premium profiles are […]
