German economic exchange with Africa today lags behind its potential. Only around 2% of German foreign trade is with Africa and German investment on the continent stands only at a fraction of that from many of its’ European neighbours. Over the past years various players in the German economy, from corporations to government entities and […]
South Africa has a large construction sector which is actually one of the largest in Africa currently worth about 15 billion USD, and also contributing 4% to the country’s GDP in 2018. Sadly, the construction sector has been in recession since 2017 and the overall growth rate in the past decade has been quite low […]
The impressive growth of Ethiopia over the past decade has put the country on the map in the consumer goods business. Even though East Africa Holding did not make it to the shortlist of the most interesting potential partners, africon was impressed by the company’s strong local networks and standing in the market. Its focus […]
Africa boasts enormous potential for increased trade in wire & cable, tube & pipe related industries. Market observers have noted that in many African markets the business environment is improving, and the implementation of structural reforms is leading to increased business confidence. Those were some of the ideas discussed at this year’s Africa Wire, Cable […]
The real estate industry in South Africa has been growing steadily in the last few years. Looking at the industry’s three main segments, i.e. residential, commercial, and additions/alterations, it is apparent that South Africa´s residential developments have increased the most in value, at a growth rate of 11.37% between 2015 and 2018. Similarly, additions and […]
Africa is one of the world’s largest and most diverse continents: 54 countries, rich cultures, stunning landscapes, and hundreds of ethnic groups speaking a total of more than 2,100 languages. Africa is considered an emerging continent that offers businesses various opportunities to invest successfully. In order to help German small and medium sized enterprises (the […]
There are numerous business opportunities and potentials that exist in Africa which companies 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 products are mostly imported in each market, and for the […]
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 […]
