africon CEO and Partner Marc-Peter Zander presented at the webinar « Challenges and opportunities for the West African economy in the face of COVID-19 » organised by the BVMW. Further presentations were held by Andreas Jahn, Head of Politics and Foreign Trade at the BVMW and Bienvenue Angui, Managing Director of the Africa SME Alliance.

Key topics revolved around how West African countries deal with the current pandemic, as well as a look at existing and emerging business opportunities.

As key take-aways, it is clear that West Africa faces a difficult situation with disrupted supply chains and GDP decreases. However, governments have taken initiatives to support businesses. In Nigeria the oil dependency displays a huge challenge, but the economy starts to diversify more which will create opportunities in other sectors.

See more of our webinars that we  speak at or organise in our news section .

africon is proud to have been selected as a knowledge partner for the African markets by Automechanika Dubai 2020. The trade show is the platform of the automotive aftermarket for Africa, bringing together firms and industry stakeholders from around the world.

We are looking forward to a number of speaking opportunities on and before the fair, as well as to providing insights about the African automotive aftermarkets to the team of Automechanika in Dubai. This year, it will take place from October 19 – 21. If you have not yet registered for the fair, or if you are interested to attend, you can find further information here.