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South AfricaTransportation and storage
The great boon to Freight forwarding with the implementation of the Africa Continental Trade Area (AFCFTA)
The freight forwarding business is the thread that runs through most supply chains. It connects individual chain elements, from manufacturer to consumer, whilst these individual elements have their own separate...
Ghana'
Ghana
The Republic of Ghana is viewed as a gateway to West Africa, and is rapidly becoming a maritime trading hub of strategic importance. It has a population of 29 million...
Zambia
Zambia
Zambia is large, landlocked, sparsely populated resource-rich country in the centre of Southern Africa. The country has a population of 17.8 million people and a GDP in 2020 of US$18.5bn....
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia has the second largest population on the continent after Nigeria, of 155 million people. Its economy grew by 6.1% in 2020, down from 8.4% in 2019, largely because of...
South Africa
South Africa Snapshot
South Africa, with a population of 60.14 million and a GDP of US$302bn in 2020, is the third largest African economy behind Nigeria and Egypt. Although mainly mining based, with...
Nigeria
Nigeria Snapshot
Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa with a population of over 200 million and the largest GDP on the continent of US$448bn. In 2019, the IMF forecast growth...
Botswana
Botswana Snapshot
Botswana has a long-held reputation as a stand-out example of political and economic stability on the continent. It has a small population of 2.4m with a GDP of US$18bn giving...
Morocco
Morocco Snapshot
Morocco’s new coalition government has focused on pro-poor reforms, job creation and implementing the country’s industrialisation strategy, which aims to increase the industrial sector’s share to 23% of GDP by 2020 from 18.5% in 2016. Evidence of its aspirations and success in this regard can be found in the automotive sector, where, in 2017, it overtook South Africa as the continent’s largest producer of passenger cars.
