Brazil aims to partner in sub-Saharan Africa

A Brazilian trade delegation will head to South Africa next week, to seek new trade opportunities with sub-Saharan Africa. Brazilian exports to Africa have grown by 2,5% overall in the past five years, now totalling $9,698-billion. Bilateral trade with the continent...

Ricoh SA leads sub-Saharan Africa expansion

Ricoh SA is to take on a new, expanded territory and will now be responsible for 23 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The global organisation has been restructure to include a new Emerging Markets group, with Ricoh SA now heading up its existing southern African...

Swift expands in sub-Saharan Africa

Swift will open two new offices in 2015 – in Accra, Ghana and Nairobi, Kenya – as a crucial part of its pan-Africa growth plans. From these offices, Swift will manage an expanded presence across the West and East Africa regions. Christian Sarafidis, deputy chief...

Sub-Saharan Africa has fastest mobile growth

The sub-Saharan African (SSA) mobile market presents significant opportunities for telecommunication companies, device and module vendors, and application providers. With the SSA telecommunications market maturing, and mobile phones taking on the role of service...

Sub-Saharan Africa improves globalisation

According to the recently released DHL Global Connectedness Index (GCI), the sub-Saharan Africa region averaged the third largest increase in connectedness from 2011 to 2013 among all global regions. In addition, five of the countries showing the largest increase in...