Afribiz: Business & Investment in Africa

Nothing stays the same and so it is the case with travel in Africa. As the African region emerges, so will its travel industry. In fact, Africa's growth is amongst the best regions through 2020. This growth will not only affect air travel in Africa, but also other regions.  Paul Kehoe, CEO of Birmingham Airport in the UK, joins us today to explain the likely impact of Africa's future in air travel on Europe.

Africa, like other emerging regions, has its challenges, but with the right strategies businesses can be successful. Partnerships are one key strategy for any emerging market and this episode focuses on the experience of multinational firms in Africa. Jumaane Tafawa, Director of Frontier 100 of the Initiative for Global Development, joins us to share what their group of CEOs have done to be successful in Africa.

Did you know that you can make money from planting trees in Africa? As nations and companies struggle to find ways to cut back carbon emissions, the carbon market has emerged. Those who emit high levels of carbon pay those who offset their use. Africans have the opportunity to participate in this market in a big way. Denis Slieker of Face the Future joins us to share insights into the carbon markets work and how African communities can take advantage of the opportunities.

We, at Afribiz, have been sharing about the huge challenges and even bigger opportunities with the booming urban growth in Africa. In this episode, you will get a chance to hear about Tatu City, an innovative city model being implemented in Nairobi. Josphat Kinyua, Director of Tatu City, shares insights into their urban city model. You will even learn something about the Nairobi housing market.

The fair trade ecosystem has been around for awhile with roots in Africa. Today, it is a brand that stands for many things, but at the heart is a system that increases benefits to producers in Africa and other emerging regions while also increase value to the end consumer. Michael Nkonu, Managing Director of Fair Trade Africa based in Nairobi, Kenya joins us to share where the fair trade market is today and where it is going in the future.  Creative entrepreneurs will hear insights to give them perspectives on how to do business in Africa to be successful.

Beverages are one of the fastest growing consumer goods in Africa. This episode takes a look at the trends in the beer market specifically. Umulinga Karangwa, an analyst with Renaissance Capital, shares key insights.

This episode focuses on working around the challenges in order to take advantage of opportunities in emerging regions like Africa. Shelvin Longmire, Head of the Center for Global Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Management shares his insights with us in this episode. This show is perfect for North Americans looking at opportunities in Africa.

This is the first episode of a two-part series of looking at trends impacting business and economic growth in Africa over the next decade.  Simon Freemantle, a senior analyst from Standard Bank Research, shares insights from his recent report series on the five major trends in economic growth in Africa.

Mobile is a key market in Africa and presents key opportunity for African entrepreneurs to make their mark. This episode shares trends in the global mobile travel app which entrepreneurs may choose to leverage. Tim Daniels from InternationalSOS joins us to share is insights.

Hotel development is good indication of growth in different markets around the world and Africa is no different. In this show, experts from the upcoming Hotel Investment Conference in Casablanca, Morocco share their insights into this sector on the move.

There has been a lot political, economic, and business upheavals in the last decade. Nothing seems familiar anymore. While there are "above-ground" issues that are pushing us into new and strange territory, there is an undercurrent of a new economy. This is a global shift, impacting even local business opportunities. If businesses large or small miss the boat, it will be hard for them to catch up. Dr. Shoshana Zuboff, a Harvard professor and co-author of The Support Economy joins us to help business tackle global, emerging market, and local opportunities with the right strategies for the new economy.

This outlook focuses on the economic landscape of the West, Southern, East, and Central Africa. Nwakego Eyisi, an Afribiz columnist joins the show to share some insights.

Global road warriors are very aware of the ups and downs of travel these days. But for most people who travel occasionally for business, we thought it might be useful to get some tips for making the business trek to Africa, or other global destinations, easier. Doug Reitz, a partner in A Travel Crew, joins us to share some insights into making global travel work.

The environmental factors in Africa makes the continent a shoe in for development of renewable energy technologies.  However, it is only been in the last several years that the market has begun to really open up. In this episode, Kyle Denning with Viability Africa will share insights about the opportunities in renewable energy in Africa.

This episode forms an update and more comprehensive look at how Africa is engaging the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) countries, excluding South Africa, and what it means for entrepreneurs and businesses. Nwakego Eyisi of Afribiz joins Lauri Elliott for the discussion.