THE 2026 EDITION · FREE 15-PAGE GUIDE
Southbound
Why European Businesses Are Building Their Next Base in Africa
The five doors of every African market entry — business permits, financial licences, work permits, expatriate quotas and compliance — with the honest timelines nobody prints.
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What’s inside
A field guide for the boardroom, not a brochure.
The map — AfCFTA, OHADA, WAEMU & CEMAC, and the common-law belt, explained in one page
The five doors — one honest chapter each, including the expatriate quota rule European firms discover too late
Six markets at a glance — Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire
The ten-question checklist for your next strategy meeting
The Africa Desk — a standing invitation, in your language
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