Spotlight: Context

Context for commerce on the continent.

Cairo, Johannesburg, & Lagos are Africa’s Three Biggest ‘Markets’

According to Fraym's Urban Markets Index which estimates economic activity, consumer size, & connectivity to determine ultimate "market size."

June 2017

Six Basic Types of African Countries

A strategist's classification of the 54 African countries into six clusters, because "Africa’s markets are too diverse for one business model to be successful everywhere."

June 2017

African innovators should look East, not West, for business model inspiration

Many enterprises in China, India, & other Eastern markets have developed successful yet unique business models. Read why innovators in Africa should be paying attention.

June 2017