Africa @ Work is a company dedicated to facilitating and improving business in Africa through the provision of research, information and networking opportunities.

Its services include:

• Research Reports and Information Provision (including risk profiles of African countries and sectors);
• Facilitation of trade delegations and fact-finding visits to selected countries;
• Publishing and Editing;
• Selected Public Relations/Media; and
• ‘Boutique’ Events
• Information briefings

The company keeps its ear to the ground on developments in Africa, in both the political and business environments, and leverages a wide network of contacts to provide quality services for its clients.

Africa @ Work has a particular interest in Nigeria through its link to the South Africa-Nigeria Chamber of Commerce, but also specialises in other countries in West, Southern and East Africa.

Research

Africa @ Work compiles reports for clients and institutions concentrating primarily on business and investment in Africa. This takes the form of published reports for general distribution and for sale, risk analysis of specific companies, countries or sectors for clients and any other related research.

Facilitation of Fact-finding Visits

Africa @ Work assists business people and potential investors to visit African countries. The offering includes setting up meetings with targeted people, organising on-the-ground logistics and travelling with the client/s to the countries to facilitate the overall visit and additional meetings. This can be supplemented by research and information reports as part of such a service before the trip or as a standalone service as in the category above. Such visits can also be facilitated in South Africa itself.

Publishing and Editing

Africa @ Work provides a range of services related to publishing including editing, layout and design and overall project management of publishing projects.

Public Relations/Media

Africa @ Work can disseminate information on behalf of clients into South Africa and other African countries. For South Africa, the service offered is on behalf of international clients in the rest of Africa wanting to put information into the South African market. For South African clients, we aim to highlight their work in the rest of the continent. This includes, but is not limited to, dissemination to the media. The service includes writing articles and press releases for credible publications on the continent, sourcing information and liaising with selected media.

Events

Africa @ Work offers networking and information platforms to facilitate business and investment on the continent. The company’s work in this regard is confined to smaller boutique events designed to maximise productivity and results. This typically covers seminars, workshops, networking breakfasts/lunches, launches, and retreats for African executives. The company’s focus is to organise Africa-related events in South Africa specifically but, depending on the brief, it can extend this service to selected countries.

Information Briefings

We can give briefings to companies wishing to expand into the rest of Africa on the economic situation in countries, economic developments and opportunities and any specific information that may be required.