Africa Tourism Potential
Africa as a continent is gifted in the area of tourism with the individual countries having virgin tourist attractions. With many attractions found in Africa, Africa only received 65.3 million international tourists in 2014. This number is quite small compared to the tourism potential found in Africa. National Parks There many national parks in Africa providing […]
List of Top 10 National Parks in Africa
Selous Game Reserve Background The Selous Game Reserve is one most endowed faunaand flora reserves of the world, located in Morogoro South of Tanzania with an area of 44,800 km², about 395 km from Dar es Salaam. It coordinates: 9°0′S 37°24′E Google map Highlights The reserve has the following estimated populations; Buffalo 204,015 Elephants 106,300 […]
1 Billion People in Africa Provide Potential Demand
Africa has potential demand of over 1 billion people of which 60% is below the age 24 and about 36% is over 24 and below 65 years. The population over 65 years is about 4%. Population analysis by age and per region in Africa 2012 East Africa Age (years) Population Percentage 0-14 154,492,890 44 15-24 […]
Africa offers Business and investment opportunities
Minerals Africa has unexploited reserves of platinum, diamond, chromite, cobalt, phosphate, manganese, gold , bauxite and others . The mineral reserves in Africa are estimated at about $2.6 trillion. Gold reserves alone are estimated in excess of $1.3 trillion. The continent is estimated to hold more than 30% of the world’s mineral resources. Energy The […]
Africa offers challenges and opportunities
Africa has plenty of an exploited investment opportunities ranging from natural resources to raw materials from agriculture. There are however challenges which an investor has to deal with when investing in Africa. The challenges in themselves also create interesting investment opportunities. A summary of the challenges which investors have to overcome are as follows; Inadequate […]