Armenia – from a country of wine to Churchill’s favourite brandy
Starbucks recently got into hot water for a poster in California of an Armenian woman in traditional clothing, drinking coffee
Category: Country & Region
Tehran’s Grand Bazaar – from Angry Birds to pomegranates
It is 8 am in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, and Mohsen is already six hours into his working day. His day
Tajikistan – moving goods in a post Silk Road age
Making your way slowly along the rugged Pamir highway in Tajikistan, you sometimes have to remind yourself that the route
Spicing things up in Ethiopia’s infrastructure and retail landscape
If former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak ever returns to Bole Road in Addis Ababa, the scene of the assassination attempt
Burundi – more than black coffee and banana beer
Arriving in Bujumbura’s undescriptive small airport, you could be mistaken for thinking you have arrived in a district town, not
How to enter the Ethiopian market – Key distribution issues to consider
Ethiopia is the second-most populous country in Africa (after Nigeria) and one of the fastest-growing economies, with an average GDP
Walking in another man’s shoes – Kenya’s second-hand clothes trade
It is 10 am, and Timothy Kimani has already had a full day. His day usually starts with a trip
Africa’s urbanisation: making sense of the numbers
A few years back, I conducted a Route-to-Market project for a pan-African television network in Zambia. Part of our project
Making sense of Nigeria’s retail and open market landscape
The word boring does not come to mind when you think of Nigeria. Nigeria is one of the fastest growing
Cold chain challenges: Poor electricity supply in Guinea-Conakry
How do you create a cold chain in a city with constant power cuts and outages? This is one of
The Supply Chain Lab 