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October 3, 2026 Healthcare

Overcoming Healthcare Challenges in Africa: Harnessing the Potential of Mobile Technology and Apps

A decade of health technology has shown that many of Africa’s medicine supply problems can be solved at the last

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September 1, 2026 Trade & Logistics

Boosting Africa’s trade by fixing its supply chains: what has changed

A supply chain is simply how a product gets from where it is made to where it is used: sourcing,

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June 18, 2019 Illicit Trade

Think Juba not Jacksonville – supply chain issues in Africa

Some years ago, I attended a supply chain conference in South Africa addressed by an impressive list of speakers from

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January 17, 2019 Illicit Trade

Outbound transportation issues in Africa

Transportation is Africa presents some unique challenges for any organisation operating in the continent. The high cost of transport is

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November 15, 2017 Informal Retail

The case for supply chain visibility in Africa

Selecting a pizza delivery company in our house is a straight forward business. There is only one criteria; the delivery

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April 18, 2016 Market Entry

Understanding the DRC’s supply chain challenges

In October 1990 when Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) troops poured over the border from Uganda, the Zairian (now the Democratic

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December 3, 2014 Illicit Trade

Supply chain difficulties working in frontier markets

Forecasting demand and managing stakeholder engagement are difficult at the best of times. As supply chains grow longer and more

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June 11, 2014 Illicit Trade / Route-to-Market

Supply chain challenges in Africa – the fragmented retail challenge

As an expatriate based in Ethiopia in the late nineties, just-in-time (JIT) delivery seemed like a Nollywood (Nigerian film industry)

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