Industry Dynamics

China's budget smartphone maker Transsion has dominated Africa with its Tecno brand. Now it is ready to raise its profile by joining China's hot new technology stock market.

Rice is the main or alternative food crop in many African countries. African countries suffer from insufficient production and consumption gaps and rely heavily on imports.

Livestock farming in South Africa is recovering from the effects of the recent devastating drought and outbreaks. Due to the surge in demand for quality meat products by middle-class consumers, South Africa's livestock industry has a large gap in demand for feed additives.

Teresa Kok Suh Sim, Malaysia's Minister of Primary Industries, said that African people are increasingly aware of the importance and demand for rubber gloves because it is used as the first line of defense for medical personnel against various infectious diseases.

As agricultural production declines, digital services are providing smart solutions that are improving smallholder productivity, profitability and resilience to climate change – a threat to agriculture.

The Nigerian government is working with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Environment Ministry to develop a circular economy for electronic products in Nigeria.

Joe Mucheru, Kenya's cabinet secretary for Information, Communication and Technology, said that the country will not block Chinese firm Huawei from rolling out the 5G network.

According to a report released by the Global System for Mobile Communications Alliance (GSMA), the number of mobile users in sub-Saharan Africa will increase from 456 million at the end of 2018 to more than 600 million in 2025, accounting for about half of the region's population.

North Africa offers Chinese companies the opportunity to "Europeanized" goods, and the North market is more likely to enter the European market than products made in China.