Industry Dynamics

South Africa's import market has shown tremendous growth potential over the past three years.

According to relevant reports, the market value of the mobile market in West Africa reached more than 50 billion US dollars last year, accounting for 8.7% of the region's GDP.

Here are some high-demand products from South Africa that can be used as a reference for companies looking to enter the South African market.

In the past three decades, the trade relations in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have undergone major changes.

Due to the shortage of corn on the market, Kenya predicts that feed prices will reach the highest in three years.

It is reported that in recent years, Namibian timber exports to China have increased significantly. Compared with 22 trucks in 2015, Namibian timber has reached 208 trucks in the first two months of this year.

Transportation in sub-Saharan Africa is almost entirely fuel-based. This not only imposes a cost burden on local residents, but also imposes a heavy financial burden on countries. Residents in Nairobi use 14%-30% of their income for transportation.

Nigeria is rich in mineral resources and is sufficient to support the development of the ceramic industry. However, the country expects imports of ceramic products this year will reach 800 million US dollars, higher than the 600 million US dollars in 2014.

Participants in the Kenyan automotive industry hold a meeting with the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) in order to reach a consensus before the proposal to reduce the maximum age limit for imported second-hand cars in Kenya (8 years) to 5 years and also review the emission level...