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Foreign direct investment flows into Burundi, which were non-existent until 2007, significantly increased in 2013, reaching USD 6.8 million.
Most of the FDI in Benin arrived through the acquisition of interests in privatised companies.
Cameroon receives little foreign direct investment (around USD 570 million in 2013), with net FDI flows representing a modest percentage of GDP.
Namibia benefits from substantial resources (uranium, diamonds, zinc, copper, oil), which attract the majority of FDI. The main countries investing in the mining sector remain, in 2015, South Africa (its neighbouring country), the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany.
FDI inflows to Zambia have accelerated since 2011. In 2014, they amounted to USD 2.48 million, making Zambia one of the main African recipient countries.
Although FDI stocks have increased in recent years due to Rwanda's political stability and measures focused on improving the business climate, FDI flows still remain rather weak.
Before the political crisis, Egypt was a very attractive Middle Eastern destination for FDI.
Foreign investment in Kenya remains relatively weak considering the size of its economy and its level of development.
According to the UNCTAD, Nigeria has the third largest FDI stock in Africa -- USD 86.6 billion - after South Africa (USD 145 billion) and Egypt (USD 87.8 billion). This is largely due to the fact that the country remains Africa's largest producer of oil.