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Economic intelligence

Anticipate rather than react: we track the decision makers, regulations, risks and opportunities that matter in your African markets.

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The challenge

In African markets, decisive information rarely travels through official channels

A tax reform, a change at the head of an agency, a tender announced late, a weakened partner: the signals that win or lose a deal often arrive too late for companies and investors watching the market from afar.

AfriCand organises this information for you. We cross recent official sources, specialist press and our on-the-ground relays, then deliver short notes that say what is changing, what it means and what to do.

What we do

Our offer

Strategic and regulatory monitoring

Tracking of laws, regulations, public policies and decisions that affect your business.

Decision-maker mapping

Who decides, who influences and how to reach them, in government and the private sector.

Partner vetting

Reputation, ownership, references and red flags on a partner, distributor or target.

Country risk analysis

Political, economic and security reading of a country or region, and its implications for your project.

Tender monitoring

Identification and qualification of public and donor tenders in your sectors.

Our approach

Four steps, with deliverables at each stage

Define the issues

The decisions to inform, the topics to track and the alert level expected.

Organise collection

Official sources, specialist press, databases and on-the-ground relays.

Analyse

Sorting, verification and contextualisation of signals.

Deliver

Periodic notes, targeted alerts and briefings with your team.

Who it is for

Who we work with

  • Investors and funds active in Africa
  • Companies established or setting up
  • Institutions and donors
  • Leadership teams preparing a sensitive decision
How we engage

Fixed-fee engagement

A scope, a timeline and a deliverable agreed upfront, with a presentation to your team.

Every engagement starts with a first call to scope your needs.

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