Corporate Stories

Africa Outlook’s corporate stories highlight the innovation, history, goals, and mission of the companies featured. We provide a deep dive into the world of business and industry, showcasing the people and ideas that are driving progress and shaping the future.

Latest Corporate Stories

Rocksure International : Ghana’s Gold Standard

Rocksure International has been providing the full value chain of mining services for more than a decade, rising from humble beginnings into a 1,000-strong, Ghanaian-led enterprise

Mainstreet Microfinance Bank : Driving Financial Inclusion

Adegoke Adegbami, CEO of Mainstreet Microfinance Bank, discusses how digitisation and a customer-centric attitude are critical to extending financial access to all

Londani Coal : Powered by More Than Coal

Not only is Londani Coal ambitiously expanding operations, it is also determined to continue empowering staff and engaging the local community.

Lerexcom Petroleum : Fuelling Development in the DRC

Thanks to its young, dynamic team and ambitious leadership, LEREXCOM PETROLEUM is ready to supply fuel to enterprises across the Congo.

Dangote Cement Congo : Bringing the Dangote Way

The operations of Dangote Cement Congo are a vital economic and social contributor, their plant being the largest ever opened in the country.

Cimentos de Moçambique : The Virtuous Cement Cycle 

Cimentos de Moçambique continues to create prosperity for the country, not only by supplying major infrastructure with high quality cement, but through generating opportunities for people and communities  

Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ)

The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia continues to work towards its mission of making quality healthcare a reality for a greater number of Zambians.

Cemza : Made to Last

Having started production of precision engineered cement in 2018, Cemza has brought some much-needed home-grown capacity and quality to the South African market.

Black Royalty Minerals : A Beacon for Quality and Responsibility

Black Royalty Minerals is showing that coal mining continues to be a vital socioeconomic contributor in South Africa, its Chilwavhusiku Colliery being launched in 2018   

Africa Logistics Properties : The Dawn of New Age Logistics

Africa Logistics Properties is at the forefront of an infrastructure revolution in Nairobi, its state-of-the-art warehouses to the north of the city already winning over local, regional and global tenants, with another hub on the way.

Société Africaine de Plantations d’Hévéas (SAPH)

Through its network of farmers, plantations and processing factories, SAPH is putting Côte d’Ivoire on the global rubber producing map, activity which is providing crucial incomes for communities across the country.

Kenchic Ltd : Feeding a Nation

An introduction to Kenchic, Kenya’s leading poultry enterprise is part of an industry with huge potential to transform the country’s agricultural fortunes.

Kansai Plascon : Coated in Trust

Kansai Plascon has been producing industry leading paints and coatings across Africa for almost 130 years, a standing built on constant innovation and unwavering trust in the brand’s quality  

Cimenterie de Lukala (CILU) : Building Country and Community

HeidelbergCement’s Cimenterie de Lukala is investing in the future of not only its plant, but also the DRC and local community in Lukala, the company nearing 100 years in operation.

Dangote Cement Zambia : Delivering Excellence, Enabling Empowerment

By continuing to supply industry-leading cement products, Dangote Cement Zambia is able to build a lasting legacy in the Copperbelt province.