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

Betts Townsend : Strengthening its East African Foothold

Building strategic business partners with high-profile international clients has resulted in a number of lucrative growth opportunities for Betts Townsend.

UMSO Construction : Uncompromising Quality

 “In our 20th year, I am pleased to say that we have exceeded our growth strategy, ensuring that our historically consistent growth continues into the future,” says Tollo Nkosi, COO at UMSO Construction.

Airtel Seychelles : Island Nation Innovators

Airtel Seychelles has forged ahead with the completion of its fibre network in a bid to make sure local customers can access the best.

MTN Benin : Driving Innovation

The pace of expansion at MTN Benin has accelerated in the country over the past three years thanks to the Company’s alignment with the wider Group vision to lead the delivery of a bold, new digital world.

Sumac Microfinance Bank : Empowering Business

The wide range of products at Sumac Microfinance Bank has made waves in Kenya’s industry due to its bespoke nature and close adherence to the very latest market trends.

Abelard Underwriting Agency : Partnering for Strategic Growth

Abelard Underwriting Agency (AUA) has spent the past 12 months repositioning the business in close cooperation with local insurers to diversify and enhance its product offerings going forward.

Quicksure : A World at your Fingertips

An historic deal signed in 2015 with renowned finance specialists, Mutual & Federal Insurance Company Limited has ensured that South African short-term insurance experts, QUICKSURE have the perfect foundations for further market growth in the coming years.

Malplast Industries Ltd : Quality and Efficiency At All Times

As a leading manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging (PET & HDPE), Malplast Industries Ltd’s (MIL) influence across a whole host of industry sectors in Kenya has made its bespoke products the go-to range; creating a positive and profitable chain, from manufacture, to consumer, to stakeholder.

Eilbeck Cranes : Engineering Flexibility

Eilbeck Cranes has been capitalising on lucrative opportunities across the oil & gas, mining, power, construction and infrastructure sectors, bolstering its reputation among the world’s industry elite as the leading manufacturer in Australia.

ArcelorMittal South Africa : Transforming South Africa’s Economy

ArcelorMittal South Africa has adapted to changing local needs by continuously developing higher grades of steel in line with increasing demand across core industry verticals.

Transnet Pipelines : Integrity in the Pipeline

Transnet Pipelines is celebrating more than 50 years as the custodian of South Africa’s strategic pipeline assets across both petroleum and gas via a series of recent installations that takes its total network to 3,800 kilometres.

OiLibya : Fuelling Growth on a Continental Scale

Fuelling the growth of its customers, business partners, stakeholders and communities across Africa, The role of OiLibya as a key player in the African energy industry is taking on even more weight in 2016 as its core values of being a truly continental figure sees its physical presence emanate its way across all regions.

Masumali Meghji Insurance Brokers : Pairing Expertise with Innovation

Mombasa-based Masumali Meghji Insurance Brokers Ltd has been able to strengthen and explore growth opportunities at a time when other industry players in East Africa are consolidating.

Airtel Malawi : Telecoms Right on Your Doorstep

The appointment of Charles Kamoto as the new Managing Director of Airtel Malawi marked the start of a new chapter for the company.

RSwitch Limited : Switching to a Cashless Economy

RSwitch continues to fly the flag for Rwanda in bringing the next generation of financing and banking to a country engulfed in the possibilities of a digital revolution.