The boycott of French goods by consumers in Muslim countries has reached Egypt, a key market for French supermarket chain Carrefour, as well as several major French FMCG brands including Danone and L’Oréal. We think there is a risk the …

Carrefour is set to open its 4th store in Cameroon on the 17th November and its second store in Uganda in December. The 3000m² Cameroon store, in Douala’s Grand Mall, will be its 3rd and largest outlet in the city. …

The European Union has funded a set of small scale dairy processing plants in Northern Cameroon, increasing the country’s milk processing capacity by 2000 litres. The Agricultural Productivity Enhancement Program (SAPEP) has reportedly cost XAF13.1bn ($23.7m). The dairy investment program is …

Jumia is opening up its logistics network to third party businesses in 11 countries. The move means the internet retailer will offer its platform and network, enabling companies to use its final mile delivery capabilities. Prior to the announcement, Jumia …

Egyptian cheese producer Domty and FrieslandCampina have signed an MoU to explore joint business opportunities in Africa. The companies plan to collaborate to export cheese to other African countries. Domty was founded in 1988 in Egypt. It is a leader in the Egyptian …

Pasta manufacturer Africa Food Manufacture (AFM) has a signed a XAF13bn($23.4m) investment agreement with Cameroon’s investment promotion agency, API, to build a durum flour production plant. The Agropastoral and Industrial Company of Ngaoussai has also signed a XAF9bn ($16.2m) investment agreement …

Togolese dairy and fruit juice manufacturer Top Food is building a new $9.43m factory in Cameroon. The new factory will produce condensed milk and fruit juice, and comes as the Cameroonian government offers incentives for manufacturers investing in the country. …

DHL Express has taken a minority stake in Link Commerce, the UK-based e-commerce platform that sits beneath MallforAfrica.com and DHL’s Africa eShop service. DHL is betting on a fundamental change in purchasing behaviours in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which …

At Trendtype we have decided to put our thoughts down on paper, as it were. Headline: there are lots of reasons to believe that African countries may emerge from COVID-19 in better (or less worse) shape than developed economies in …

The problem is retail development rankings are useless. Worse than useless, actually. We explain why we don’t trust AT Kearney’s Global Retail Development Index when it comes to Africa. A few years ago we wanted to build a retail market …

So here are our big themes in 2019 and a look ahead to 2020. It’s been another eventful year in African consumer and retail markets in 2019. Some big retail players coming unstuck In grocery retail, some big players have come …

Peer to peer farmer network and marketplace WeFarm has raised $13m in Series A round of funding. The round was led by True Ventures, with AgFunder and June Fund also investing. It means WeFarm has raised a total of $20m to …

Jumia has closed its operations in Cameroon, laying off all of its staff and removing the country from the list of countries it covers. The move comes the week after the online retailer posted quarterly financial results showing that losses …