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IN THIS ISSUE:

Words from the editorial desk.
Business opportunities throughout Africa.
AFRICABIZ FORUM: discussion board for international investors.
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1- WORDS FROM THE EDITORIAL DESK:

Hello Dear Subscriber and International Investor,

This issue of AFRICABIZ features an important announcement about a business resource established by BusinessAfrica.net, Ltd. to strengthen relationships and interactivity between international investors dedicated to trading and investing in Africa. That resource is a moderated discussion board: AFRICABIZ FORUM. Please feel free to use it extensively in order to promote your business in Africa; click on the following link to read more on how to use efficiently the board:
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I just came from a 12 days business trip to Benin; a West-African country situated west to Nigeria on the western coast of Africa. AFRICABIZ team will often and frequently focus on projects and opportunities originated from Benin, as the country stands out, nowadays, in Africa, for two main reasons:

A- It is a politically stable country:

Ballots are held on a regular frequency basis, always in peaceful atmosphere, without any controversy about the results from any single participating political party. This is very remarkable to be noticed and mentioned; when elsewhere in Africa, most elections are followed by permanent civil unrest or by a tense and lengthy period of confrontation among many political rulers.

B- Benin is the "entry-point" to a market of 150.000.000 people:

Benin has a 1.000 kilometers border with Nigeria. Since decades - during the colonial period, and after the independence of both countries - strong permanent business / commercial links developed between the business communities of Benin and Nigeria.
Nigerian businessmen used to travel to Benin to purchase goods and services - unavailable, scarce or restricted in Nigeria - which they pay for in the local currency: CFA.(linked to the EURO; one US$ equal 610 to 625 CFA.).

That's why Benin's importation statistics always show excess amount of various imported goods and commodities in comparIson to the level of the local population: 6.000.000
Benin is, in brief, a transit country to the huge consumer market of Nigeria: 120.000.000 inhabitants and also to other land-locked countries such as: Mali, Burkina-Faso and Niger.

Benin is a safe place to establish a business / company to and do business with Nigeria. The currency (CFA) is convertible and freely transferable. Business set-up is facilitated by a so called "guiché unique": a single and unique office in which all registration paper-works are performed. No need to wander in a maze of governmental offices to establish a business / company in Benin!

A skilled and educated working class and also management staff educated to university standard is available at a very competitive operating cost.

These are the reasons why AFRICABIZ will often promote businesses projects and opportunities based in Benin.

Dr. B. M. Quenum
Editorial Director
editor@africabiz.org

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2- BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT AFRICA:

2-1 PADDY PRODUCTION IN UGANDA:

A Ugandan businessman is searching for a technical / equity partner to develop 1000.00 hectares / 2500.00 acres of good arable land into agribusiness concern, to produce paddy for local consumption.
Land situated in the eastern part of Uganda, near the Kenya border - 200 kilometers drive from Kampala the Capital-City.
Land provided to the partnership as participation in kind: value US$: 750,000.00

Technical / equity partner may have the majority in the concern as far as terms and modalities are agreed upon between partners.

Project figures read as follows: in US$:

Please refer to the following link for further reference about above mentioned figures:
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE:

Contact:

Mr. Phares Sekalala Kasozi:
kasozip@mail1.starcom.co.ug
and copy to:
editor@africabiz.org

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2-2-1 Owner of a fishing company is searching for partner(s) to expand its operation to the neighboring countries (Nigeria, Niger,Togo).

1. Company Established in 1986. European Iso export certified.
2. Location: Cotonou (Republic of Benin).
3. Management: Very good. Manager worked in France for 5 years as a certified accountant in an investment company before setting up the company in Benin.
4. Activities: import export of agribusiness products; principally:
5. Import of frozen fish for domestic and regional (Nigeria) markets; and export of frozen shrimp to European market.
6. Turnover for shrimp export: US$: 4,850,000
7. Turnover for the frozen ship operation: US$: 11,250,000

2-2-2 Searching for capital / equity investment to increase both operations through:

• Enlargement of cold storage capacity at Cotonou (Benin).
  

• Establishment of cold storage facilities at the Nigerian borders.
  
• Increase of shrimp purchasing power with shrimp fishing people. From US$: 8,000 to 15,000 /20,000 daily.
  
• Increase of the volume of imported frozen fish.
  
• From 12.000 tons year to 30.000 metric tons (conservative estimate).

2-2-3 Partnership searched for:

US$: 3,000,000 capital / equity injection. 40 / 60(partner equity share).

2-2-4 Or frozen foods deliveries:

under bond-storage system with the local representative of an international freight company.

A VISIT TO BENIN TO THIS FISHING COMPANY, WHICH HAS A TREMENDOUS POTENTIALITY FOR GROWTH (SALES TO THE HUGE NIGERIAN MARKET) IS RECOMMENDED.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Dr. Bienvenu-Magloire Quenum
Fax: +(1) 815 3771008
editor@africabiz.org

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2-3 PROMOTION OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN WEST-AFRICA:

A Benenese chemist / pharmacist is searching for international partner(s) to establish a business dedicated to promoting generic pharmaceuticals products in Benin and surrounding countries (Niger, Togo, Burkina-Faso and Nigeria); which together have a population of 150.000.000 inhabitants. The promoter is open to full partnership with a producer / bulk seller of generic pharmaceuticals products in a 40 / 60 (partner) importing company based in Benin to distribute these products in the countries mentioned above.

To read more about this opportunity, please go to the following link:

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3- AFRICABIZ FORUM:

AFRICABIZ team is proud to put at the disposal of the international business community a powerful and useful tool for trading and investing in Africa.
AFRICABIZ FORUM is a moderated discussion board which encompasses a large spectrum of topics pertaining to trading and investing in Africa:

a) Agribusiness.
b) Industrialization.
c) Energy.
d) Construction.
e) Pharmaceuticals.
f) International trade.
g) African harbors activities.
h) African airport activities.
i) General news.
j) Project financing

All topics are already organized in pertinent sub-topics to make AFRICABIZ FORUM "THE MARKETPLACE" for all businessmen interested in trading and investing in Africa.
I personally strongly invite you to invest / spare some of your valuable time to mastering this useful tool and use it to expand your business into Africa. Input for FREE your offers, bids, investment proposals; etc. in the appropriate topics / sub-topics message field; and let us make together AFRICABIZ FORUM the international "MEETING-POINT" of people interested in trading and investing in Africa.

If you feel like participating in the administration of the discussion board as a moderator of one of the above mentioned topics, please kindly contact the Manager of AFRICABIZ and provide credentials:

For more information and tips in using efficiently AFRICABIZ FORUM please visit the following link:
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You may go straight to the discussion board through the following link:
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AFRICABIZ

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EDITOR
Dr. Bienvenu-Magloire Quenum
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AFRICABIZ now features a moderated discussion board: AFRICABIZ FORUM.  You may apply as moderator and manage topics pertaining to trading and investing in Africa. above outlined in item N°: 3.
For more on how to use efficiently AFRICABIZ FORUM click here.
Please feel free to use extensively AFRICABIZ FORUM; post messages about your products, offers, bids, investments proposals; etc. and get replies from other users all over the large world.
In brief, converge at the "MEETING POINT" of people interested in trading and investing in Africa.

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