africa: Businessguide 2010


Business Guide Germany Africa 2009/2010

For African readers the Business Guide Germany Africa 2009/2010 offers insight into the competence areas of German companies that are in search of business partners in Africa. Furthermore, they will find highly topical contributions containing information on the market entry in Germany, work related migration, and further training opportunities. The introduction of all the German federal states provides an overview of the conditions and possibilities of investments.




Selection of company portraits

MEDIA BROADCAST GmbH

Sectors: IT and telecommunications

Key aspects: cross-industry TV, radio and data transfer solutions

Keywords: Satellite, Broadcast, Teleport, Uplink - Downlink, Transmission

Sennebogen Maschinenfabrik GmbH

Sectors: Plant and machinery

Key aspects: cranes and handling machines

Keywords: Cranes, Telescopic cranes, Crawler cranes, Handling machines, Ports handling, Harbour mobile cranes, Material handling

Joe-Han Network Marketing Limited

Sectors: IT and telecommunications

Key aspects: specialists in payment processing solutions for cash, cheque and e-payment

Keywords: Payment processing solutions, Banking automation/marketing, Cash processing outsourcing service provider, Cash management technology, E-payment, Document management systems



Selection of success stories

Urban Water Supply Project in Iringa, Tanzania

The Challenge

Iringa city is located 500 km south-west of Dar es Salaam and is the Capital of the Iringa region. The town is located some 1,500 m above sea level on a plateau on top of an escarpment overlooking the Little Ruaha river valley. The river is the major raw water resource, together with the Kitwiru springs. Both sources supply approximately 12,000 m3 raw water per day. However, the existing raw water treatment plant has insufficient capacity to treat the water to an acce...

Nigerian Population Census with FrontCollect®

The Challenge

Nigeria, Africa’s most populated country was in the need of new census data as a trusted basis for creating national development plans. The task of evaluating the questionnaires of the Nigerian census was awarded to Beta Systems Software AG owing to their comprehensive process and application know-how in the area of digitizing and analysing bulk data. The project was funded by the European Union.

The Approach

The FrontCollect® document management solu...

Road Traffic Safety, a Challenge for Many African Countries

The Company

Since its establishment in 1872, TÜV Rheinland stands for the protection of people as well as the environment from the hazardous impacts of technology. With more than 13,500 employees at 490 locations worldwide, the TÜV Rheinland Group is one of the largest providers of technical and environmental safety and quality assurance today. For more than 130 years, the company significantly contributes to road traffic safety through periodic vehicle inspection and driving lic...