What we do

Africa Context has advised and continues to work with several African investors/businesses

Broad Services Areas

Assessments

Clients have trusted us to provide practical, accurate, informed and objective perspectives on pertinent issues relating to the operating environment, market realities, policy and/or regulatory or other key issues critical to investment decisions and market entry. This includes meetings, briefing sessions and/or formal Reports.

Market Entry & Expansion

Africa Context has advised and continues to work with several African investors/businesses (including Holding and Private Equity Groups) seeking to acquire, establish, run and/or oversee growth businesses especially in the West African market.

Africa Context has undertaken consulting and advisory work on market entry & expansion in the ICT Value Chain, Technology, Consumer and other related sectors. Africa Context has been involved in advising several Africa/International Investors on opportunities including:

Assisting a Global Messaging & OTT content player on in-country strategies for several markets in Africa
Assisting a Global VAS Operator in diversifying into new business areas in Nigeria and Ghana including facilitating relevant regulatory approvals there of
Assisting a prospective Telco Infrastructure Investor with their commercial strategy development and execution plans
Advising a Global Remittance Player through the process of market entry and operations in one of the largest markets in Africa.
Assisting prospective investors and PE firms with due diligence, objective market analysis and reviews from time to time.
Our Executive Consultants and subject-matter expert leaders have also led due diligence, market facilitation including local partnerships, strategy and business plan development for investors in the Technology and Consumer services sectors.

Africa Context has been involved in advising several Africa/International Investors on opportunities

ICT

Africa Context has a team of Senior African ex-Telco Executives and professionals who have provided advisory/consulting services on Telecom/ICT in areas including Strategy, Commercial Due diligence, Business Operations, Policy & Regulatory and new business development to several investors, businesses and some Governments in Africa. Some examples will suffice:

Advising Investors/Companies in the Telecom/ICT Value Chain

Africa Context has consulted and/or advised several companies/investors in the telecom/ICT Value chain including the following:

Assisting Infrastructure Management company to develop strategies and operational processes in support of its existing Nigerian business and proposed business expansion across Africa Developing a Technical/Commercial/Financial Plan for proposed National fibre investment and operations Facilitating Strategy Sessions for several companies operating in the telecom/ICT value chain. Africa Context provides practical insights and advise on their proposed business plans and strategies.

Thought Leadership

(Leadership Speaking & Engagements)

Africa Context recognizes that “shaping Africa’s most impactful businesses” can also only be achieved through African business leadership knowledge and experience-sharing.

Africa Context’s CEO, Michael Ikpoki, actively speaks to Executive leadership teams, Investor Groups, Boards and select audiences on ICT, Doing Business in Africa and Business Leadership.

Shaping Africa's most impactful businesses

CEO/C-Suite Mentoring and Leadership Support

Impactful African businesses can only be built by strong, competent and ethical business leaders. In the course of its Advisory work, Africa Context has been engaged to support clients with providing leadership-related solutions critical to secure their investments. Such Services include CEO and Executive team Mentoring.

To this end, Africa Context has been inspired to create the AFRICA CONTEXT CEO MENTORING EXPERIENCE™ which curates relevant leadership practices from seasoned credible and successful leaders with practical experience in operating, managing and growing large businesses in and across Africa. This body of experience is now available to assist incoming, new and existing CEOs across Africa with Mentoring and Leadership support. Under this platform, Africa Context has provided mentorship to CEOs of large Multinationals across Africa including Nigeria, Ghana and East Africa across various sectors like Telcos, Oil & Gas, FMCGs etc.

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This body of experience is now available to assist incoming, new and existing CEO's across Africa with Mentoring and Leadership Support