Online Course: Business in Central Africa

1. The Central African Economic Area of the African Civilisation
2. Economic Integration in the Central African region
3. Doing Business in the Central African Countries (Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and São Tomé)
4. Central African businesspeople
5. Logistics in Central Africa
   1. Trans-African Roads
   2. Main Central African Ports
6. Other regional economic institutions and trade agreements related to Central Africa
7. Business Plan for the Central African Markets

The main objective of the Diploma is to provide an overview of the Central African Economy and the business opportunities in order:

1. To learn to do business in Central Africa (Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and São Tomé)
2. To know the business opportunities in the Central African Markets
3. To analyse foreign trade (Import, Export) and foreign direct investment flows in the Central African countries
4. To understand the importance of the CEMAC (Central African Economic and Monetary Community), ECCAS (Economic Community of Central African States), and CEN-SAD (Community of Sahel-Saharan States)
5. To know the Free Trade Agreements (FTA) related to the Central African Countries
6. To know the main Central African business person
7. To know the largest ports and Trans-African Corridors in the Central African Markets
8. To design a business plan for the Central African Markets

Diploma intended for all those wanting to specialise in the Central African markets.

This Diploma contains exercises that are evaluated, which the student must work out and pass to obtain the “Professional Diploma in Foreign Trade and Business in Central Africa” issued by EENI Global Business School.

Students who have taken this Diploma can validate and register for a Master or Doctorate at EENI.

This Diploma belongs to the following Higher Education Programs taught by EENI:

1. Masters: Business in Africa, International Business
2. Doctorates: African Business, World Trade, Islamic Business (countries included: the Central African Republic and Chad)

1- Regional Economic Integration in Central Africa.

The Central African Economic Area (PDF) of the African Civilisation.

In Central Africa, there are two main regional economic integration processes:

1. Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC)
2. Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)

Furthermore, the Central African Countries belongs to other economic communities and regional institutions:

1. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
2. Southern African Development Community (SADC)
3. East African Community (EAC)
4. Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
5. Niger Basin Authority (NBI)
6. COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement
7. Economic Community of the Great Lakes Region (CEPGL)
8. International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR)
9. Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa (OHADA)
10. Nile Basin Initiative (NBI)
11. African Continental Free-Trade Area (AfCFTA)
12. Maritime Organisation for West and Central Africa (MOWCA)
13. Bank of Central African States
14. G5-Sahel

Trade Agreements with the other civilisations:

1. Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)
2. Africa-European Union Strategic Partnership
3. African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA: United States-Africa)
4. Islamic Trade Preferential System (TPS-OIC)
5. COMESA-United States Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
6. East African Community-U.S. Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement

2- Doing Business in the Central African Countries.

The Central African region consists of eleven countries: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and São Tomé.

1. Doing Business in Angola
   1. Isabel dos Santos
2. Doing Business in Burundi
3. Doing Business in Cameroon
4. Doing Business in the Central African Republic
5. Doing Business in Chad
6. Doing Business in Equatorial Guinea
7. Doing Business in Gabon
8. Doing Business in the Republic of the Congo
   1. Théophile Obenga
9. Doing Business in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
   1. Amini Kajunju
   2. Elikia M'Bokolo
10. Doing Business in Rwanda
11. Doing Business in São Tomé and Príncipe

3- Logistics in Central Africa

Trans-African Roads

1. Northern Corridor
2. N’Djamena-Djibouti Corridor
3. Trans-Sahelian Highway
4. Lagos-Mombasa Corridor
5. Tripoli-Central Africa-Windhoek Corridor
6. Lobito Corridor
7. Beira-Lobito Corridor
8. Central Corridor
9. North-South Corridor

Central African Ports

1. Port of Lobito
2. Port of Luanda (Angola)
3. Port of Douala (Cameroon)
4. Port of Pointe Noire (Congo)
5. Ports of Equatorial Guinea
6. Ports of Gabon

4- Business Plan for the Central African Markets.

The Diploma includes the Market Access Tool:

Other regional economic institutions and trade agreements in the Central African region.

1. Forum on China-Africa Cooperation
2. Africa-India Economic Cooperation
3. African Development Bank (AfDB)
4. Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
5. African Union (AU)
6. African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)
7. Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
8. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

The largest religions of Central Africa are Christianity and Islam.

EENI African Students:

Area of Knowledge: Africa - Courses: Doing Business