Master in Business in Sub-Saharan Africa

Some of the analyzed subjects in the Master in Business in Sub-Saharan Africa are: how to do business in the African markets, foreign direct investment (FDI) flows, importing, exporting, African regional integration and institutions (African Union, AUDA-NEPAD, Economic Community of West African States, Southern African Development Community, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, Intergovernmental Authority on Development...), African Economy, logistics in Africa...

Professional Master intended for all those wanting to specialize in the international business with the African Countries.

Paths, Diploma and Tuition Fees of the Master.

The Master in Business in Sub-Saharan Africa allows the student to select three paths of different duration, content (subjects), tuition fees, and diploma issued, in order to fit the Master's Program to the student needs and schedule.

1. Credits, Fees and Duration: (17 € / )
   1. Master 1: 60 ECTS (
      1-year It is recommended to dedicate about twelve hours of study per week following a flexible schedule. It is possible to reduce the duration dedicating more hours a week
      ) / € 1,000 Euros;
   2. Master 2: 120 ECTS (2 years) / € 2,000 Euros;
   3. Customized Master;
   4. Financing.
2. Open Online Enrolment;
3. Download the Admission Form;
4. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ);
5. Download the Brochure of the Master (PDF).

Language of the Master:

1. Also
   available in For improving the international communication skills, the student has free access to the learning materials in these languages (free multilingual training). The student can review the subjects in whatever language and use one of the four languages as a vehicular language of the campus and to complete the exercises. The student can do the exercises, thesis or communicate with professors in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese.
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The graduate students in this Master (120 ECTS) can Enrol directly in the Doctorate in African Business. Moreover, they only need to complete the research methodology module, Thesis, and other modules are not studied in this Master. In this case, the total amount of the doctorate will be € 2,000.

The Master in Business in Sub-Saharan Africa consists of nine modules:

1. African institutions are leading the African Socio-economic Transformation: African Union, AUDA-NEPAD, Economic Commission for Africa, African Development Bank, Agenda 2063 (PDF) (structure) (5 ECTS);
2. African Economy: Economic Outlook, African Businessman, Governance in Africa, Frontier Markets in Africa (PDF) (structure) (5 ECTS);
3. African Economic Areas (6 ECTS);
4. Doing Business in Southern Africa (PDF) (structure) (10 ECTS);
5. Doing Business in East Africa (PDF) (structure) (34 ECTS);
6. Doing Business in Central Africa (PDF) (structure) (18 ECTS);
7. Doing Business in West Africa (PDF) (structure) (29 ECTS);
8. Optional Subject: the student has to select 3 ECTS of the module: Transport and Logistics in Africa (PDF) (structure) (10 ECTS);
9. Thesis of the Master (10 ECTS).

Module - African Institutions (5 ECTS).

1. African Union;
2. AUDA-NEPAD;
3. African Development Bank (AfDB);
4. Economic Commission for Africa (ECA);
5. Regional Economic Communities (REC).

Download the syllabus of the module: “African Institutions” (PDF).

Module - African Business and Economy (5 ECTS).

1. African Economy;
2. African Businesswomen and Businessman;
3. Economic governance;
4. Frontier Markets in Africa;
5. Africa: The Next Emerging Continent.

Download the syllabus “African Economy” (PDF).

Module - African Economic Area (6 ECTS).

1. West African Economic Area (PDF);
2. Central African Economic Area (PDF);
3. Southern African Economic Area (PDF);
4. East African Economic Area (PDF);
5. Interactions of the African Civilization with the other Civilizations.

Module - Doing Business in Southern Africa (10 ECTS).

Doing Business in...

1. Botswana: Diamonds (33% of the GDP);
2. Lesotho: The Switzerland of Africa;
3. Namibia: a diamonds, minerals, and meat exporter;
4. South Africa: The second-largest African Economy;
5. Eswatini: the importance of the mining sector (Diamond, coal, gold);
6. Zambia: The largest African copper and cobalt exporter;
7. Zimbabwe: a copper, nickel, and gold exporter.

Economic Integration in Southern Africa:

1. SADC;
2. Southern African Customs Union (SACU).

Largest Southern African Ports.

Download the syllabus of the module “Southern Africa” (PDF).

Module 5- Doing Business in East Africa (34 ECTS).

East African Markets:

1. Djibouti: Strategic location in the Horn of Africa. Access to the Ethiopian Market. Economic growth based on the logistics and telecommunications;
2. Egypt: Strategic location (Africa, Middle East). An Arab or African Country?;
3. Ethiopia: an African frontier market. 90 million Ethiopians. Headquarters of the African Union (AU);
4. Kenya: an African frontier market and one of the drivers of the African economic growth;
5. Malawi: landlocked market - access via the Port of Maputo;
6. Mozambique: one of the most dynamic African economies;
7. Somalia;
8. Sudan: rich in natural resources. The largest African nation;
9. South Sudan - Petroleum sector: 60% of the GDP. The newest country in the world (Sudanese Independence in 2011);
10. State of Eritrea: a textiles and clothing exporter. A country based on a subsistence agriculture;
11. Tanzania: a gold, coffee, and cotton exporter. One of the fastest growing African frontier markets;
12. Uganda: one of the fastest-growing frontier markets in Africa.

East African island countries:

1. Comoros - Vanilla: 75% of the Comorian exports;
2. Madagascar: 50% of the vanilla global market;
3. Mauritius: one of the fastest growing African economies. The second African financial centre, leader in ease of doing business and governance;
4. Seychelles: one of the less African corrupt countries. The first African Country by HDI.

East African Economic Integration

1. East African Community (EAC);
2. Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD);
3. COMESA;
4. COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement;
5. Indian-Ocean Rim Association (IORA);
6. Nile Basin Initiative (NBI);
7. Indian Ocean Commission (IOC);
8. Economic Community of the Great Lakes Region (CEPGL);
9. ...

Largest East African Ports.

Download the syllabus of the module: “East Africa” (PDF).

Module - Doing Business in Central Africa (18 ECTS).

Doing Business in...

1. Angola: The largest Central African Market and the second-largest African oil exporter;
2. Burundi: a copper, timber, and coffee exporter;
3. Cameroon: 40% of the CEMAC GDP;
4. Central African Republic: a country in economic transition;
5. Chad: access through the port of Douala. A new African oil exporter;
6. Republic of the Congo: an emerging country in 2025 (Government vision);
7. Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mining and petroleum (75% of the total export). 99 million people in 2025;
8. Equatorial Guinea: One of the fastest growing economies in Africa. Petrol sector. The richest African country per inhabitant;
9. Gabon: petroleum, timber and manganese. A strategic location in Central Africa;
10. Rwanda: landlocked poor rural country. The most densely populated nation in Africa;
11. São Tomé: a cocoa exporter. An excellent tourist destination.

Largest Ports in Central Africa.

Central African Economic Integration

1. Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC);
2. Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS);
3. Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD);
4. ...

Download the syllabus of the Course “Business in Central Africa” (PDF).

Module 7- Doing Business in West Africa (33 ECTS)

Doing Business in...

1. Benin: an economy based on the informal sector;
2. Burkina Faso: one of the African Markets that have implemented more reforms;
3. Cape Verde: one of the fastest growing tourism sector in the World;
4. Gambia: a country oriented to the agricultural export products;
5. Ghana: The centre for the foreign direct investment in West Africa. The second gold producer in Africa. An African frontier market;
6. Guinea: huge bauxite and iron deposits;
7. Guinea-Bissau: one of the poorest economies in the World;
8. Ivory Coast: The first world cocoa producer. Frontier Market. The African Development Bank Headquarters;
9. Liberia: The leading maritime African country;
10. Mali: The third gold producer in Africa;
11. Niger: The fourth uranium exporter in the World;
12. Nigeria: The largest African economy. The first World's frontier market;
13. Senegal: gateway to the West African Markets. One of the least corrupt African Countries. Good business climate;
14. Sierra Leone: The fastest growing economy in the West African region;
15. Togo: Access to the West African landlocked countries (Port of Lomé).

West African Economic Integration

1. Economic Community of West African States;
2. West African Economic and Monetary Union;
3. WAMZ;
4. Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA);
5. G5-Sahel.

Largest West African Ports.

Download the syllabus of the module “West Africa” (PDF).

Optional Subjects - Logistics in Africa (10 ECTS).

The student must choose 3 ECTS from the following list related to the Transport and Logistics in Africa.

Trans-African Corridors.

1. Cairo-Dakar Corridor;
2. Algiers-Lagos Corridor;
3. Tripoli-Windhoek Corridor;
4. Cairo-Gaborone Corridor;
5. Trans-Sahelian Highway (Dakar-N’Djamena Corridor);
6. N’Djamena-Djibouti Corridor;
7. Dakar-Lagos Corridor;
8. Lagos-Mombasa Corridor;
9. Beira-Lobito Corridor;
10. Northern Corridor;
11. Central Corridor;
12. North-South Corridor;
13. Lobito Corridor.

African Ports.

Maghrebian Ports.

1. Port of Casablanca;
2. Tunisian Ports;
3. Port of Algiers and Port of Oran.

Egyptian ports.

1. Port Said and Port of Alexandria;
2. Suez Canal.

West African Ports.

1. Port of Abidjan;
2. Ports of Tema and Takoradi;
3. Port of Lagos;
4. Port of Dakar;
5. Port of Lomé;
6. Port of Cotonou.

Central African Ports.

1. Port of Luanda and Port of Lobito;
2. Port of Douala;
3. Port of Pointe Noire;
4. Port of Libreville and Port Gentil;
5. Ports of Equatorial Guinea.

East African Ports.

1. Ports of Beira, Nacala and Maputo;
2. Port of Djibouti;
3. Port of Mombasa;
4. Port Sudan;
5. Port of Dar es-Salaam;
6. Ports of Madagascar.

Southern African Ports.

1. Port of Durban;
2. Port of Walvis Bay.

Download the syllabus “Transport and Logistics in Africa” (PDF).

The student has to pass the online continuous assessment exercises for each subject as well as the final online Master's Thesis. If the professor considers that the minimum level has not been reached, he will guide the student to improve the quality of his exercises or thesis and send them back.

The most important thing for EENI is that the student correctly learns the Master's subjects and objectives.

Once all the exercises and thesis have been approved, the student obtains the “Diploma of Professional Master of Science (MSc) in Business in Sub-Saharan Africa” issued by EENI Global Business School (Spain, European Union).

In this case, it will be necessary to send us by mail (not valid by email) a certified photocopy of your diploma of Bachelor's Degree. This is necessary for the issuance of your diploma and not to enroll.

Those students, who are not in possession of a Bachelor's Degree, may Enrol but will receive the “Advanced Certificate Program in Business in Sub-Saharan Africa.”

Video - Master in Business in Sub-Saharan Africa - Paterson Ngatchou.

This Master is the outcome of our EENI Ahimsa vision “Education for All” applied to Africa. EENI wishes to contribute to the sustainable and inclusive economic growth in Africa. Our experience of over ten years in Africa and the knowledge of the needs of the continent, especially in relation to the Intra-African Trade and business, has allowed us to design this master.

This master is designed especially taking into account the African Students and the African Diaspora needs. However, it is also open to any non-African Student who wishes to specialize in business in Africa.

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