Master in Business in Sub-Saharan Africa (eLearning)

Some of the analysed 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 specialise in the international business with the African Countries.

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. African Union Development Agency (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 Civilisation with the other civilisations

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 (Swaziland): 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. Southern African Development Community (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. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (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. West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ)
4. Organisation for the Harmonisation 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)

Professional Master's Diploma Obtained

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 enrol.

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.”

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 specialise in business in Africa.

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