Online Diploma: Business in West Africa

1. The West African Economic Area of the African Civilisation (317 million inhabitants)
2. Economic Integration in West Africa
3. Doing Business in the West African Countries
4. Nigerian Businesspeople
5. Logistics in West Africa
   1. Trans-African Roads
   2. Largest West African Ports
6. Other Regional Economic Institutions and Trade Agreements related to the West African markets
7. Religious Diversity in West Africa
8. Business Plan for West African Markets

Course intended for all those wanting to specialise in the West African Markets.

The main objective of the Diploma is to provide an overview of the Western African economy and the business opportunities to:

1. Learn to do business in West Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo)
2. Know the business opportunities in West Africa
3. Analyse the foreign trade (Import, Export) and the foreign direct investment (FDI) in West Africa
4. Understand the importance of the ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States), WAEMU (West African Economic and Monetary Union) and WAMZ (West African Monetary Zone)
5. Explore the Free Trade Agreements (FTA) in West Africa
6. Know the largest ports and the Trans-African corridors in the region
7. Know the most important West African Businessman
8. Develop a business plan for the West African Markets

The Diploma contains exercises that are evaluated, which the student must work out and pass to obtain their respective Professional Diploma: “Foreign Trade and Business in West 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: Niger, Senegal, Mali, Guinea, the Gambia, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Guinea-Bissau)

1- Economic Integration in West Africa.

The West African Economic Area (PDF) of the African Civilisation

1. Religious Diversity in West Africa

1. West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU/UEMOA)
   1. West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ)
   2. Mano River Union (MRU)
2. Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
3. Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
4. Niger Basin Authority (NBA)
5. Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa (OHADA)
6. Organisation for the Development of the Senegal River
7. African Continental Free-Trade Area (AfCFTA)
8. G5-Sahel

Trade Agreements with the other civilisations:

1. Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)
2. Africa-European Union Strategic Partnership
3. European Union-Ivory Coast Economic Partnership Agreement
4. African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
5. WAEMU-U.S. Trade Agreement
6. Islamic Trade Preferential System (TPS-OIC)
7. ...

2- Doing Business in the West African Countries

1. Doing Business in Benin
2. Doing Business in Burkina Faso
3. Doing Business in Cape Verde
4. Doing Business in the Gambia
5. Doing Business in Ghana
6. Doing Business in Guinea
7. Doing Business in Guinea-Bissau
8. Doing Business in Ivory Coast
9. Doing Business in Liberia
10. Doing Business in Mali
11. Doing Business in Niger
12. Doing Business in Nigeria
13. Doing Business in Senegal
14. Doing Business in Sierra Leone
15. Doing Business in Togo

3- Nigerian Businessman

1. Alhaji Aliko Dangote: The richest men in Africa. Businessman and Philanthropist. Founder of the Dangote Group
2. Hajia Bola Shagaya: Nigerian Businesswoman, one of the richest women in Africa
3. Folorunsho Alakija: The richest Nigerian women
4. Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma: Businessman, former politic, and philanthropist
5. Mike Adenuga: The second richest in Nigeria, founder of Globacom
6. Jim Ovia: Banker, the third-richest Nigerian
7. Alhaji Muhammadu Indimi: founder of Oriental Energy Resources
8. Olufemi Otedola: founder of Forte Petroleum
9. Abdulsamad Rabiu: Nigerian Banker
10. Tara Fela-Durotoye: Businesswoman
11. Tunde Folawiyo: Businessman and Philanthropist
12. Folake Folarin-Coker: Nigerian fashion designer
13. Orji Uzor Kalu: CEO of SLOK Holding
14. Tony Elumelu: Director of the United Bank for Africa, Afro-capitalism
15. Adewale Tinubu: Founder of Oando Energy Resources
16. Adenike Ogunlesi: Businesswoman
17. Amina Odidi: Scientific and businesswoman

4- Logistics in West Africa

Trans-African Corridors.

1. Dakar-Lagos Corridor
2. Cairo-Dakar Corridor
3. Algiers-Lagos Corridor
4. Trans-Sahelian Highway
5. N’Djamena-Djibouti Corridor
6. Lagos-Mombasa Corridor

Largest West African Ports:

1. Port of Dakar
2. Port of Abidjan
3. Port of Lagos
4. Port of Lomé
5. Port of Cotonou
6. Port of Tema

5- Business Plan for West African Markets (export, import, implementation)

The Diploma includes the Market Access Tool:

West African Historians and Personalities.

1. Ahmadou Hampaté Bá
2. Sheikh Anta Diop
3. Joseph Ki-Zerbo
4. Pathé Diagne
5. Boubou Hama
6. Akin Mabogunje
7. J. F. Ade Ajayi
8. Wole Soyinka
9. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
10. Christophe Wondji
11. Djibril Tamsir Niane
12. Albert Adu Boahen
13. Leopold Sédar Senghor

Other regional economic institutions and trade agreements in West Africa.

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

Masters and Doctorates in Global Business adapted to the Western African Students: The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone

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