Industry Developments

With its population comfortably Africa's largest and the ongoing strength of its economy providing a firm impetus to consumer spending, it comes as no surprise that Nigerians are consuming... 2010-11-08

South Africa's leading retailers are increasingly keen on wider Sub-Saharan Africa as they look to cut down their reliance on their domestic markets. It certainly makes sense for the... 2010-10-27

Uganda is SABMiller's fastest growing market in Africa and a very strong contributor in the region's ongoing outperformance for the group. Volume sales at its Nile Breweries unit grew... 2010-10-25

Ghana's leading dairy company, Fan Milk, has gone from strength to strength in 2010. Its share price is comfortably outperforming Ghana's benchmark All-Share Index in the year to date... 2010-10-22

South Africa's second biggest retailer by annual sales Pick 'n' Pay is having a particularly challenging year. Its share price has largely stood still in the year-to-date (see first... 2010-10-20

SABMiller has reported 1% year-on-year (y-o-y) organic volume growth in the six month H1 period to September 2010, with Africa continuing to outperform and Europe lagging. The same... 2010-10-18

Uganda's consume sector has emerged as arguably the East African Community (EAC) region's second most dynamic behind Kenya over the past few years. Its economy has been the fastest... 2010-10-15

BMI believes that SABMiller is likely to acquire the Les Brasseries & Glaceries Internationales (BGI) African beer business of the privately owned France-based Castel Group at some... 2010-10-14

Diageo's core East Africa-region subsidiary East African Breweries Limited (EABL) is to sell 10% of a 20% equity stake it holds in SABMiller's Tanzanian operation Tanzania Breweries... 2010-10-11

With the exception of the UAE, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has by in large not been dramatically affected by the global economic weakness that has pervaded over the past... 2010-10-08