Confidence in African Business

Welcome to the Netherlands-African Business Council. We contribute to an Africa that is economically thriving and globally competitive in trade and investment. Our focus is on building consortia with Dutch companies that jointly enter the market, while developing the local private sector with local partners in our 15 focus countries. We do this in close cooperation with our 200 member companies.

Events and Trade Missions

Event

Impact Investing in Africa: Strategies to Deal with FX…

3rd of April 2025 | Netherlands

In collaboration with Netherlands Advisory Board on Impact Investing (NAB), NABC presents the Impact Investing in Africa…

Event

Webinar: Sustainable Agriculture in Benin


3rd of April 2025 | Online

Join us for a practical webinar on Sustainable Agriculture in Benin on 3rd of April 2025, from 14:00-15:15, as part of t…

Event

Webinar: Doing Business in Benin

7th of April 2025 | Online

Join us for an informative webinar on Doing Business in Benin on the 7th of April 2025, from 14:00-15:15, as part of the…

Economic growth in Africa

At NABC, we strongly believe that the private sector is the engine for economic growth in Africa. We welcome you to join one of our upcoming business events or trade missions and invite you to become part of the NABC community. Similarly, we also encourage companies from the 54 diverse African nations to explore the benefits of doing business with the Netherlands.

Our focus countries

The NABC has played an instrumental role in developing the ‘Africa Strategy‘ for the Dutch private sector, that was handed over to Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in November 2019. The strategy was developed in close cooperation with employers’ federations VNO-NCW and MKB-Nederland and other partners such as FMO, NLinBusiness, DECP and PUM. For the upcoming years, a lot of our efforts will be geared towards consortium building for the 15 focus countries identified in the Africa Strategy to structurally and sustainably strengthen the economic relations with Africa.

Please click on the country of your interest for country specific information, including an overview of the NABC’s past activities. For questions, make sure to reach out to the assigned NABC country specialists.

In addition to endorsing the Africa Strategy, we also carry out a wide range of activities focused on other African countries. The past years, NABC has been particularly active in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, as you can read in our track record.

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Africa Insights Desk

Africa Insights Desk (A-ID) provides a range of consultancy services to assist private companies, governmental institutions and civil society organisations in their quest to set up business relations between the Netherlands and Africa.

Programmes

AgriBoost in the Sahel

The AgriBoost programme seeks to strengthen the horticulture and poultry sectors in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger by working with 60 successful, profitable, and innovative business champions.

Dutch Africa Poultry Platform

The Dutch Africa Poultry Platform (DAPP) is a membership based platform for Dutch companies interested in the African poultry sector.

Latest news

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Rosmarijn Fens – Six Years of Turning the Impossible into Reality

25th of February 2025

Rosmarijn's leadership has been defined by making the impossible possible. As we bid her farewell, we took a moment to reflect on six years of impact.…

Member Spotlight

Zarttech’s Role in Shaping the Future of Business

12th of February 2025

In today’s fast-paced world, adopting the right technology isn’t just an advantage – it’s a necessity. Businesses worldwide are constantly searching f…

Agriculture

Uganda’s Best Farmers visit PUM companies in The Netherlands

11th of November 2024

13 Winners of the highly competitive Ugandan ‘Best Farmers’ competition visited the Netherlands between the 13th and the 18th of October 2024. They sp…