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
Sustainable Agriculture and Water Trade Mission to Beni…
9th of September 2025 | Benin
From the 9th-11th of September 2025, the NABC is supporting the outgoing trade mission to Benin with a focus on the agri…
Outgoing Agricultural Trade Mission to Angola
6th of October 2025 | Angola
From 6–10 of October, the NABC, together with the Agency for Private Investment and Promotion of Exports of Angola (AIPE…
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.
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.
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.
Navigating Policy Shifts: What South Africa’s Budget and U.S. Tariffs Mean for Global Business
18th of June 2025
In our latest Africa Expert Meeting, economist Razia Khan (Standard Chartered) unpacks the national budget, U.S. tariff pressures, and why South Afric…
Financing Africa’s Future: A glimpse into AfricInvest’s 30 years of History
23rd of April 2025
Founded in 1994, AfricInvest started as a small and mid-cap private equity fund manager focused largely on investments in Tunisia. Over the past 30 ye…
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.…