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 250 member companies.
Events and Trade Missions
Call for Interest: Join the EU-Botswana Business Forum
10th of October 2023 | Botswana
The NABC will visit the EU-Botswana Business Forum in Gaborone from 11 – 12 October and is looking for European companie…
Economic Mission to South Africa
15th of October 2023 | South Africa
Do you work in green hydrogen, circular waste processing, or in future-oriented agriculture and horticulture? Do you wan…
Ambassadors’ Dinner 2023
16th of November 2023 | Netherlands
The 12th edition of the NABC’s Ambassadors’ Dinner will take place on the 16th of November 2023 at Kasteel d…
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.
Nana Benz Business Club
The Nana Benz Business Club (NBBC) supports and elevates women entrepreneurs through business community support and knowledge exchange.
Sustainable and Inclusive Business: Insights from NABC’s Nigeria Lead at the UN International Youth Day
8th of September 2023
At the recent UN International Youth Day Event, Mr. Kabir Ademoh, the Country Office Lead at the Netherlands-African Business Council (NABC) Nigeria,…
Digital Innovations for Inclusive Health Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa
23rd of August 2023
NABC member PharmAccess is dedicated to revolutionising access to affordable and quality healthcare for citizens in Sub-Saharan Africa independent of…
Future-Proofing Agribusiness Value Chain: Insights from the Nigeria Agriculture Conference
27th of July 2023
At the recent Nigeria Sustainable Agriculture Conference held on the 19th of July, the NABC’s Project Officer based in Nigeria, Ms. Fauziyya Sadiq, sh…