Master in Business in Africa, Online

Some of the analyzed subjects in the Master in Business in Sub-Saharan Africa are: how to do business in African markets, FDI flows, importing, exporting, African regional integration and institutions (African Union, AUDA-NEPAD, ECOWAS, SADC, COMESA, IGAD...), African Economy, logistics in Africa...

The Master in Business in Sub-Saharan Africa allows the student to select three paths of different duration, content (subjects), tuition fees, and diploma issued, in order to fit the Master's Program to the student needs and schedule.

1. Credits, Fees and Duration: (17 € / )
   1. Master 1: 60 ECTS (
      1-year It is recommended to dedicate about twelve hours of study per week following a flexible schedule. It is possible to reduce the duration dedicating more hours a week
      ) / € 1,000 Euros
   2. Master 2: 120 ECTS (2 years) / € 2,000 Euros
   3. Customized Master
   4. Financing
2. Download the Admission Form
3. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
4. Download the Brochure of the Master (PDF)
5. Open Online Enrollment

Language of the Master:

1. Also
   available in For improving international communication skills, student has free access to the learning materials in these languages (free multilingual training). The student can review the subjects in whatever language and use one of the four languages as a vehicular language of the campus and to complete the exercises. The student can do the exercises, thesis or communicate with professors in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese.
   Master en Affaires en Afrique Mestrado em Negócios na África Máster en Negocios en África

The graduate students in this Master (120 ECTS) can Enroll directly in the Doctorate in African Business. Moreover, they only need to complete the research methodology module, Thesis, and other modules are not studied in this Master. In this case, the total amount of the doctorate will be € 2,000.

The Master in Business in Sub-Saharan Africa consists of nine modules:

1. African institutions are leading African Socio-economic Transformation: African Union, AUDA-NEPAD, Economic Commission for Africa, African Development Bank, Agenda 2063 (PDF) (structure) (5 ECTS)
2. African Economy: Economic Outlook, African Businessman, Governance in Africa, Frontier Markets in Africa (PDF) (structure) (5 ECTS)
3. African Economic Areas (6 ECTS)
4. Doing Business in Southern Africa (PDF) (structure) (10 ECTS)
5. Doing Business in East Africa (PDF) (structure) (34 ECTS)
6. Doing Business in Central Africa (PDF) (structure) (18 ECTS)
7. Doing Business in West Africa (PDF) (structure) (29 ECTS)
8. AI for Global Business
9. Optional Subject: the student has to select 3 ECTS of the module: Transport and Logistics in Africa (PDF) (structure) (10 ECTS)
10. Thesis (10 ECTS)

Module - African Institutions (5 ECTS).

1. African Union
2. AUDA-NEPAD
3. African Development Bank
4. Economic Commission for Africa
5. Regional Economic Communities (REC)

Download the syllabus: “African Institutions” (PDF).

Module - African Business and Economy (5 ECTS).

1. African Economy
2. African Businesswomen and Businessman
3. Economic governance
4. Frontier Markets in Africa
5. Africa: The Next Emerging Continent

Download the syllabus “African Economy” (PDF).

Module - African Economic Area (6 ECTS).

1. West African Economic Area (PDF)
2. Central African Economic Area (PDF)
3. Southern African Economic Area (PDF)
4. East African Economic Area (PDF)
5. Interactions of African Civilization

Module - Business in Southern Africa (10 ECTS).

Doing Business in...

1. Botswana: Diamonds (33% of GDP)
2. Lesotho: The Switzerland of Africa
3. Namibia: a diamonds, minerals, and meat exporter
4. South Africa: The second-largest African Economy
5. Eswatini: the importance of mining sector (Diamond, coal, gold)
6. Zambia: The largest African copper and cobalt exporter
7. Zimbabwe: a copper, nickel, and gold exporter

Economic Integration in Southern Africa:

1. Southern African Development Community (SADC)
2. Southern African Customs Union (SACU)

Largest Southern African Ports.

Download the syllabus “Southern Africa” (PDF).

Module 5- Business in East Africa (34 ECTS).

East African Markets:

1. Djibouti: Strategic location in the Horn of Africa. Access to the Ethiopian Market. Economic growth based on the logistics and telecommunications
2. Egypt: Strategic location (Africa, Middle East). An Arab or African Country?
3. Ethiopia: an African frontier market. 90 million Ethiopians. Headquarters of the African Union (AU)
4. Kenya: an African frontier market and one of the drivers of African economic growth
5. Malawi: landlocked market - access via the Port of Maputo
6. Mozambique: one of the most dynamic African economies
7. Somalia
8. Sudan: rich in natural resources. The largest African nation
9. South Sudan - Petroleum sector: 60% of GDP. The newest country in the world (Sudanese Independence in 2011)
10. State of Eritrea: a textiles and clothing exporter. A country based on a subsistence agriculture
11. Tanzania: a gold, coffee, and cotton exporter. One of the fastest growing African frontier markets
12. Uganda: one of the fastest-growing frontier markets in Africa

East African island countries:

1. Comoros - Vanilla: 75% of Comorian exports
2. Madagascar: 50% of the vanilla global market
3. Mauritius: one of the fastest growing African economies. The second African financial centre, leader in ease of doing business and governance
4. Seychelles: one of the less African corrupt countries. The first African Country by HDI

East African Economic Integration

1. East African Community (EAC)
2. Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
3. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
4. COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement
5. Indian-Ocean Rim Association (IORA)
6. Nile Basin Initiative (NBI)
7. Indian Ocean Commission (IOC)
8. Economic Community of the Great Lakes Region (CEPGL)
9. ...

Largest East African Ports.

Download the syllabus: “East Africa” (PDF).

Module - Business in Central Africa (18 ECTS).

Doing Business in...

1. Angola: The largest Central African Market and the second-largest African oil exporter
2. Burundi: a copper, timber, and coffee exporter
3. Cameroon: 40% of CEMAC GDP
4. Central African Republic: a country in economic transition
5. Chad: access through the port of Douala. A new African oil exporter
6. Republic of the Congo: an emerging country in 2025 (Government vision)
7. Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mining and petroleum (75% of the total export). 99 million people in 2025
8. Equatorial Guinea: One of the fastest growing economies in Africa. Oil sector. The richest African country per inhabitant
9. Gabon: petroleum, timber and manganese. A strategic location in Central Africa
10. Rwanda: landlocked poor rural country. The most densely populated nation in Africa
11. São Tomé: a cocoa exporter. An excellent tourist destination

Largest Ports in Central Africa.

Central African Economic Integration

1. Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC)
2. Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
3. CEN-SAD
4. ...

Download the syllabus of the Course “Business in Central Africa” (PDF).

Module 7- Business in West Africa (33 ECTS)

Doing Business in...

1. Benin: an economy based on the informal sector
2. Burkina Faso: one of the African Markets that have implemented more reforms
3. Cape Verde: one of the fastest growing tourism sector in the World
4. Gambia: a country oriented to the agricultural export products
5. Ghana: The centre for Foreign Direct Investment in West Africa. The second gold producer in Africa. An African frontier market
6. Guinea: huge bauxite and iron deposits
7. Guinea-Bissau: one of the poorest economies in the World
8. Ivory Coast: The first world cocoa producer. Frontier Market. The African Development Bank Headquarters
9. Liberia: The leading maritime African country
10. Mali: The third gold producer in Africa
11. Niger: The fourth uranium exporter in the World
12. Nigeria: The largest African economy. The first World's frontier market
13. Senegal: gateway to West African Markets. One of the least corrupt African Countries. Good business climate
14. Sierra Leone: The fastest growing economy in the West African region
15. Togo: Access to the West African landlocked countries (Port of Lomé)

West African Economic Integration

1. Economic Community of West African States
2. West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)
3. West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ)
4. Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA)
5. G5-Sahel

Largest West African Ports.

Download the syllabus “West Africa” (PDF).

The student must choose 3 ECTS from the following list related to Transport and Logistics in Africa.

Trans-African Transport Corridors.

1. Cairo-Dakar Logistics Corridor
2. Algiers-Lagos Logistics Corridor
3. Tripoli-Windhoek Logistics Corridor
4. Cairo-Gaborone Logistics Corridor
5. Trans-Sahelian Highway (Dakar-N’Djamena Corridor)
6. N’Djamena-Djibouti Logistics Corridor
7. Dakar-Lagos Logistics Corridor
8. Lagos-Mombasa Logistics Corridor
9. Beira-Lobito Logistics Corridor
10. Northern Logistics Corridor
11. Central Logistics Corridor
12. North-South Logistics Corridor
13. Lobito Logistics Corridor

African Ports.

Maghrebian Ports.

1. Port of Casablanca
2. Tunisian Ports
3. Port of Algiers and Port of Oran

Egyptian ports.

1. Port Said and Port of Alexandria
2. Suez Canal

West African Ports.

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

Central African Ports.

1. Port of Luanda and Port of Lobito
2. Port of Douala
3. Port of Pointe Noire
4. Port of Libreville and Port Gentil
5. Ports of Equatorial Guinea

East African Ports.

1. Ports of Beira, Nacala and Maputo
2. Port of Djibouti
3. Port of Mombasa
4. Port Sudan
5. Port of Dar es-Salaam
6. Ports of Madagascar

Southern African Ports.

1. Port of Durban
2. Port of Walvis Bay

Download the syllabus “Transport and Logistics in Africa” (PDF).

The objective of Module III, "AI for Global Business," is to analyze the disruptive potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Foreign Trade and International Marketing. Anyone working in global trade should understand the transformative potential of AI, which impacts all aspects of marketing and global trade.

1. Introduction to AI in Global Business
2. AI Technologies and Tools for International Business
3. AI and Global Trade
4. AI in Global Strategy and Decision-Making
5. AI in Global Supply Chain Management
6. AI in International Marketing and Customer Insights
7. AI and Cross-Cultural Management
8. AI in Global Finance and Risk Management
9. Ethical and Regulatory Considerations in Global AI
10. Global Ethics
11. AI for Sustainability in International Business
12. Future Trends in AI & International Business

Digital Trade and Cross-Border E-Commerce

The student has to pass the online continuous assessment exercises for each subject as well as the final online Master's Thesis. If the professor considers that the minimum level has not been reached, he will guide the student to improve the quality of his exercises or thesis and send them back.

The most important thing for EENI is that the student correctly learns the Master's subjects and objectives.

Once all the exercises and thesis have been approved, student obtains the “Diploma of Professional Master of Science (MSc) in Business in Sub-Saharan Africa” granted by EENI Global Business School.

In this case, it will be necessary to send us by email a certified photocopy of your diploma of Bachelor's Degree. This is necessary for the issuance of your diploma and not to enroll.

Those students, who are not in possession of a Bachelor's Degree, may enroll trough APEL (Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning) System.

This Master is the outcome of our EENI Ahimsa vision “Education for All” applied to Africa. EENI wishes to contribute to the sustainable and inclusive economic growth in Africa. Our experience of over ten years in Africa and knowledge of the needs of the continent, especially in relation to Intra-African trade and business, has allowed us to design this master.

This master is designed especially taking into account the African Students and the African Diaspora needs. However, it is also open to any non-African Student who wishes to specialize in business in Africa.