Intelligence. Analysis. Perspective.
Practical perspectives on the markets, sectors and transactions shaping business across Africa.
Everything We Have Published.
5 pieces. Written when the research supported one, not to a schedule.
The Country Research Lives in Regions.
Country facts are held once, in the market briefings. Nothing here keeps a second copy that could drift out of step with the first.
What Has to Be Proved.
Commodity, documentation and cross-border work, sourced to the bodies that operate the schemes described.
Readings, Not Listings.
These are sector directions for an initial discussion. Specific projects, counterparties and commercial terms are assessed separately. Share your objective and we can shape the research, introductions and next steps around it.
- Minerals & supporting businessesResearchingReviewed 2026-09-15
Look beyond a single mineral.
Guinea has bauxite, gold and iron ore sectors. Explore the resource itself, or the transport, equipment and operating services around it.
- Evidence
- APIP identifies bauxite, iron ore and precious metals in its mining sector overview. Guinea, Sierra Leone
- Still unresolved
- Individual assets, availability and commercial terms require project-specific review.
- Hotels & hospitalityResearchingReviewed 2026-09-15
A destination for your next business.
Tourism is part of Sierra Leone’s private-sector development work. A hotel, guesthouse or hospitality concept begins with its location, guests and operating plan.
- Evidence
- Invest Salone includes tourism among its private-sector focus areas. Sierra Leone
- Still unresolved
- Occupancy, development rights, operating costs and property availability need individual assessment.
- Construction & local supplyResearchingReviewed 2026-09-15
The businesses behind the buildings.
Infrastructure is one of Guinea’s priority sectors. Consider where a quarry, block factory or building-materials business could fit into your commercial plan.
- Evidence
- APIP identifies infrastructure as a priority and describes road, property, rail and maritime development. Guinea
- Still unresolved
- Site rights, materials quality, permissions and customer demand must be assessed for a specific proposal.
- Agriculture, food & fisheriesResearchingReviewed 2026-09-15
From production to a stronger business.
Agriculture and fisheries feature in Sierra Leone’s private-sector development priorities. Explore farming, processing, storage or the route from local producers to buyers.
- Evidence
- Invest Salone describes its agriculture and fisheries sector work. Sierra Leone
- Still unresolved
- Supply volumes, land rights, quality, seasonal costs and buyers require focused research.
- Energy & project servicesResearchingReviewed 2026-09-15
Power a project. Support an industry.
Energy is a priority sector in Guinea. Bring a solar, hydropower or on-site generation proposal and explore the site, users and delivery requirements with us.
- Evidence
- APIP lists energy among Guinea’s priority investment sectors. Guinea
- Still unresolved
- Technical feasibility, permissions, connection arrangements and commercial viability are project-specific.
- Manufacturing & distributionResearchingReviewed 2026-09-15
Make it locally. Build a route to market.
Manufacturing features in Sierra Leone’s private-sector development work. Explore a factory, processing line or distribution business around a clear product and customer.
- Evidence
- Invest Salone includes manufacturing in its sector focus. Sierra Leone
- Still unresolved
- Equipment suitability, utilities, input supply, operating costs and buyer demand need a scoped review.
10 Subjects We Have Written On.
Subjects with no published research do not appear. Diamonds is here because the Kimberley Process piece exists, not because diamonds are interesting.
Trade
Import and Export
Due Diligence
Business Verification
African Markets
Only Years With Real Material.
The archive is empty, and that is accurate. This site is in staging and none of the research below has been publicly released yet, so no piece carries a publication date and no year has anything to show. Each article states when it was last fact checked, which is a real event. Dates appear here when the work is actually published.
Capital Africa Intelligence is written for people making commercial decisions in these markets. Every material claim carries its source, our own interpretation is labelled as interpretation, and where the evidence stopped we say so rather than filling the gap. The archive begins in 2026 because that is when this research was written. Nothing has been backdated to suggest a longer record.
West Africa, Better Understood.
Selected market intelligence, trade developments and practical perspectives when new research is published.