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The growth in Africa is massive! No doubt. And it will get even bigger. Just to give you an idea; Nigeria, Africa's second biggest economy, grew 7.68 percent in the last quarter of 2011, which makes it one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Now it's just a question of who will get the biggest profit and who will capture the market shares first. The continent's middle class is growing and the demand for goods such as cars, technology, clothes etc. is huge.

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With a negative growth in Europe, luxurious goods producers are increasingly targeting sub-Saharan Africa, because of its economic growth. Porsche, Samsung, Gap and many more  Read more

Google Nigeria is really trying to push for more Internet usage in Nigeria. 15 and 16 March Google held their third web and mobile conference in Lagos, the g Nigeria.

The event gathered developers, business leaders, entrepreneurs and passionate tech people. It was clear at the event that Google are quite serious about their commitment to making the web more relevant to the everyday Nigerian. There were sessions showing Nigerians new opportunities to make money from the Internet - and there is huge potential here. Take for instance a look at Google Trader if you want to earn a little extra cash.

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Business Development Manager, Lars Nørgaard's travel to Nigeria has now come to an end. In this last blog post, he reflects on his experiences in Nigeria

Day 8 and 9

February 29 - March 1, 2012 - Day 8 and 9

As my travel to Nigeria approaches its last days, I am now able to look back on 1½ weeks of interesting experiences, hectic moments and thought-provoking observations. Nigeria is without a doubt a growth country. It is also a country where much money is found - but, unfortunately, the wealth is only divided between very few people. As a consequence, Nigeria has a very weird division between rich and poor and there are problems...

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Have you ever wondered how foreigners experience Nigeria on their first trip to the country? If yes, then this is the blog to follow in the next few weeks.

Day 6 and 7

February 27-28, 2012 - Day 6 and 7

Cultural differences is something, you will experience on any travel outside your own country. Some differences are small and unimportant, while others seem large and incomprehensive until you learn to manage in the new environment. Seeing that my trip to Nigeria will only last two weeks, I am able to spot these differences, at times be annoyed with them - but rarely fully understand why things work the way, they d...

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Have you ever wondered how foreigners experience Nigeria on their first trip to the country? If yes, then this is the blog to follow in the next few weeks.

Day 5 - Real Nigeria

February 26, 2012 - Day 5

Today has offered a few experiences of how life is in "the real Nigeria". By the real Nigeria, I mean the Nigeria that is not necessarily found in the centre of the large cities or inside a fancy hotel - not that there's anything wrong with either one! I mean the Nigeria that gives you experiences, you did not expect and widens your horizon just a little. And that is exactly what today has done for me.

My day begun at 7 A...

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Have you ever wondered how foreigners experience Nigeria on their first trip to the country? If yes, then this is the blog to follow in the next few weeks.

Day 4 - Lagos traffic

February 25, 2012 - Day 4

After a succesful night of networking, Collins and I had an early morning breakfast at the Radisson Blu hotel in Lagos. I must say that the stay at the hotel has been very pleasant and both the service and the facilities are highly recommendable. Nevertheless, it was time to travel back to Abuja and continue work.

Apparently, there is a law in...

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Have you ever wondered how foreigners experience Nigeria on their first trip to the country? If yes, then this is the blog to follow in the next few weeks.

Day 3 - Lagos2

February 24, 2012 - Day 3

As part of my trip to Nigeria, a few days in Lagos was included in the schedule. Lagos is the centre of business in Nigeria and a very hectic city during the day. As if this was not enough reason to visit the city, the Nordic Embassies in Nigeria were also hosting a three-day event called Nordic Days. The event focused on Nordic culture and business, and, as expected, was a great place to network.

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Have you ever wondered how foreigners experience Nigeria on their first trip to the country? If yes, then this is the blog to follow in the next few weeks.

My name is Lars and I have been employed as a Business Development Manager in Seismonaut Africa since July 2011. Up until now, I have been working from Seismonaut's offices in Denmark, but in the next two weeks I will be visiting our offices in Abuja, Nigeria for the first time. I will  be blogging on Seismonaut Africa's website to keep you updated on my experiences.

Abuja by night 2

Februar...

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I first blogged about MXit last year when I realized MXit was and still is twice as big as Facebook in South Africa. What exactly is this mobile social media really. Why is MXitmore popular than Facebook.

According to this article MXit has 49.498,267 users in 120 countries. South Africa and Nigeria are currently the fastest growing MXit countries. 50% of the users are on Nokia handsets.

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Perhaps MXit's success is just a coincidence or maybe...

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The past week many interesting things have happened - as always. I'd like to briefly talk about a few of them here.

1. How Africa Tweets is a new research, which was released yesterday by Portland. It shows how young Africans are tweeting. Twitter is really getting it on in Africa.

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