CFAO

CFAO is a key player in mobility, healthcare, consumer goods, infrastructure and energy. Its distribution network comprises 155 subsidiaries and is the largest on the African continent. As a preferred partner to leading international brands, the Group covers the entire value chain, drawing on 170 years of hands-on experience and local expertise.

The CFAO Group contributes to growth and industrialisation in Africa while catering to the continent’s emerging middle class.
With a revenue of over €6.9 billion, access to 47 of the 54 countries on the continent, and 21,000 employees, CFAO is a key player in mobility, healthcare, consumer goods, infrastructure and energy.

The Group partners with leading international brands and covers the entire value chain – imports, production and distribution – in line with the best international standards, drawing on 170 years of hands-on knowledge and local expertise.
CFAO pursues a twofold strategy, focusing on manufacturing to promote local production, and distribution through its distribution network, Africa’s largest, to offer tailored, affordable products and services to people across the continent.

Our key commitments in Africa

Contribute to a faster sustainable economic growth than the rapid growth of the African population
Africa continues to step up its development and shape its future, with annual growth of 5% since the 2000s* and a population set to reach 2.4 billion people by 2050**. As an economic stakeholder, we support this growth. Through our pan-African presence and our understanding of the continent’s different markets, we invest in a number of formative projects: production sites, shopping centres, etc.

*World Bank Data
** UN forecast
Support industrialisation in Africa
African industry currently represents between 1% and 3% of global production. Industrialisation and local manufacturing are crucial to economic development on the continent, a movement in which CFAO plays an active part. The Group operates 18 production and assembly sites for the automotive, healthcare, plastics, beverage and cosmetics markets. The Heineken-partnered BRASCO brewery in Congo and the Yamaha assembly plant in Nigeria are both shining examples.
Support Africa’s emerging middle class by creating jobs and providing affordable products
With a booming middle class expected to represent 224 million “consumers” by 2040, demand for consumer goods and capital goods is soaring. To adapt to these new developments, CFAO is strengthening its manufacturing and distribution activities. We offer a wide range of passenger vehicles, along with quality healthcare solutions and FMCG at affordable prices. We also cater to middle-class growth by creating jobs in 40 countries.