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DHL boosts investment in sub-Saharan Africa


LEADING LOGISTICS company DHL Global Forwarding is to invest further to bolster its established position in sub- Saharan Africa and integrate the region with its South Asia Pacific network under the leadership of Senegal-born Amadou Diallo, through the company’s regional head office in Singapore. DHL said it intends to


and South Asia Pacific, Diallo commented: “The economic emergence of sub-Saharan Africa presents significant opportunities, especially in the energy and mining industries”, pointing out that the African continent will account for 13 percent of global oil production by 2015. Hermann Ude, former CEO of


leverage the expertise built in Singapore in sectors such as oil and energy, life science, automotive, technology, and aid and relief logistics to strengthen its operations in Africa. Speaking in his new position as chief executive of DHL Global Forwarding, Africa


Diallo: “significant opportunities”


DHL Global Forwarding, said the company’s plans in Africa


“underpin the potential we see in the continent. “The triangle of trade between Africa,


the Middle East and Asia will shape the future of global trade,” he noted, prior to his departure from the company in March.


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