The Logistics Requirements of Choosing a Regional Export Hub in W/A

Over the years, South Africa has been the supply base and choice for West Africa. But looking at the distance from South Africa to West Africa, a review of this choice was necessary. The increasingly demand for companies' products and services informed the need to establish a regional export hub in West Africa in order to reach the market with agility. The demands above required avoiding supply delays, little value-creation and bottlenecks. The cause of the bottlenecks necessitated this project. Most of the technologies used for such investments are often shipped into the sub region and extracts of the products are also shipped out from the sub region. The cost of shipping equipment,transporting materials and the bad road network in the sub-region scares most investors away. West Africa deserves much attention because there is little empirical knowledge about the sub region. Much have changed dramatically in the past few years, making most existing logistics information out of date.