Can the beauty sector create jobs on the African continent?
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By: Chantal Lorho Follow
5 mins
Long marginal, the cosmetics sector is growing on the African continent.
According to a recent report from the consultancy firm Setalmaa, the cosmetics market in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa has reached 5 billion euros for the year 2020 and is expected to weigh 9 billion euros in 2025.
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The potential is therefore very present.
The emergence of a middle class, demographic growth, available raw materials but also the emergence of movements promoting natural beauty are helping to boost demand for beauty products.
The big names in the cosmetics market have already understood this well, but more and more brands made in Africa are emerging hoping to succeed. If all the ingredients are in place, the cosmetics industry is still at stake. develop.
How to structure the sector to create jobs on the continent?
What are the needs of entrepreneurs and what training is available?
A program in partnership with
Brune Magazine
With
Marie-Jeanne Serbin Thomas,
editor-in-chief of
Brune Magazine
Aminata Thior
, founder of
Setalmaa
, media specializing in the field of beauty
Linda Dempah
, co-founder of the Ivorian cosmetic brand
Adeba Nature
A report by
Théa Ollivier,
our correspondent in Dakar, Senegal, where a new private cosmetology school,
Farifima International Cosmetology School
, has just opened its doors in early April.
The objective: to train young people in various cosmetic professions.
Afr ECO [DOSSIER] 21-05-21 SENEGAL, a cosmetic school in Dakar to increase employment opportunities
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