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I SEE MONEY IN AFRICA                                                                                                                  I SEE MONEY IN AFRICA

               sector
           17. Develop  tech  application  software  and  accessories  for
               agricultural development                                                              I SEE MONEY IN AFRICA’S

                                                                                                  HOUSING SECTOR






                                                                                           In  an  article  that  was  published  by  the
                                                                                           International  Finance  Corporation,  it  was
                                                                                           established  that  over  40,000  people
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                                                                                           migrate  to  African  cities  every  day.  This
                                                                                           rapid urbanisation of Africa (see the section
                                                                                           on “Why Invest in Africa?”) means there are
                                                                                           increasing demands for houses, especially
                                                                                           in these urban areas.


                                                                                           While that demand presents an enormous
                                                                                           opportunity  for  the  African  real  estate
                                                                                           market,  it  also  poses  the  challenge  of  an
                                                                                           increasing housing deficit that affects low-
                                                                                           and  middle-income  earners  on  the
                                                                                           continent.  The  same  article  by  the
                                                                                           International Finance Corporation revealed
                                                                                           that  Nigeria—Africa’s  most  populous
                                                                                           country—needs at least 17 million housing
                                                                                           units to address its deficit.
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