When thinking about doing business in Africa one of the most important things to remember is its diversity – 54 countries and 1,996 languages mean it's impossible to treat it as a single bloc. "It's a continent, not a country," emphasised Gillian Benneh and Rachel Mwakule from Digitas LBi when speaking at Dubai Lynx 2016.
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Africa is all about context and if you understand the context you can tailor your message to suit the audience, they said. For example, a well-known global brand had a campaign about healthy living with the message to "live positively". While western consumers understood...