What We Do
We are Gem Africa Global, a commodity brokerage firm focused on African countries. We are in 8 countries across the continent providing resources for African development.
Our operations comprise of over 200 suppliers and supply routes to several countries across Africa. Our purpose is to responsibly source the commodities that assist in everyday life.
People are at the heart of our business. That’s why we ensure that we enforce our own fair trade policy, ethically sourcing all our commodities from various small to medium traders across the continent. We empower our suppliers by providing access to markets normally out of their reach while also ensuring that we provide the highest quality of products possible. Our emphasis is on empowering women as well as creating opportunities for the vulnerable through various CSR projects.
What We do
Minerals
We are involved with numerous mining consortiums around Africa providing access to various mineral resources such as platinum, gold, cobalt, diamonds, Bauxite, Aluminum, copper and coal. We believe in sustainable mining and ensure that all our partners abide by strict environmentally sustainable practices.
I.T. Support
Information Technology is at the center of African development. At GEM Africa, we provide technologies at the edge of the future to ensure that the growth of the businesses we work with is powered by the latest technologies.
Manufacturing
Our manufacturing support spans through all aspects of the value addition chain. We provide machinery and after sales support to Africa’s largest manufacturing conglomerates while also ensuring that we can provide the same level of expertise and support to emerging business across the continent.
Construction
Our mandate around construction is based on providing the critical need for growth and expansion. We use modern building methods that not only provide infrastructure that will last through the generations, but also provides practical use cases in all developments.
Food
We at GEM Africa are dedicated to fulfilling the mandate of food security as defined by the Food security General Comment No.12 of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) through sustainable farming practices and empowerment of small to medium scale farmers across Africa.
Communication
Africa has a rich cultural foundation of communication through story telling and ancient writing methods. This is the backbone of we use to provide both technological frameworks for information transmission as well as communication services that serve to both inform and educate our markets.
Tourism
Africa is home to over 10 world heritgage sites including Mosa Tunya and Mana pools in Zimbabwe, Mount Kilimanjaro, the vast Serengeti in Tanzania, Stone Town in Zanzibar and many other wonderous sites across the continent. Our mandate at GEM Africa is to provide access to these and many other sites while preserving them.
Logistics
We ensure that we move products around Africa and around the world. Mobility is key to economic growth and we are dedicated to utilizing our expansive mesh of interconnected road, rail, river and ocean networks that span and surround the powerful African continent.